callings of the archive
Military leader Biographies
Every archived life recorded as military leader, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Early Modern era
Balbhadra Kunwar
January 30, 1789 – March 13, 1823
National hero of Nepal (1789-1823)
Modern era
Umra Khan
1860 – 1903
Pashtun chief
Medieval era
Husayn ibn Ali
January 9, 626 CE – October 10, 680 CE
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680)
Ancient era
Alcibiades
450 BCE – 404 BCE
Athenian statesman
Ancient era
Epaminondas
418 BCE – 362 BCE
Theban general and statesman (419/411–362 BC)
Ancient era
Artemisia I of Caria
c. 500 BCE – c. 500 BCE
5th century BC queen of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos
Ancient era
Mithridates VI of Pontus
134 BCE – 63 BCE
Ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus from 120 to 63 BC
Ancient era
Arminius
17 BCE – 21 CE
1st century chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe, defeated the Romans in 9 AD
Ancient era
Germanicus
15 BCE – October 10, 1919 CE
Nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, heir apparent of the Roman Empire, and father of emperor Caligula
Ancient era
Alaric I
c. 400 CE – 410 CE
King of the Visigoths
Medieval era
Alexander Nevsky
May 13, 1220 – November 14, 1263
Political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263)
Early Modern era
William the Silent
April 24, 1533 – July 10, 1584
Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584)
Early Modern era
Charles XII of Sweden
June 27, 1682 – December 11, 1718
The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718)
Early Modern era
John III Sobieski
August 17, 1629 – June 17, 1696
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)
Medieval era
Skanderbeg
May 6, 1405 – January 17, 1468
Albanian noble and military commander (1405–1468)
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
Geronimo
June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909
Leader of the Bedonkohe Apache (1829-1909)
Early Modern era
Duke of Marlborough
May 26, 1650 – June 16, 1722
English soldier and statesman (1650-1722)
Modern era
Omar Mukhtar
August 20, 1858 – September 16, 1931
Leader of the Senussi resistance against the Italian fascist occupation (1858–1931)