Which guy came closest to conquering the globe? I'd say GK. His empire stretched from China to Arabia. If he was also a good politicain and could maintain that gigaintic kingdom, he COULD have conquered the world!
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In terms of total area, Genghis Khan was closest, as he conquered the largest empire in the world. But if you ask about potential, I'd say Alexander the Great - though I don't think he had potential to conquer the world. And I don't think anyone has had such potential.
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it happens to everyone, one time or another... :jump:
Suppersalmon
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willam the conquerer
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I don't care.
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gr8ful wes
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Queen victoria had the potential
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History topics go in the history forum...moved.
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Alexander, who conquered the KNOWN world in his time, and civilized while he conquered.
JamesL
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I agree with those who said Alexander the Great. He conquered a lot in a very short time. If he had lived longer who knows how far he would I have gone. Genghis is a close second but IIRC quite a bit of the Mongol empire was conquered by his successors.
Genghis is prob the one, had he not died, they would probobly have taken the hole of europe. But when he did, the general at that task turn home to see to his powerbase, history tells...
Hitler could prob have taken europe, a bit of afrika and some of asia - if a few more things had gone in his way(or thay had finished his two stage rocked that would have reached USA). But I don't think he had been intressted of conquering the whole world... and then he would have had taken on Japan, and the US, and what had been left of russia. Nah, but europa was in his reach.
Hitler could prob have taken europe, a bit of afrika and some of asia - if a few more things had gone in his way(or thay had finished his two stage rocked that would have reached USA). But I don't think he had been intressted of conquering the whole world... and then he would have had taken on Japan, and the US, and what had been left of russia. Nah, but europa was in his reach.
SeleucusNicator
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Out of those, Genghis. Overall, Alexander.
naervod
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Gehngis by far. If you purchase the book What If (various authors), you will find many essays about alternate history. One of them is about hwo if Genghis Khan had not died on that day when the Mongols were outside Vienna, Europe would have easily fallen to the Mongols. Also, if the Mongols conquered Europe, the world as we know it would be drastically changed. There would probably no America, only a new Mongolia.
SeleucusNicator
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Look at what he conquered though: weak powers, for the most part.
Alexander's enemies, for his time, were more formidable in comparison to him.
naervod
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I voted Genghis, although Hitler could have easily conquered Europe and won in Africa and the USSR had he not been blinded by his hatred of commuism.
Shabbaman
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I'd vote for alexander.
Darkness
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I voted other... Alexander would be my pick.
As for potential.... How about George W. Bush... Afghanistan, Iraq, what's next North Korea????
As for potential.... How about George W. Bush... Afghanistan, Iraq, what's next North Korea????
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