Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Saint Alexander Nevsky
(ะะปะตะบัะฐะฝะดั ะฏัะพัะปะฐะฒะธั ะะตะฒัะบะธะน)
Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir who crushed the Swedish invasion at the Neva and defeated the Teutonic Knights in the Battle on the Ice.
Qutuz
(ุณูู ุงูุฏูู ูุทุฒ)
Mamluk Sultan of Egypt who rallied the Islamic world following the Mongol sack of Baghdad, executed Hulagu Khan's envoys, and personally led the Muslim army to victory at Ain Jalut.
Subutai
(ะกาฏะฑััะดัะน (Subutai Baghatur))
Primary military strategist of Genghis Khan and Ogedei Khan who conquered more territory than any general in human history, orchestrating campaigns across China, Persia, Russia, and Central Europe.
Jebe (ะัะฒ (Jebe Noyan))
Legendary Mongol general and one of Genghis Khan's 'Four Dogs of War', who earned his name 'The Arrow' by shooting Genghis Khan's horse in battle and went on to conquer the Qara Khitai.
William Marshal (1st Earl of Pembroke)
(William Marshal / Guillaume le Marรฉchal)
1st Earl of Pembroke celebrated as 'The Greatest Knight That Ever Lived', who served five English kings, negotiated the Magna Carta, and won the Battle of Lincoln at age 70.
Prithviraj Chauhan
(เคชเฅเคฅเฅเคตเฅเคฐเคพเค เคเฅเคนเคพเคจ)
Last Hindu king to rule Delhi and Ajmer before the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate, celebrated in the epic poem Prithviraj Raso for defeating Muhammad of Ghor at the First Battle of Tarain.
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
(ๆบ็พฉ็ต)
Brilliant samurai commander of the Genpei War who led the Minamoto clan to total victory over the Taira at Ichi-no-Tani, Yashima, and Dan-no-ura.
Nur ad-Din Zengi (ุงูู ูู ุงูุนุงุฏู ููุฑ ุงูุฏูู ู ุญู ูุฏ ุฒููู)
Zengid ruler of Syria celebrated as 'The Just King' (al-Malik al-Adil) who united Damascus and Aleppo, defeated the Second Crusade, and commissioned the famous minbar built for the liberation of Jerusalem.
Shirkuh
(ุฃุณุฏ ุงูุฏูู ุดูุฑููู ุจู ุดุงุฐู)
Kurdish general in the service of Nur ad-Din Zengi known as 'Lion of the Mountains', who led three military expeditions to conquer Egypt, paving the way for the Ayyubid Dynasty.
Yue Fei
(ๅฒณ้ฃ (ๅฒณ้นไธพ))
Revered military hero of the Southern Song Dynasty who defended China against the Jurchen Jin invasion with his disciplined Yue Family Army, bearing the tattoo 'Serve the Country with Utmost Loyalty'.
Yue Fei (General Yue Pengju)
(ๅฒณ้ฃ / ๅฒณ้ตฌ่)
National hero and supreme commander of the Southern Song dynasty whose elite Yue Family Army repelled the Jurchen Jin dynasty with unbroken patriotism.
Bohemond I of Antioch
(Bohemond de Hauteville)
Norman prince and supreme military strategist of the First Crusade who captured Antioch through bribery and routed Kerbogha's relief army to found the Principality of Antioch.
Kilij Arslan I
(I. Kฤฑlฤฑรง Arslan)
Second Sultan of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum who was the first Muslim commander to face the First Crusade, wiped out the Peoples' Crusade in 1096, and established Konya as the capital of Anatolia.
Godfrey of Bouillon
(Godefroy de Bouillon)
Leader of the First Crusade and first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem who took the title 'Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre' and won the Battle of Ascalon.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (El Cid)
(Rodrigo Dรญaz de Vivar)
Castilian military leader and folk hero of the Reconquista who served both Christian and Muslim lords, never lost a battle, and conquered Valencia.
Malik Shah I
(ุฌูุงู ุงูุฏููุฉ ู
ุนุฒ ุงูุฏููุง ูุงูุฏูู ู
ููุดุงู)
Third and greatest Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire whose reign, alongside Grand Vizier Nizam al-Mulk, represented the military and cultural zenith of medieval Islamic civilization.
Robert Guiscard (The Cunning)
(Robert Guiscard / Robert de Hauteville)
Norman adventurer and conqueror who established the Duchy of Apulia and Calabria, drove Byzantium and Saracens from southern Italy, and sacked Rome.
Alp Arslan
(ุขูุจ ุฃุฑุณูุงู (ู
ุญู
ุฏ ุจู ุฏุงูุฏ))
Second Sultan of the Great Seljuk Empire whose historic victory over Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 opened Anatolia to Turkish settlement.