There is no single conclusion on the top 10 emperors in world history, but based on a variety of factors such as historical influence, ruling achievements, and personal talent, the following are some of the most frequently cited emperors with significant influence.
10 . Hammurabi of Babylon
Hammurabi, the sixth monarch of the ancient Babylonian kingdom. During a series of wars under his rule, Babylon's domination was extended to all of Mesopotamia. Thus the powerful Babylonian Empire was created, bringing the kingdom to its full glory. The Code of Hammurabi promulgated by him was the world's first relatively complete written code, which had a significant impact on later legislation.
9. Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II was the twelfth Tsar of the Russian Romanov Dynasty and the eighth Emperor of the Russian Empire. During her reign, she ruled the country well and made great achievements, bringing Russia to a strong and glorious era, making Russia a European power at that time. His talent and fame were also known at home and abroad, and he became a British lord on a par with Peter I in the eyes of the Russians.
8. Emperor Meiji of Japan
Emperor Meiji, the 122nd Emperor of Japan. During his 45-year reign, Japan was the most significant period of reform in modern times, when Japan achieved social, economic, and military development, established the first capitalist country in Asia, completed the transformation to imperialism, and embarked on the road of militarism and world hegemony.
7. French Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was born in Corsica, a famous military strategist and statesman, who served as the first consul of the First French Republic and the first emperor of the French Empire. He promulgated the Napoleonic Code and perfected the legal system, and created a brilliant record of foreign conquest and a vast imperial system.
6. Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I, the last Queen of England and Ireland of the Tudor dynasty of England. She never married, so she was called the "Virgin Queen"; It is also known as the "Queen of Glory" and "Queen of Wisdom". Under her rule, England maintained a long period of stability and prosperity and became one of the most powerful countries in Europe, a period known as the "Golden Age" of Britain.
5. Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty of China
Tang Taizong Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was a politician, strategist, military strategist, calligrapher, and poet. In the early days of his reign, he ruled the world with internal culture, practiced strict economy, persuaded farmers to teach mulberry, and created the "rule of Zhenguan". He opened up his territory to the outside world, got along well with various ethnic groups in the northern region, and obtained the honorific title of "Tian Khan", which laid an important foundation for the prosperous situation of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years.
4. Roman Augustus. Octavian
Gevis Octavian Augustus, the first head of the Roman Empire. As the founder and founding monarch of the Roman Empire, he ended the long civil war and brought two centuries of peace and prosperity to the Roman world.
3. China Cheng Ji Si Sweat
Genghis Khan, the Khan of the Great Mongolian Empire, was an outstanding military strategist and statesman in the history of the world. Temujin was the founder of the Mongol Empire, having waged the largest war in human history and built a vast empire, whose influence spread throughout Eurasia.
2. The reign of Qin Shi Huang of China
Qin Shi Huang Yingzheng, an outstanding statesman, strategist, and reformer in ancient China, the founder of the Qin Dynasty, the first absolutist centralized state in Chinese history, and the first monarch in China to be called emperor. He ended the situation of the disputes between the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, laid the basic pattern of China's political system for more than 2,000 years, and was praised as "the first emperor of the ages" by the Ming Dynasty thinker Li Zhen.
1. Alexander the Great of ancient Greece
Alexander the Great, King of the Kingdom of Macedonia, an outstanding military strategist and statesman in the ancient history of the world, and the first of the four (one to say seven) military commanders in Western history. He was one of the greatest military geniuses in European history, successfully unifying all of Greece and sweeping across the Middle East, and his conquests spread the ancient Greek civilization.
The above ten emperors have left a deep imprint and important contributions in the history of the world, and they have influenced the course of civilization in their respective countries and nations and even all mankind with their outstanding talents, firm will and extraordinary leadership.