Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

41

🕯️ 0

Abd al-Mu'min

عبد المؤمن بن علي الكومي

Algeria

c. 1094 – 1163 (69 years old)

Zenata Berber military genius from Nedroma, Algeria, who succeeded Ibn Tumart, overthrew the Almoravid dynasty, and founded the Almohad Caliphate, uniting the entire Maghreb from Morocco to Tripoli for the first time in history.

Tinmel (High Atlas), Morocco

41 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

4

🕯️ 0

Yahya ibn al-Aziz

يحيى بن العزيز الحمادي

Algeria

c. 1095 – 1163 (~68 years old)

The ninth and final Sultan of the Hammadid dynasty, who governed Bejaïa at the peak of its maritime wealth and intellectual patronage before the Almohad unification.

Bejaïa, Algeria

4 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

37

🕯️ 0

Suryavarman II of Khmer

ព្រះបាទសូរ្យវរ្ម័នទី២

Cambodia

c. 1094 – c. 1150 (56 years old)

Mighty king of the Khmer Empire who reunified Cambodia and constructed Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

37 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

6

🕯️ 0

Ishaq ibn Ali

إسحاق بن علي بن يوسف

Morocco

c. 1130 – 1147 (~17 years old)

The final reigning Almoravid Sultan who led the desperate last stand within the stone fortress Ksar al-Hajar during the fall of Marrakech in April 1147.

Marrakech, Morocco

6 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

5

🕯️ 0

Ibrahim ibn Tashfin

إبراهيم بن تاشفين

Morocco

c. 1131 – 1147 (~16 years old)

Youthful seventh Sultan of the Almoravid Empire who was proclaimed ruler in Marrakech following his father Tashfin's death in 1145.

Marrakech, Morocco

5 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

5

🕯️ 0

Tashfin ibn Ali

تاشفين بن علي بن يوسف

Morocco

c. 1100 – 1145 (~45 years old)

Sixth Almoravid Sultan, brilliant victor over Castilian forces in Andalusia, who led a heroic five-year war to defend the empire against Almohad founder Abd al-Mu'min.

Marrakech (honored), Morocco

5 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

22

🕯️ 0

Ali ibn Yusuf

علي بن يوسف بن تاشفين

spain

1083 – 1143 (60 years old)

Almoravid Emir of Morocco and al-Andalus for thirty-seven years, who constructed the monumental sandstone walls of Marrakech, the Great Mosque of Algiers, and the Koubba Ba'adiyin.

Marrakech, Morocco

22 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

25

🕯️ 0

Alexios I Komnenos

Ἀλέξιος Αʹ Κομνηνός

Turkey

c. 1048 CE – 1118 (~70 years old)

Byzantine Emperor who founded the Komnenian dynasty, rescued the empire from near-collapse, and whose appeal to Rome sparked the First Crusade.

Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey

25 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

29

🕯️ 0

Yusuf ibn Tashfin

يوسف بن تاشفين

Morocco

c. 1009 – 1106 (~97 years old)

Ascetic Sanhaja Berber leader who co-founded Marrakech in 1062, built the colossal Almoravid Empire from Senegal to the Pyrenees, and saved Islamic Spain from the Reconquista at the Battle of Sagrajas (Zallaqa) in 1086.

Marrakech, Morocco

29 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

7

🕯️ 0

Badis ibn Mansur

باديس بن المنصور الحمادي

Algeria

c. 1085 – 1105 (~20 years old)

Hammadid Sultan whose brief reign in 1104–1105 defended Béjaïa's sovereignty against regional rivals, known for his administrative resolve and judicial integrity.

Béjaïa, Algeria

7 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

8

🕯️ 0

Mansur ibn Nasir

المنصور بن الناصر الحمادي

Algeria

c. 1060 – 1104 (~44 years old)

Hammadid Sultan who transformed Béjaïa (En-Nasiriya) into an opulent maritime capital of commerce and science, constructing the famous Pearl Palace and Great Public Gardens.

Béjaïa, Algeria

8 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

6

🕯️ 0

Al-Nasir ibn Alnas

الناصر بن علناس بن حماد

Algeria

c. 1030 – 1088 (~58 years old)

Fifth Hammadid Sultan who founded the Mediterranean maritime capital of En-Nasiriya (modern Bejaïa) in 1067 and built the legendary Pearl Palace (Qasr al-Lu'lu'a).

Bejaïa, Algeria

6 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

45

🕯️ 1,150

William I of England (William the Conqueror / Guillaume le Conquérant)

Guillaume le Conquérant

France

c. 1028 CE – 9 September 1087 (~59 years old)

Duke of Normandy who launched the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, decisively winning the Battle of Hastings. Replaced the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with Anglo-Norman feudalism, commissioned the Domesday Book, and built the Tower of London.

Rouen, France

45 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

4

🕯️ 0

Abu Bakr ibn Umar al-Lamtuni

أبو بكر بن عمر اللمتوني

Morocco

c. 1020 – 1087 (~67 years old)

Supreme Almoravid leader who laid the foundation stone of Marrakech in 1062, selflessly transferred northern rule to Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and conquered the Ghana Empire.

Tagant (honored in Marrakech), Mauritania

4 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

7

🕯️ 0

Abu Bakr ibn Amer

أبو بكر بن عامر اللمتوني

Mauritania

c. 1025 – 1087 (~62 years old)

Pivotal Almoravid military leader who conquered the southern Saharan trade corridors, captured Koumbi Saleh, and established the fortified capital of Azougui in the Adrar plateau.

Atar (Adrar), Mauritania

7 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

40

🕯️ 0

King Anawrahta Minsaw

အနော်ရထာ မင်းစော

🌐 Burma

c. 1014 – c. 1077 (63 years old)

Founder of the Pagan Empire who unified Myanmar into a single nation, introduced Theravada Buddhism, and initiated Bagan's golden temple era.

Nyaung-U (Bagan), Myanmar

40 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

21

🕯️ 0

Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis

المعز بن باديس الصنهاجي

Tunisia

1008 – 1062 (54 years old)

Grand Zirid Sultan of Ifriqiya who reigned for forty-six years from Kairouan and Mahdia, authored treatises on the art of the book, and declared religious independence from the Fatimids in 1048.

Mahdia, Tunisia

21 Full Record →

Monarchs, Kings & Royalty

29

🕯️ 0

Rajendra Chola I (Gangaikonda Chola)

முதலாம் இராஜேந்திர சோழன்

India

c. 971 CE – c. 1044 (73 years old)

Chola emperor and thalassocrat who led expeditions to the Ganges River and dispatched a mighty naval armada conquering the Srivijaya Empire in Southeast Asia.

Jayankondam, India

29 Full Record →