The Conqueror of the World Early Life and Ascendancy Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great, was born in 356 ...

Peerless hero Genghis Khan (Temujin, 1162-1227) was born of the Mongol tribes. An outstanding strategist and statesman, he was known as Emperor Tai Zu, founding emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.

The King's operation was announced on the same day it happened Janine Henni is a Royals Staff Writer for PEOPLE Digital, covering modern monarchies and the world's most famous families.

The medieval Mongol archive, dating from the 13th century, had a profound influence on French maps and exploration.

Joffrey resembles the bloodthirsty Edward of Lancaster, supposedly the illegitimate son of King Henry VI ... to share certain characteristics with Mongol legend Genghis Khan, including executing ...

Treasures—like the golden masks found with King Tut—are dazzling, but the tombs also contained the more mundane. "They included furniture, clothes (even underwear), and jewelry. It's curious t ...