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Hammurabi King of Babylon conquered many native peoples
Nebuchadrezzar II King of the Chaldeans and conqueror of Judah.
Tiglath-Pileser III King of Assyria. Conqueror of Israel, Syria, other lands that became Assyria, force Judah to pay tribute.
Sargon King of Akkad. Created strong Akkadian kingdom.
Ben-hadad King of Aram. Often fought Israel and, on occasion, Judah.

Sudas (circa 15th century BC), Indian king who defeated the ten Rigvedic tribes in the Battle of the Ten Kings
Chanakya (Kautilya) (c. 350-283 BC), Prime Minister of the Maurya Empire and author of the Arthashastra
Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrocottus) (c. 340-293 BC), Maurya King who conquered the Nanda Empire and northern Indian subcontinent, and defeated Seleucus I Nicator of the Seleucid Empire and other former generals of Alexander the Great
Ashoka the Great (c. 304 BC–232 BC), Maurya King who conquered Kalinga
Samudragupta (a.k.a. the Napoleon of India) (4th century), Gupta king who conquered over 20 Indian, Scythian and Kushan kingdoms
Chandragupta II (a.k.a. Vikramaditya or Raghu) (4th century), Gupta king who conquered 21 Indian, Greek, Persian, Huna, Kamboja, Kirata and Transoxianan kingdoms

Joshua (circa 1200 BC), led Hebrew forces against Amalek and Canaan.
David (d. 965 BC), conquered an empire from Homs to Eilat
Judas Maccabeus (d. 160 BC), leader of Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire
Jonathan Maccabeus (d. 143 BC)
Simon Maccabeus (d. 132 BC), took part in the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid Empire led by his brothers. First prince of the Hasmonean Dynasty
Simon Bar Kokhba (d. 135 AC), leader of the second Jewish rebellion against Rome

Cyrus the Great (590 BC–529 BC), king of Persia who conquered the Median Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire, Lydian Empire and Asia Minor
Darius I of Persia (Darius the Great) (549 BC–486 BC), conquered all the territories between Asia Minor, Egypt, northern Greece and the Danube
Xerxes I of Persia (519 BC–465 BC), conqueror of several Greek cities, including the (then) mighty Athens
Artaphernes, Persian general, brother of Darius I
Surena, Parthian general who defeated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae despite being outnumbered four to one

Sun Tzu (ca 6th century BC) (Chinese general during the Warring States period) Author of "The Art of War"
Lian Po (Warring States period)
Qin Shi Huang (First emperor of the Qin) Unifier of China
Xiang Yu (Chinese general during the fall of the Qin)
Han Xin (Chinese general during the Han Dynasty Served Liu Bang), First Emperor of the Han
Wang Mang (General and rebel during the Han)
Lu Bu (Chinese warlord during the Three Kingdoms period)
Cao Cao (Chinese warlord of the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period)
Sima Yi (Chinese military stratigest for the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period) Laid the foundations for the Jin Dynasty
Sun Quan (Chinese warlord of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period)
Zhou Yu (Chinese general and strategist of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period)
Liu Bei (Chinese warlord of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period) Member of the fallen Han Imperial Family
Zhang Liang (Chinese military strategist serving Emperor Gaozu of Han)
Guan Yu (Chinese general of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period) Leader of the legendary Five Tiger Generals, and deified as the God of War in the Sui Dynasty
Zhao Yun (Chinese general of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period) One of the Five Tiger Generals

King Dongmyeongseong (Founder of the Goguryeo Kingdom ;one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea)
Myeongnim Dap-bu
Eulji Mundeok (Goguryeo general)
Gang Yi-sik
Yeon Gaesomun (Goguryeo general)
Yang Manchun (Goguryeo general)
Gyebaek (Baekje general)
Kim Yusin (Silla general)
Won-Sul (Silla general, Kim Yusin's son)
King Go (Founder of the Balhae Kingdom)
Yi Jeonggi
Jang Bogo
Go Seonji

Miltiades (550 BC–489 BC), athenian general during the Persian Wars
Callimachus, athenian general during the Persian Wars
Themistocles (525 BC–460 BC), athenian admiral during the Persian Wars
Leonidas (d. 480 BC), Spartan king, leader of the 300 Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae
Eurybiades, spartan general during the Persian Wars
Pausanias (Spartan general during the Persian Wars)
Mardonius (Persian general during the Persian Wars)
Cimon (Athenian general)
Callias (Athenian general)
Pericles (Athenian politician and general during the Peloponnesian War)
Demosthenes (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
Cleon (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
Nicias (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
Thucydides (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
Brasidas (Spartan general during the Peloponnesian War)
Alcibiades (Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War)
Phormio (Athenian admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
Thrasybulus (Athenian admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
Lysander (Spartan admiral during the Peloponnesian War)
Xenophon – Elected Commander of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries against Artaxerxes II of Persia
Epaminondas (Theban general)
Philip II of Macedon (Macedonian king and father of Alexander the Great)
Alexander the Great (King of Macedon who conquered the Achaemenid Empire and the Punjab and Indus)
Ptolemy I Soter, One of Alexander the Great's generals, founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, he was the first king
Demetrius I of Bactria, a Greek-born king who conquered much of what is now Iran, Pakistan and northern India. He was nicknamed "The Invincible"
Memnon (Greek mercenary in Persian service)
Pyrrhus of Epirus (King of Epirus who invaded Italy)
Xanthippus Greek Mercenary General, fought for carthage against Pyrrhus of Epirus
Antigonus I Monophthalmus Founder of the Antigonid Dynasty.
Seleucus I Nicator Founder of the Seleucid Dynasty.
The Diadochi

Fabius Maximus (275 BC–203 BC), Roman general remembered for intimidating Hannibal with a stalking technique still known today as Fabian strategy
Scipio Africanus (Scipio Africanus Major) (235 BC–183 BC), defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama in Second Punic War)
Lucius Aemilius Paullus, known as "Macedonicus" for subduing and annexing the Greek province of Macedonia
Scipio Asiaticus (2nd century BC), he was a brother of Scipio Africanus Maior, he got his nickname "Asiaticus" when he defeated Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire
Titus Quinctius Flamininus (228 BC–174 BC), Roman general
Scipio Aemilianus Africanus (Scipio Africanus Minor) (185 BC–129 BC), adopted grandson of Scipio Africanus, he was active during the Third Punic War
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus (d. 115 BC), Roman Consul, conqueror of Macedon
Gaius Marius (157 BC–86 BC), Roman general, reorganized the Roman Legion
Lucius Cornelius Sulla (138 BC–78 BC), Roman general and dictator
Quintus Sertorius (122 BC–72 BC), Roman general
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106 BC–48 BC), Roman general, Ceasars greatest rival and leader of the S.P.Q.R army during the civil war
Julius Caesar (100 BC–44 BC), Roman military leader and dictator, conquered Gaul and defeated his rival Pompey in a civil war
Mark Antony (83 BC–30 BC), Roman general and triumvir, served under Julius Caesar as his Master of Horse
Augustus Caesar (63 BC–14 AD), the first Roman Emperor, successor of Julius Caesar, defeated Mark Antony in a civil war
Marcus Agrippa (63 BC–12 BC), Roman general that was Augustus' leading general
Trajan (53–117), Roman Emperor, extended the empire to its greatest extent
Stilicho (359–408), a late Roman general
Aëtius (396–454), Roman general, defeated Attila

Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal.
Hannibal, famed Punic general who was Rome's greatest rival during the Second Punic War

Artaxias I (189 BC-159 BC) Armenian king, founded the Artaxiad Dynasty, the beginnings of the Armenian Golden Age
Tigranes the Great (95 BC-55 BC) Armenian king, extended the Kingdom of Armenia to its greatest extent
Vartan Mamikonian (d. 451) Sparapet, commander of Armenian forces during the Battle of Avarayr against the Sassanids which preserved Christianity in Armenia

Vercingetorix (72 BC–46 BC), Gallic warlord who led a rebellion against Rome

Attila the Hun (406–453), king of the Huns, often referred as "Scourge of God"

Arminius (16 BC–21 AD), war chief of the Germanic tribe of the Cherusci
Alaric I (375–410), Gothic King, sacked Rome
Theodoric (471–526), Gothic King

Songtsen Gampo (Tibetan warrior king)
Theodoric the Great (King of Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy)
Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl Toltec leader and conqueror
Maharana Pratap Rana of Mewar
George of Antioch (Sicilian admiral)
John III Sobieski (King of Poland)
Tran Hung Dao (Vietnamese Grand General, under his guidance, Vietnamese defeated the Mongols twice)
Wolter von Plettenberg (Master of the Livonian Order)
Hermann of Salza (Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights)
Roger de Flor (leader of the Catalan Company)
Władysław II Jagiełło (King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, winer of great battle with Teutonic Order Army - Grunwald 1410)
Scanderbeg (Albanian prince and general against the Ottoman encroachement in Europe 1443-1468)
Stephen the Great (Moldavia ruler)
Jan Zizka (Commander of Taborite Army in Bohemia's Hussite Wars)
John Hunyadi (vlach-hugnarian general, governor of Hungary)
Nicholas Zrinski/Zrinyi (Croatian-Hungarian military leader)
Lapu-Lapu (Datu in Mactan Island, Phils.)
Milos Obilic (Serbian Knight who killed Turkish Sultan Murad I during the Battle of Kosovo)

Clovis (First Christian King of the Franks)
Charles Martel (Mayor of the Palace of the Kingdom of the Franks)
Charlemagne (King of the Franks, and Holy Roman Emperor)

Yue Fei (Chinese general during the Southern Song Dynasty) known for his legendary tattoo saying Ultimate Loyalty, Serve your Country
Han Shizhong (Chinese general during the Southern Song Dynasty) fought beside Yue Fei in the campaign to drive out the Jin Jurchen dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang (First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty) led the rebellion against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

Wang Geon (Founder of Goryeo Dynasty)
Gang Jo
Gang Gam-chan
Yoon Gwan
Jeong Jung-bu
Gyeong Dae-seung
Choe Chung-heon
Choe U
Choe Mu-seon
Choe Yeong
Yi Ja-chun
Yi Seong-gye (Founder of Joseon Dynasty)
Yi Jong Mu
Yi Sun-shin (Korean Admiral) known for his innovation of the Turtle Ship
Kwon Yul (Marshal of Korea)
Gwak Jae-woo
Kim Si-min
Yi Eok-gi
Won Gyun
Sin Rip
Gang Hong-rip
Im Gyeong Eop (Korean General)
Shin Ryu

Krum (Bulgarian Khan)
Simeon the Great (Bulgarian Emperor)
Samuil (Bulgarian Emperor)
Ivan Asen I (Bulgarian Emperor)
Kaloyan (Bulgarian Emperor)

Belisarius (Byzantine Empire) one of the most acclaimed generals in history, served during the reign of Justinian I
Narses (Another great general in service of Justinian I)
Mundus (another Byzantine general under Justinian)
Nicephorus Phocas the elder (Byzantine general, grandfather of later emperor and namesake)
Bardas Phokas the elder (Byzantine general and father of Nicephorus II)
Nicephorus II Phocas (Byzantine Emperor and successful general)
Basil II Byzantine emperor
Basil Boiannes (Byzantine general and catapan of Italy)
George Maniaces (11th century Byzantine general)
Nicephorus Botaniates (11th century Byzantine general, later emperor)
Nicephorus Bryennius (11th century Byzantine general)
Taticius (11th century Byzantine general)
Alexius Comnenus (Byzantine emperor and general)
John Comnenus (Byzantine emperor)
Roussel de Bailleul (Norman mercenary in Byzantine service)
Michael Palaeologus (Byzantine general)

Muhammad (Prophet of Islam)

Abu Bakr (First Caliph of Islam)
Umar ibn al Khattab (Second Caliph of Islam)
Usman (Third Caliph of Islam)
Ali ibn Abi Talib (Fourth Caliph of Islam)
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah- was Commander in Chief of the Rashidun army and the areas of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Southern Turkey.He defeated the Byzantine army in the Battle of Maraj-al-Rome and Yarmouk.He appointed Khalid ibn al-Walid as commander of his Mobile guard.
Amr ibn al-Aas- defeated Byzantine forces in Egypt, under Theodore at the Battle of Heliopolis and the subsequent capitulation of Alexandria in November 641, Arab troops had taken over what was Roman Egypt.Later he defeated Manuel at Battle of Nikiou.
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas- defeated the Persian Sassanid Empire at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah
Yazid ibn Abu Sufyan
Muawiyah I - sacked Caesarea Mazaca in 647 CE,Salamis of Cyprus in 650 CE and re-invaded the island in 654 CE.
Shurhabil ibn Hasana
Qa'qa ibn Amr
Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr - marched to Sbeitla,Tunisia, the capital of exarchate of Carthage, King Gregory. Gregory was defeated and killed in the Battle of Sufetula in 647.
Zirrar ibn Azwar
Walid ibn Uqba - quelled a rebellion in Azerbaijan
Asim ibn Amr
Hakam ibn Amr- conquered Makran in 644 after defeating Hindu King of Sind Raja Rasal at a battle near River Indus.
Majasha ibn Masood - In 652, Balochistan (Iran) was re-conquered during the campaign against the revolt in Kermān.
Abdulrehman ibn Samrah- crushed a revolt in Zarang, Afghanistan.He conquered Kabul and Ghazni. At the same time another column moved towards the Quetta District in the north-western part of Balochistan (Pakistan) and in 654 conquered an area up to the ancient city of Dawar and Qandabil today known as Bolan.
Abdullah ibn Aamir
Khalid ibn al-Walid- won numerous battles for Arab Muslims in the Roman Syria,Roman Egypt and Persian fronts.He helped defeat the Byzantine forces at the Battle of Yarmouk.This battle is also considered to be one of Khalid ibn al-Walid's most decisive victories, and cemented his reputation as one of the greatest military strategists and cavalry commanders of the Medieval Ages.

Muawiyah I- Siege of Constantinople (674)- Muawiyah I, who had emerged as the ruling dynasty of the Arab empire following the civil war, besieged Constantinople under Constantine IV. In this battle, the Umayyads, unable to breach the Theodosian Walls, blockaded the city along the River Bosporus. The approach of winter forced the besiegers to withdraw to an island 80 miles away.
Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
Muhammad ibn-Qasīm, who in 712 conquered Sindh.
Qutayba ibn Muslim - conquered Turkestan
Uqba ibn Nafi - responsible for Islamic conquest of the Maghreb, including present-day western Algeria and Morocco in North Africa. He was also the nephew of Amr ibn al-Aas
Musa ibn Nusayr conquest of North Africa (Ifriqiya).
Tariq ibn Ziyad conquered Al-Andalus(Spain) at the Battle of Guadalete.

As-Saffah - established the Abbasid empire after defeating the Umayyads at Battle of the Zab in 750.
Ziyad ibn Salih - defeated the Chinese Tang Dynasty at the Battle of Talas in 751 and took control of Syr Darya(Central Asia).
Abu Muslim Khorasani

Imad ad-Din Zengi- In 1144 took the crusader County of Edessa (see Siege of Edessa)
Nur ad-Din Zengi- defeated the second crusade and destroyed the crusader army at the Battle of Inab killing Raymond of Antioch in 1149

Saladin
Al-Adil I
Al-Afdal
Al-Kamil
As-Salih Ayyub

Saif ad-Din Qutuz - defeated the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260.
Baibars - defeated the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in 1260.Fought the 7th,8th and 9th Crusades.
Faris ad-Din Aktai
Saif al-Din Qalawun - fought Abaqa Khan's army under Möngke Temur in the Second Battle of Homs and defeated him in 1281.
Al-Ashraf Khalil
Al-Nasir Muhammad
Baibars II - defeated Kutlushah sent by Ghazan at the Battle of Shaqhab in 1303 between Mongols and Mamluks.

Mahmud of Ghazni

Muhammad of Ghor- defeated Prithviraj Chauhan at the Second Battle of Tarain.He also conquered the Ghaznavid empire and extended his territory upto Lahore.Upon his death, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, Muhammad Ghori's most capable general, took control of Muhammad's Indian conquests and declared himself the first Sultan of Delhi thus establishing Sultanate of Delhi.

Ahmad Shah Abdali - defeated the Maratha Empire at the Battle of Panipat (1761).He established The Durrani Empire which was a large state that included territories within modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Khorasan province of Iran and a smaller section of western India.

Toğrül Beg - defeated the Ghaznavid Empire at The Battle of Dandanaqan and conquered Khorasan in 1040 CE.
Alp Arslan - defeated the Byzantine Empire and captured Emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 preparing the way for the Turkish settlement in Anatolia.
Kilij Arslan I

Sokman ibn Artuq - defeated the crusaders at the Battle of Harran
Najm ad-Din Ilghazi ibn Artuq - defeated Roger of Salerno at the Battle of Ager Sanguinis in 1119.

Murad I - defeated Lazar of Serbia at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 CE.
Bayezid I - defeated Allied Europe at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 CE.
Murad II - took Thessaloniki, from the Venetians in 1423 CE.He defeated Władysław III of Poland and János Hunyadi at The Battle of Varna in 1444 CE and Battle of Kosovo (1448).
Mehmed II- he conquered Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Byzantine Empire in 1453 CE.
Kemal Reis - defeated the Venetians first at Battle of Zonchio in 1499 CE and at Battle of Modon in 1500 CE.
Selim I - marched to Iran in 1514 CE and defeated Shah Ismail at the Battle of Chaldiran.He attacked and destroyed the Mamluk Sultanate at the Battle of Marj Dabiq and Battle of Ridanieh in 1517 CE.
Suleiman the Magnificent- Belgrade fell in August 1521 CE.He defeated Louis II of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács in 1526 CE.He also defeated Habsburg Monarchy at the Battle of Szigetvár in 1566 CE.
Hayreddin Barbarossa - In February 1538, Pope Paul III succeeded in assembling a Holy League (comprising the Papacy, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, the Republic of Venice and the Maltese Knights) against the Ottomans, but Barbarossa defeated its combined fleet, commanded by Andrea Doria, at the Battle of Preveza.
Piyale Pasha - defeated the Holy League at Battle of Djerba in 1560 CE.
Mehmed III's armies conquered Erlau and defeated the Habsburg and Transylvanian forces at the Battle of Mezőkeresztes in 1596 CE.
Murad IV captured Baghdad in 1638 CE.
Baltacı Mehmet Paşa - won a major victory at the Battle of Prut against the Russians in 1710-1711 CE.
Omar Pasha - fought the Crimean War.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - defeated Allies of World War I at the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915 CE.

King William I of England (Duke of Normandy, which was known as William the Bastard before known as William the Conqueror)
Robert of Selby (Anglo-Norman general in the service of Sicily)
Robert Guiscard (Norman conqueror of Naples and S. Sicily)

Godfrey of Bouillon (leader of the First Crusade)
Baldwin of Boulogne (leader of the First Crusade)
Baldwin of Bourcq (leader of the First Crusade)
Bohemond of Taranto (leader of the First Crusade)
Tancred (leader of the First Crusade)
Raymond IV of Toulouse (leader of the First Crusade)
Stephen, Count of Blois (leader of the First Crusade)
Hugh of Payens (founder of the Knights Templar)
Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor and Crusader)
Raymond III of Tripoli (Crusader general)
Raynald of Chatillon (Crusader general)
Gerard de Ridefort (Grand Master of the Knights Templar)
Jobert of Syria (Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller)
Roger de Moulins (Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller)
Richard I of England (King of England, often referred as Richard the Lionhearted, known for his participation in the Third Crusade)
Boniface of Montferrat (leader of the Fourth Crusade)
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (leader of the Fifth Crusade and Sixth Crusade)
Louis IX of France (leader of the Seventh Crusade and Eighth Crusade)

Lalitaditya Muktapida (8th century), Kashmiri king who conquered a number of Indian, Uttarakuru, Kamboja, Turkic, Tocharian, Tibetan and Dardic kingdoms
Devapala (9th century), Bengali Pala king who conquered the Northern Indian, North-East Indian, Andhra Pradesh, Huna and Kamboja kingdoms
Rajendra Chola I (11th century), Tamil Chola king and naval commander who conquered the Pala Empire, Srivijaya Empire, Sri Lanka, and the Chalukya, Rashtrakuta and Pandya dynasties
Zafar Khan (13th century), Muslim Indian general who defeated invaders from the Mongol Empire
Alauddin Khilji
Zāhir ud-Dīn Mohammad Babur - conquered India at the Battle of Panipat (1526) and established the Mughal Empire
Sher Shah Suri - In 1539, he was able to defeat Humayun in the Battle of Chausa. Again in 1540, he defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj, and went on to capture Delhi and Agra.
Akbar the Great - defeated the Hindu leader Hemu at the Battle of Panipat (1556)
Maharana Pratap (a.k.a. Pratap Singh, Maharana of Mewar) (1540-1597), was a ruler of Mewar. On June 21, 1576 who fought the great Battle of Haldighati
Aurangzeb
Guru Gobind Singh (22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708), was the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. He was a warrior, a poet, and a spiritual leader, who fought 11 battles with the Mughals and their Rajput alliances
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Sikh king of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire
Tipu Sultan, The Tiger of Mysore fought the Anglo-Mysore Wars
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (a.k.a. Shivaji Raje Bhosle) (Born:February 19, 1627, Died: March 4, 1680), Maratha king who was the founder of Maratha empire in western India in 1674

Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Japanese general whose decisive victories brought down the Taira clan during the Genpei War)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) (Japanese daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan. The first of the three unifiers of Japan.)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Japanese general, he seized control over Japan after the death of Oda Nobunaga)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (daimyo, the first to unite the whole Japan and a founder of a shogunate that lasted over 250 years)
Takeda Shingen (Japanese daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japan. Known for the famous phrase "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain" on his standard; demonstrating his political and military strategies.)
Sanada Yukimura (Japanese general during the Sengoku period of Japan and retainer to Takeda Shingen; praised as "A Hero who may appear once in hundred years" and "crimson demon of war". In legend, he is the leader of the Sanada Ten Braves.)
Uesugi Kenshin (Japanese daimyo during the Sengoku period Japan. Known as the "Dragon of Echigo for his prowess on the battlefield, he was considered as the primary rival of Takeda Shingen.)
Miyamoto Musashi Famous Japanese Swordsman.

Genghis Khan (Great Khan of the Mongols, also known as Temüjin)
Ögedei Khan (Second Great Khan of the Mongols)
Muqali (General, commanded Mongols campaigns in Manchuria)
Subutai Bahadur (General and childhood friend of Genghis Khan)
Jebe Noyon (General, participated in campaigns in Central Asia and Russia)
Batu Khan (Mongolian conqueror of Eastern Europe and first Khan of the Golden Horde)
Berke (Khan of the Golden Horde)
Hulagu (Khan of the Ilkhanate)
Kitbuqa (General of the Ilkhanate, defeated in the Battle of Ain Jalut)
Burundai (General of the Golden Horde)
Nogai Khan (General and kingmaker of the Golden Horde)
Kublai Khan (Fifth Great Khan of the Mongols, conqueror of China)
Mamai (General and kingmaker of the Golden Horde)
Tokhtamysh (Khan of the Golden Horde)
Ghazan
Timur

Tran Hung Dao, general during the Trần Dynasty. Lead the armies that twice repelled Mongol invasions of Vietnam.
Le Loi, A military commander and founder of the le dynasty, he is among the most famous figures from the medieval period of Vietnamese history and one of its greatest heroes.

Alexander Nevsky (Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Vladimir, saint and national hero of Russia)
Dovmont of Pskov and Vladimir the Bold, highly successful Russian military leaders
Ivan III Ivan the Great
Ivan IV Ivan the Terrible
Tsar Nicholas Tsar Nicholas I and II.

Edward I of England (known as the Hammer of the Scots)
Edward III of England (English King in the Hundred Years' War)
Edward the Black Prince, heir to the throne of England, and general who defeated French trooper during Battle of Poitiers
King Henry V of England, a seasoned warrior at the age of sixteen
Oliver Cromwell Controversial English military and political leader