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Military leader Biographies
Every archived life recorded as military leader, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Mohammed VI of Morocco
b. August 21, 1963
King of Morocco since 1999
Contemporary era
Myint Swe
May 24, 1951 – August 7, 2025
Army officer and former Acting President of Myanmar (1951–2025)
Contemporary era
Min Aung Hlaing
b. July 3, 1956
11th President of Myanmar
Early Modern era
Jean Cavalier
November 28, 1681 – May 17, 1740
Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey
Ancient era
Moses
1393 BCE – 1273 BCE
Prophet and lawgiver of the Abrahamic faiths who led the Exodus
Medieval era
Hasan ibn Ali
March 1, 625 CE – 669 CE
5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam
Ancient era
Cyrus the Great
600 BCE – 530 BCE
Founder of the Achaemenid Empire (559–529 BC)
Ancient era
Darius I
550 BCE – 486 BCE
The fourth and greatest Achaemenid emperor (522–486 BC)
Ancient era
Alexander the Great
356 BCE – 323 BCE
Macedonian king who built an empire from Greece to India by age 30
Ancient era
Hannibal
247 BCE – 183 BCE
Carthaginian general (247–183/181 BC)
Ancient era
Scipio Africanus
235 BCE – 183 BCE
Roman general and politician (236/235–183 BC)
Ancient era
Gaius Marius
157 BCE – 86 BCE
Roman general, statesman and military reformer (157-86 BC)
Ancient era
Sulla
138 BCE – 78 BCE
Roman dictator and general
Ancient era
Spartacus
103 BCE – 71 BCE
Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic
Ancient era
Boudicca
30 CE – 61 CE
Queen of the British Iceni tribe
Ancient era
Cao Cao
155 CE – 220 CE
Chinese warlord and statesman (155–220)
Medieval era
Tariq ibn Ziyad
670 CE – 720 CE
8th-century Muslim general
Medieval era
Genghis Khan
May 31, 1162 – August 25, 1227
Founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history
Medieval era
Kublai Khan
1215 – 1294
Founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294)
Medieval era
Suleiman the Magnificent
November 6, 1494 – September 6, 1566
The tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)
Early Modern era
Gustavus Adolphus
December 9, 1594 – November 6, 1632
Swedish king (regent 1611–1632) (1594–1632)
Early Modern era
Oliver Cromwell
April 25, 1599 – September 3, 1658
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
Early Modern era
Oda Nobunaga
June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)
Modern era
Gamal Abdel Nasser
January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970
President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970
Contemporary era
Ahmad Shah Massoud
September 2, 1953 – September 9, 2001
Tajik military leader (1953–2001)
Ancient era
Gwanggaeto the Great
374 CE – 413 CE
King of the Goguryeo dynasty of Korea (374–413) (r. 391–413)
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
Early Modern era
Quang Trung
1752 – September 16, 1792
Vietnamese emperor
Early Modern era
Bayinnaung
January 16, 1516 – November 10, 1581
King of Burma
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
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
Yaa Asantewaa
1832 – October 17, 1921
Ashanti Queen Mother and military leader
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
Andrew Moray
1265 – 1297
Scottish general
Medieval era
Robert Guiscard
1016 – July 17, 1085
Duke of Apulia and Calabria
Medieval era
Abd al-Rahman I
731 CE – September 30, 788 CE
Emir of Córdoba from 756 to 788
Medieval era
Musa ibn Nusayr
640 CE – 716 CE
Arab military commander provincial governor (640-716)
Medieval era
Samuel ibn Naghrillah
993 CE – 1055
Spanish poet, vizier, and general
Medieval era
Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba
September 1, 1453 – December 2, 1515
Spanish general (1453-1515)
Medieval era
Widukind
755 CE – c. 900 CE
Duke of Saxony
Medieval era
Jan Zizka
1360 – October 11, 1424
Czech Hussite military leader (circa 1360 - 1424)
Medieval era
Stefan Dusan
July 26, 1308 – December 20, 1355
Emperor of Serbia 1331–1355
Medieval era
Halfdan Ragnarsson
c. 900 CE – 877 CE
Viking leader and commander of the Great Heathen Army
Medieval era
Belisarius
505 CE – March 13, 565 CE
6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)
Ancient era
Odoacer
433 CE – March 15, 493 CE
5th-century Germanic soldier and monarch of Italy (476–493)
Ancient era
Cyaxares
c. 700 BCE – 584 BCE
The third and greatest king of the Medes (625–585 BC)
Ancient era
Harpagus
c. 700 BCE – c. 600 BCE
6th-century BC Median general
Ancient era
Tomyris
c. 600 BCE – c. 600 BCE
Queen of the Massagetae (fl. 6. century BCE)
Medieval era
Khosrow I
501 CE – 579 CE
Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
Medieval era
Khosrow II
570 CE – February 28, 628 CE
The 24th Sassanid emperor (590–628)
Medieval era
Rostam Farrokhzad
c. 601 CE – 636 CE
Sasanian military officer (died 636)
Ancient era
Hamilcar Barca
275 BCE – 228 BCE
Carthaginian general (c. 275 – 228 BC)
Ancient era
Hasdrubal Barca
245 BCE – 207 BCE
Carthaginian general
Ancient era
Jugurtha
160 BCE – 104 BCE
King of Numidia
Early Modern era
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
1615 – 1660
Hindu warrior
Early Modern era
Akali Phula Singh
January 1, 1761 – March 14, 1823
Nihang General
Modern era
Premindra Singh Bhagat
October 14, 1918 – May 23, 1975
Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1918-1975)