everybody wants to rule the world these
guys pretty much did welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
conquerors for this list we’ve chosen
those world conquerors who historically
excelled in military planning and
strategy leadership and mobilization of
troops and whose empires at their peak
and speed of expansion eclipsed those of
their contemporaries number 10 Arnon
cortez our nine cortez is the man who
defeated the mighty aztec empire and
laid the groundwork for spanish control
of most of Latin America many revile him
for this and for helping to introduce
diseases that decimated the indigenous
population of America however it must be
admitted that Cortez was a brilliant
strategist his men were vastly
outnumbered but he took advantage of
internal conflicts among the Aztecs to
turn one side against the other assuring
his own success number nine Charlemagne
known as the father of Europe
Charlemagne United most of Western
Europe for the first time in some 300
years expanding his power base to
include parts of western Germany Spain
France and more he also forcefully
promoted Christianity slaughtering many
who refused to convert including 4,500
Saxons at one time in what became known
as the massacre of Verdun in his
Carolingian Empire Charlemagne ruled
over a population estimated as high as
20 million people a phenomenal number at
the time
number 8 Julius Caesar he came he saw he
conquered that pretty much sums up
Julius Caesar a man with immense
confidence intense desire and a steely
determination to get what he wanted by
conquering Gaul
Caesar extended the Roman Empire to the
English Channel and paved the way for
the invasion of Britain by conquering
Egypt he also conquered its queen
Cleopatra but strong men makes strong
enemies and Julius Caesar was Fame
assassinated on March 15th the infamous
Ides of March number seven
Adolf Hitler possibly the most hated man
in modern history Adolf Hitler was
single-minded in his determination to
extend his Third Reich before his defeat
the Nazis controlled almost 2.5 million
square miles including most of Europe
and northern Africa for a while
Hitler appeared unstoppable fortunately
the combined might of the Allied forces
along with some surprising strategic
errors by Hitler eventually sealed his
fate but not before he saw to the mass
murders of millions of Jews and other
groups six Tamerlan Tamerlan a Turco
Mongol ruler went from robbing travelers
as a child to conquering much of West
South and Central Asia as the
self-appointed heir of Genghis Khan
tamerlane was an unparalleled tactician
often planning his campaigns in advance
and using information warfare to spread
tales of his army size and brutality his
conquests resulted in the deaths of
possibly 17 million people five percent
of the population of the entire world at
the time not a guy to mess around with
number five Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon
Bonaparte is more famous nowadays for
being short and for posing with his hand
inside his shirt than for his military
conquests but his Napoleonic Wars put
France in charge of Central Europe he
also instituted many important reforms
including increased religious tolerance
and his Napoleonic Code had significant
influence on civil legislation down
through the ages by the way Napoleon
wasn’t really short he was 5 6 which was
about average for the time number for
Attila the Hun Attila the Hun came by
his other nickname the scourge of God
legitimately the man seemed to love
nothing better than slaughtering anyone
who got in his way after conquering
Germany and Austria he took
over the eastern Roman Empire reviled as
a barbarian many scholars believe he was
an intuitive strategist who destroyed
entire towns and tortured and
mercilessly killed his victims but
according to legend attila died on his
wedding night choking to death on his
own blood Karma’s a bitch
number 3 Cyrus the Great
the earliest leader on our list Cyrus
the Great created an empire that at its
height was the largest in the world up
to that time known as the accumulate
Empire it covered more than 3 million
square miles and stretched from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River
Cyrus
also created what has come to be known
as the Cyrus cylinder generally
considered to be the earliest
declaration of human rights yet
discovered number 2 Genghis Khan in
terms of size of Empire nobody beats
Genghis Khan his Mongol Empire
eventually encompassed almost 13 million
square miles genghis started by uniting
the Mongol tribes no small feat and then
started a tidal wave of invasions that
took over almost all of Eurasia almost
1.75 million citizens of the city of
Nishapur are sent to have been killed at
his command but the great khans control
of the Silk Road also opened up
relationships between the East and the
West before we crown our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions
number one Alexander the Great the
macedonian prince now known as Alexander
the Great
got his feet wet by conquering Greece
and then went on to take over Asia Minor
eventually he conquered all the lands
from Greece through India more than 2
million square miles Alexander is also
credited with solving the ancient riddle
of how to undo the Gordian knot he
simply cut it with a sword a myth said
whoever solved the riddle would rule the
world some myths turn out to be true do
you agree with our choices
what other mighty leaders of the past
should we have added to this list for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
guys pretty much did welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
conquerors for this list we’ve chosen
those world conquerors who historically
excelled in military planning and
strategy leadership and mobilization of
troops and whose empires at their peak
and speed of expansion eclipsed those of
their contemporaries number 10 Arnon
cortez our nine cortez is the man who
defeated the mighty aztec empire and
laid the groundwork for spanish control
of most of Latin America many revile him
for this and for helping to introduce
diseases that decimated the indigenous
population of America however it must be
admitted that Cortez was a brilliant
strategist his men were vastly
outnumbered but he took advantage of
internal conflicts among the Aztecs to
turn one side against the other assuring
his own success number nine Charlemagne
known as the father of Europe
Charlemagne United most of Western
Europe for the first time in some 300
years expanding his power base to
include parts of western Germany Spain
France and more he also forcefully
promoted Christianity slaughtering many
who refused to convert including 4,500
Saxons at one time in what became known
as the massacre of Verdun in his
Carolingian Empire Charlemagne ruled
over a population estimated as high as
20 million people a phenomenal number at
the time
number 8 Julius Caesar he came he saw he
conquered that pretty much sums up
Julius Caesar a man with immense
confidence intense desire and a steely
determination to get what he wanted by
conquering Gaul
Caesar extended the Roman Empire to the
English Channel and paved the way for
the invasion of Britain by conquering
Egypt he also conquered its queen
Cleopatra but strong men makes strong
enemies and Julius Caesar was Fame
assassinated on March 15th the infamous
Ides of March number seven
Adolf Hitler possibly the most hated man
in modern history Adolf Hitler was
single-minded in his determination to
extend his Third Reich before his defeat
the Nazis controlled almost 2.5 million
square miles including most of Europe
and northern Africa for a while
Hitler appeared unstoppable fortunately
the combined might of the Allied forces
along with some surprising strategic
errors by Hitler eventually sealed his
fate but not before he saw to the mass
murders of millions of Jews and other
groups six Tamerlan Tamerlan a Turco
Mongol ruler went from robbing travelers
as a child to conquering much of West
South and Central Asia as the
self-appointed heir of Genghis Khan
tamerlane was an unparalleled tactician
often planning his campaigns in advance
and using information warfare to spread
tales of his army size and brutality his
conquests resulted in the deaths of
possibly 17 million people five percent
of the population of the entire world at
the time not a guy to mess around with
number five Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon
Bonaparte is more famous nowadays for
being short and for posing with his hand
inside his shirt than for his military
conquests but his Napoleonic Wars put
France in charge of Central Europe he
also instituted many important reforms
including increased religious tolerance
and his Napoleonic Code had significant
influence on civil legislation down
through the ages by the way Napoleon
wasn’t really short he was 5 6 which was
about average for the time number for
Attila the Hun Attila the Hun came by
his other nickname the scourge of God
legitimately the man seemed to love
nothing better than slaughtering anyone
who got in his way after conquering
Germany and Austria he took
over the eastern Roman Empire reviled as
a barbarian many scholars believe he was
an intuitive strategist who destroyed
entire towns and tortured and
mercilessly killed his victims but
according to legend attila died on his
wedding night choking to death on his
own blood Karma’s a bitch
number 3 Cyrus the Great
the earliest leader on our list Cyrus
the Great created an empire that at its
height was the largest in the world up
to that time known as the accumulate
Empire it covered more than 3 million
square miles and stretched from the
Mediterranean Sea to the Indus River
Cyrus
also created what has come to be known
as the Cyrus cylinder generally
considered to be the earliest
declaration of human rights yet
discovered number 2 Genghis Khan in
terms of size of Empire nobody beats
Genghis Khan his Mongol Empire
eventually encompassed almost 13 million
square miles genghis started by uniting
the Mongol tribes no small feat and then
started a tidal wave of invasions that
took over almost all of Eurasia almost
1.75 million citizens of the city of
Nishapur are sent to have been killed at
his command but the great khans control
of the Silk Road also opened up
relationships between the East and the
West before we crown our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions
number one Alexander the Great the
macedonian prince now known as Alexander
the Great
got his feet wet by conquering Greece
and then went on to take over Asia Minor
eventually he conquered all the lands
from Greece through India more than 2
million square miles Alexander is also
credited with solving the ancient riddle
of how to undo the Gordian knot he
simply cut it with a sword a myth said
whoever solved the riddle would rule the
world some myths turn out to be true do
you agree with our choices
what other mighty leaders of the past
should we have added to this list for
more informative top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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