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Trần Hưng Đạo (Grand Prince Hưng Đạo)

Trần Quốc Tuấn / Trần Hưng Đạo

Vietnam

1 – 1300 (72 years old)

Supreme Vietnamese military commander who authored the Proclamation to the Officers and thrice defeated the Mongol Yuan Empire's invasions of Đại Việt.

Chí Linh (Hải Dương), Vietnam

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Baibars

الملك الظاهر ركن الدين بيبرس البندقداري

Kazakhstan

c. 1223 CE – 1277 (54 years old)

Fourth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria who crushed King Louis IX at Fariskur, commanded the vanguard that defeated the Mongols at Ain Jalut, and dismantled Crusader castles across the Levant.

Damascus, Syria

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Simon de Montfort (6th Earl of Leicester)

Simon de Montfort

France

1 – 1265 (57 years old)

French-English nobleman and military leader who defeated King Henry III at the Battle of Lewes and convened England's first representative Parliament.

Evesham, United Kingdom

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Saint Alexander Nevsky

Александр Ярославич Невский

Russia

1221 – 1263 (42 years old)

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.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Qutuz

سيف الدين قطز

Uzbekistan

c. 1200 CE – 1260 (60 years old)

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.

Al-Qusayr (Sharqia), Egypt

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Subutai

Сүбээдэй (Subutai Baghatur)

Mongolia

c. 1175 CE – c. 1248 CE (73 years old)

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.

Central Tuv Province, Mongolia

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Jebe

Зэв (Jebe Noyan)

Mongolia

c. 1180 CE – c. 1223 CE (43 years old)

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.

Southern Steppes, Russia

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William Marshal (1st Earl of Pembroke)

William Marshal / Guillaume le Maréchal

Great Britain

1 – 1219 (73 years old)

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.

London, United Kingdom

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Prithviraj Chauhan

पृथ्वीराज चौहान

India

c. 1166 CE – c. 1192 CE (26 years old)

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.

Mehrauli (New Delhi), India

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune

源義経

Japan

1 – 1189 (30 years old)

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.

Hiraizumi (Iwate), Japan

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Nur ad-Din Zengi

الملك العادل نور الدين محمود زنكي

Iraq

1118 – 1174 (56 years old)

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.

Damascus, Syria

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Shirkuh

أسد الدين شيركوه بن شاذي

Seljuk Empire

c. 1110 CE – 1169 (59 years old)

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.

Cairo, Egypt

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Yue Fei

岳飞 (岳鹏举)

China

1103 – 1142 (38 years old)

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'.

Hangzhou (West Lake), China

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Yue Fei (General Yue Pengju)

岳飛 / 岳鵬舉

China

1103 – 1142 (38 years old)

National hero and supreme commander of the Southern Song dynasty whose elite Yue Family Army repelled the Jurchen Jin dynasty with unbroken patriotism.

Hangzhou, China

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Ali ibn Inal

علي بن ينال اللمتوني

Morocco

c. 1065 – 1125 (~60 years old)

Almoravid governor of Granada who fortified the Alhambra citadel and led the defense of southern Andalusia against King Alfonso I of Aragon.

Granada (honored in Marrakech), Spain

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Mazdali ibn Tilankan

مزدلي بن تيلنكان

Morocco

c. 1055 – 1115 (~60 years old)

Audacious Almoravid military governor of Cordoba and Granada, nephew of Yusuf ibn Tashfin, who defended Islamic Spain against the Cid and Alfonso VI.

Marrakech, Morocco

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Muhammad ibn Aisha

محمد بن عائشة اللمتوني

Morocco

c. 1060 – c. 1115 (~55 years old)

Brilliant Almoravid general and grand admiral who captured Valencia following the death of El Cid and integrated the Balearic Islands into the Moroccan Empire.

Marrakech, Morocco

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Muhammad ibn al-Hajj al-Lamtuni

محمد بن الحاج اللمتوني

Morocco

c. 1055 – 1114 (~59 years old)

Almoravid governor of Valencia and Zaragoza who defended the northern frontiers of the empire along the Ebro river against King Alfonso I of Aragon.

Zaragoza (honored in Marrakech), Spain

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