Military Commanders
Strategists who decided history on the field.
records written
Modern era
Iskander Mirza
December 8, 1867 – September 18, 1916
Tatar revolutionary (1867-1916)
Modern era
Mangal Pandey
July 19, 1827 – April 7, 1857
India's First Freedom Fighter (1827–1857)
Modern era
Tantia Tope
1814 – April 18, 1859
Leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
Modern era
Tufail Mohammad
June 22, 1914 – August 17, 1958
Military officer in Pakistan army, recipient of highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider
Modern era
Muhammad Akram
April 4, 1938 – 1971
Nishan-e-Haider Pakistan Army officer
Modern era
Shabbir Sharif
April 28, 1943 – December 6, 1971
Pakistani soldier (1943-1971)
Contemporary era
Sawar Muhammad Hussain
June 18, 1949 – December 10, 1971
Pakistani soldier (1949–1971)
Contemporary era
Karnal Sher Khan
January 1, 1970 – July 5, 1999
Pakistani army officer
Contemporary era
Lalak Jan
April 1, 1967 – July 7, 1999
Pakistani soldier
Modern era
Ziaur Rahman
January 19, 1936 – May 30, 1981
Chief of Army Staff and President of Bangladesh (1936-1981)
Modern era
M. A. G. Osmani
September 1, 1918 – February 16, 1984
Commander in Chief of Bangladesh Army (1918–1984)
Contemporary era
Ahmad Shah Massoud
September 2, 1953 – September 9, 2001
Tajik military leader (1953–2001)
Medieval era
Yue Fei
March 24, 1103 – January 27, 1142
Song dynasty general, killed by royal decree from the Emperor Gaozong of Song (1103–1142)
Early Modern era
Koxinga
August 28, 1624 – June 23, 1662
17th-century Chinese military leader and first King of Tungning
Medieval era
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1159 – June 15, 1189
Samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period
Medieval era
Tomoe Gozen
1157 – 1247
A female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE
Early Modern era
Date Masamune
September 5, 1567 – June 27, 1636
Daimyo of the Sengoku period to early-Edo period; 1st lord of Sendai
Modern era
Saigo Takamori
January 23, 1828 – September 24, 1877
Samurai of the Satsuma domain, supreme commander of Japanese army, one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (1828-1877)
Ancient era
Gwanggaeto the Great
374 CE – 413 CE
King of the Goguryeo dynasty of Korea (374–413) (r. 391–413)
Medieval era
Taejo of Joseon
October 11, 1335 – May 24, 1408
The first king of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history
Medieval era
Ogedei Khan
November 7, 1186 – December 11, 1241
Khan of the Mongol Empire (c.1186-1241) (r. 1229-1241)
Modern era
Damdin Sukhbaatar
February 2, 1893 – February 20, 1923
Mongolian military leader (1893-1923)
Ancient era
Trung Trac
September 13, 1914 CE – March 5, 1943 CE
Vietnamese military leader, first queen
Ancient era
Trung Nhi
12 CE – March 5, 1943 CE
Vietnamese military leader
Medieval era
Tran Hung Dao
1228 – October 3, 1300
Vietnamese prince, military general of Trần dynasty
Medieval era
Le Loi
September 10, 1384 – 1433
Founding Emperor of the Later Lê dynasty
Early Modern era
Quang Trung
1752 – September 16, 1792
Vietnamese emperor
Modern era
Vo Nguyen Giap
August 25, 1911 – October 4, 2013
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)
Early Modern era
Naresuan
1555 – April 25, 1605
King of Ayutthaya
Modern era
Chulalongkorn
September 20, 1853 – October 23, 1910
King of Siam (1853-1910)
Early Modern era
Bayinnaung
January 16, 1516 – November 10, 1581
King of Burma
Modern era
Cut Nyak Dhien
1850 – November 6, 1908
Indonesian guerrilla leader against the Dutch (1850–1908)
Modern era
Emilio Aguinaldo
March 22, 1869 – February 6, 1964
President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902
Modern era
Antonio Luna
October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899
Philippine researcher, reformist, military general and statesman (1866–1899)
Modern era
Gregorio del Pilar
November 14, 1875 – December 2, 1899
Filipino general and politician (1875-99)
Medieval era
Ismail Samani
849 CE – November 24, 907 CE
Amir of the Samanid Empire from 892 to 907
Medieval era
Piri Reis
1470 – 1554
Turkish admiral and cartographer
Modern era
Faisal I of Iraq
May 20, 1885 – September 7, 1933
1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933
Modern era
Ahmed Orabi
March 31, 1841 – September 21, 1911
Egyptian army officer and revolutionary (1841–1911)
Modern era
Emir Abdelkader
September 6, 1808 – May 26, 1883
Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883)
Modern era
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885
Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)
Modern era
Tewodros II
1818 – April 13, 1868
Emperor of Ethiopia (1818–1868)
Modern era
Yaa Asantewaa
1832 – October 17, 1921
Ashanti Queen Mother and military leader
Early Modern era
Jose Maria Morelos
September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
Mexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)
Early Modern era
Francisco Morazan
October 3, 1792 – September 15, 1842
President of Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)
Early Modern era
Francisco de Paula Santander
April 2, 1792 – March 6, 1840
Colombian military and political leader (1792-1840)
Early Modern era
Francisco de Miranda
March 28, 1750 – July 14, 1816
Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)
Early Modern era
Manuela Saenz
December 27, 1797 – November 23, 1856
Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine (1797-1856)
Early Modern era
Juana Azurduy
July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862
Argentine/bolivian military leader
Modern era
Arturo Prat
April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879
Chilean naval officer, lawyer, and professor
Modern era
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
February 15, 1811 – September 11, 1888
Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888)
Early Modern era
Jose Artigas
June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850
Uruguayan military leader during the War for Independence
Early Modern era
Tiradentes
November 12, 1746 – April 21, 1792
Political activist for Brazilian independence (1746–1792)
Modern era
Kamehameha I
c. 1800 – 1819
Founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Modern era
Roger Mortimer
1909 – 1991
Racing correspondent
Medieval era
Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
November 22, 1428 – April 14, 1471
Jure uxoris 16th Earl of Warwick and suo jure 6th Earl of Salisbury (1428-1471)
Medieval era
Owain Glyndwr
1359 – 1416
Welsh rebel and pretender (died c. 1416)
Medieval era
Andrew Moray
1265 – 1297
Scottish general
Byrhtnoth
d. 991 CE
Ealdorman of Essex
Medieval era
Philip the Bold
January 17, 1342 – April 27, 1404
Duke of Burgundy (1342-1404)