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The great conquerors of history

What do you think has been the greatest conqueror in the world? In today's article we will talk about the great world conquerors and what has been the evolution until today.
From the beginning of the world to the current moment, as we know it, there have been multiple conquests, battles and wars that have led to the creation of different kingdoms that have remained for a short time or thousands of years.
The great conquerors of history

In today's article we will talk about the great conquerors of antiquity:
  • Alexander the Great
  • Attila
  • Genghis Khan
  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Adolf Hitler
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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great is considered the greatest conqueror in history, hence he was called El Grande.
The great conquest that you celebrated was that of Persia, territory after territory ended up being part of its empire : Asia Minor, the Mediterranean Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Central Asia and even invaded India.
The great conquerors of history

Attila

Attila is another of the great conquerors of his time, he came to rule the greatest European empire at that time, from Central Europe to the Black Sea, and from the Danube to the Baltic Sea.
His life was full of battles, wars and conquests becoming a legendary figure that remains until today, although not from a positive aspect, since who was considered a cruel person while other historians call him a noble and great person.

Genghis Khan

For much This conqueror Mongolian has not been as well known as the rest of those mentioned here, but the reality is that I manage to conquer from Central Europe to South Asia.
The great conquerors of history

Napoleon Bonaparte

This list could not miss Napoleon Bonaparte, who was considered one of the great military strategists that led him to become Emperor of France and King of Italy after the French Revolution.
Although their conquests are great innumerable so were their defeats.

Adolf Hitler

We could consider him as the last conqueror, as we understand conqueror by war battles.There are many controversies and history books that have tried to collect all the information Ion of what happened at that time, the World War II , the Holocaust....
What other characters in history would you include as the great conquerors ?

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