My top Five Leaders:
No 5 - Maria Theresa, The only Ruling Hasburg Queen
Learning the art of ruling on her own, Maria Theresa inherited Austria during wartime, her realm was invaded and she bought time by ceding territories, nevertheless she began modernising the Empire, expanding the army nearly 4 times its original size, organizing a central goverment and improving the Austrian Economy. In her later life, she began reforms such as outlawing torture and witchburning while improving the Millitary. Her greatest Reform would be for education. She made education complusary a first in Europe then.
No 4 - Tokugawa Ieyasu, First Shogun of United Japan
Ieyasu started out his life as a hostage. His caretaker had threaten to kill him unless Ieyasu's father had agreed to cut all ties with a rival clan. The father refused. Fortuanatly, Ieyasu was spared. When he turned 24, he was allowed to leave and he began his millitary Career back at his native land where He rose in power through his battles. Later, he allied with his Caretaker, The Oda Clan and fought for Hedioshi, who nearly united Japan. On his deathbed, Hedioshi chose Ieyasu and 4 others to rule Japan until his son could rule. After several caimpangs, Ieyasu siezed power and was the de facto ruler of Japan. For the first time, stability and peace was acheived. Ieyasu introduced reforms that limited the rebelious Daimyo power and set up a state that would last for 300 years
No 3 - Salah Ah-Din, Champion of Islam
A kurdish general, he served under his uncle fighting the "heretic" Fatimids in Egypt. When his uncle died, he became viser and ruled Egypt. Upon the death of Nu Al-Din he marched into Damacus and claimed Syria. Salah Ah-Din united Egypt and Syria together and was the first united muslim power that surrounded the Crusader States. He was know to the world as a chilvarious man for having spared cities that surrended to him peacefully. His greatest achievement which won him the title, Champion of Islam was the recapture of Jerusalem.
No 2 - Süleyman I, The Magnificient
No 1 - Elizabeth I, The Virgin Queen
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