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Al-Mu'izz ibn Ziri
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Al-Mu'izz ibn Ziri

ุงู„ู…ุนุฒ ุจู† ุฒูŠุฑูŠ ุงู„ู…ุบุฑุงูˆูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 975 โ€“ 1026 (~51 years old)

Maghrawa Zenata ruler who governed Fez and northern Morocco from 999 to 1026, building the defensive walls of Fez and welcoming Andalusian scholars fleeing the collapse of the Cordoba Caliphate.

Fez, Morocco
Badis ibn Ziri
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Badis ibn Ziri

ุจุงุฏูŠุณ ุจู† ุงู„ู…ู†ุตูˆุฑ ุจู† ุจู„ูƒูŠู† ุจู† ุฒูŠุฑูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Algeria
c. 975 โ€“ 1016 (~41 years old)

Third Zirid Emir who governed central North Africa from Achir, brother of Hammad ibn Buluggin and defender of Sanhaja unity.

Aรฏn Boucif (Mรฉdรฉa), Algeria
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Al-Hasan II ibn Gannun

ุงู„ุญุณู† ุงู„ุซุงู†ูŠ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ูƒู†ูˆู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 935 โ€“ 985 (~50 years old)

The fifteenth and final reigning Sultan of the Idrisid dynasty, who heroically defended Moroccan sovereignty from Hajar an-Nasr until his tragic capture and execution in 985 AD.

Tangier / Chefchaouen, Morocco
Emperor Taizu of Song
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Emperor Taizu of Song

ๅฎ‹ๅคช็ฅ– (่ถ™ๅŒก่ƒค)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
0927 โ€“ 0976 (49 years old)

Founder of the Song Dynasty (960โ€“976 CE) Zhao Kuangyin, who ended the violent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, unified China, and permanently subordinated the military to civilian scholarly bureaucracy over a famous banquet of wine.

Gongyi (Henan), China
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah

ุงู„ู…ุนุฒ ู„ุฏูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
September 26, 931 CE โ€“ December 19, 975 CE (44 years old)

Fourth Fatimid Caliph whose reign marked the golden apex of the dynasty, orchestrating the conquest of Egypt, transferring the caliphal court from Ifriqiya to Cairo, and fostering an era of remarkable intellectual and interfaith flourishing.

Cairo, Egypt
Abd al-Rahman III (Al-Nasir li-Din Allah)
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Abd al-Rahman III (Al-Nasir li-Din Allah)

ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ู† ุงู„ุซุงู„ุซ (ุงู„ู†ุงุตุฑ ู„ุฏูŠู† ุงู„ู„ู‡)
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
7 January 891 CE โ€“ 15 October 961 CE (70 years old)

First Caliph of Cรณrdoba whose fifty-year reign transformed Muslim Spain (Al-Andalus) into the intellectual, scientific, and architectural wonder of medieval Europe. Built the magnificent palace-city of Madinat al-Zahra.

Cรณrdoba, Spain
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
6
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Abu al-Ays Ahmad

ุฃุจูˆ ุงู„ุนูŠุด ุฃุญู…ุฏ ุจู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ูƒู†ูˆู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 920 โ€“ 954 (~34 years old)

Thirteenth Idrisid Sultan and profound scholar-jurist, who abdicated his throne to his brother Al-Hasan II and died fighting as a common soldier in Andalusia.

Cordoba / Tรฉtouan honored, Spain
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
7
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Al-Qasim Gannun

ุงู„ู‚ุงุณู… ูƒู†ูˆู† ุจู† ู…ุญู…ุฏ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 900 โ€“ 948 (~48 years old)

Twelfth Idrisid ruler who built the mountain fortress capital of Hajar an-Nasr (The Eagle's Rock) and maintained Moroccan independence against the Umayyads and Fatimids.

Tรฉtouan / Chaouen region, Morocco
Alfred the Great (King of the Anglo-Saxons)
Monarchs, Kings & Royalty
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Alfred the Great (King of the Anglo-Saxons)

ร†lfred se Micela (Alfred the Great)
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
c. 849 CE โ€“ 26 October 899 CE (~50 years old)

King of Wessex and the only English monarch accorded the epithet "the Great." Defended Anglo-Saxon England against Viking conquest at the Battle of Edington (878), fortified the kingdom with the burh fortress network, and personally translated Latin classics into Old English.

Winchester, United Kingdom
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