callings of the archive

Governor Biographies

Every archived life recorded as governor, ordered by their place in the ledger.

Modern era

Salman II of Bahrain

October 10, 1894 – November 2, 1961

Ruler of Bahrain (1894–1961)

Contemporary era

Ram Nath Kovind

b. October 1, 1945

President of India from 2017 to 2022

Medieval era

Muawiya I

603 CE – 680 CE

Founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680)

Medieval era

Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan

646 CE – October 9, 705 CE

Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705

Medieval era

Al-Walid I

668 CE – February 23, 715 CE

Umayyad caliph

Medieval era

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

November 2, 681 CE – February 5, 720 CE

Umayyad caliph from 717 to 720

Medieval era

Saladin

1138 – March 4, 1193

Sultan who united the Muslim world and retook Jerusalem with famed chivalry

Medieval era

Osman I

August 23, 1258 – August 1, 1326

Founder of the Ottoman Empire (died 1323/4)

Early Modern era

Toussaint Louverture

May 20, 1743 – April 7, 1803

Haitian national hero (1743–1803)

Medieval era

Hernan Cortes

1485 – December 2, 1547

Spanish conquistador

Medieval era

Khosrow II

570 CE – February 28, 628 CE

The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)

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Medieval era

Al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir

552 CE – 609 CE

Lakhmid king of al-Hirah (582 – c. 602)

Early Modern era

Bhakti Thapa

1741 – April 16, 1815

Anglo-Nepalese War hero

Medieval era

Baibars

July 19, 1223 – July 1, 1277

4th Sultan of Egypt from 1260 to 1277

Early Modern era

Nader Shah

October 22, 1688 – June 19, 1747

Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty

Modern era

William McKinley

January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901 (1843-1901)

Early Modern era

Patrick Henry

May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799

American Founding Father, orator and politician (1736 – 1799)