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Sultan Abdulhamid II - ruler of the Ottoman TurksAbdulhamid II (1842-1918) - 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last to exert effective control over the Empire as a whole entity. Date: circa 1916
Sultan Murad V - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMurad V (1840-1904) - 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire who reigned (rather briefly) from 30th May to 31st August 1876. Date: 1876
Sultan Mahmud II - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMahmud II (1789-1839) - the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Date: circa 1830s
Sultan Mustafa I Deli - ruler of the Ottoman TurksMustafa I Deli (15911639) son of Mehmed III, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623. Date: circa 1623
Sultan Selim I (The Grim) - leader of the Ottoman TurksSelim I, nicknamed Yavuz, " the Stern" or " the Steadfast", but often rendered in English as " the Grim" (1465/1466/14701520)
Sultan Mehmed I Celebi - leader of the Ottoman TurksMehmed I Celebi (13901421) - Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Date: circa 1420
Sultan Orhan - leader of the Ottoman TurksOrhan or Orhan Bey (12811362), the second bey (ruler) of the Ottoman Empire (at this stage known as the Ottoman Beylik or Emirate). Date: circa 1360
Sultan Osman I - leader of the Ottoman TurksOsman I or Othman I or Osman Gazi (12581326) Ottoman Turkish Sultan Osman Ghazi, Turkish, nicknamed " Kara" (black) - leader of the Ottoman Turks
Behanzin, The former King of Dahomey in exileBehanzin, the Former king of Dahomey in exile in Algeria. Behanzin (1844-1906) is considered the eleventh King of Dahomey (now Benin). Upon taking the throne, he changed his name from Kondo
Bribri Indian Shaman & Conical House, Costa RicaThe Head Shaman of the Bribri People of the Talamanca Province, Costa Rica - pictured in front of the Conical House. The Bribri spiritual practice is centred on the conical house
Pipistrellus sturdeei, Sturdees pipistrelleA rare specimen of a Bonin pipistrelle, a slightly immature female, preserved in spirit and held by the Natural History Museum
Sultan of Morocco - Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef Ben Hassan. Born 1909. There were no Kings in Morocco at this time. Ruled as Sultan from 1927 - 1953, exiled by French (1953-55)
Shah of Persia and Princess SorayaShah of Persia (Iran), Mohammed Reza Pahlevi and his wife Princess Soraya (Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari), photographed during a visit to Munich, Germany
Tamerlane - Timur LenkTIMUR LENK (Timur the Lame) Turkic conqueror, made himself Lord of Transoxiana with capital at Samarkand. Died during expedition to conquer China
Dost Mohd Khan / Afghan RDOST MOHAMMAD KHAN Ruler of Afghanistan
Abdul Hamid Ii / Rire 1908ABDUL HAMID II Ottoman Sultan (1876-1909): satirical view of a warmonger and incompetent ruler
Tuthmosis Iii, PharaohTUTHMOSIS III, PHARAOH also known as THUTMOSE etc, also Menkheperre, dominated when young by his stepmother Hatshepsut, later a successful conqueror and opulent ruler
Quintus SertoriusQUINTUS SERTORIUS Roman general and governor, who as independent ruler of Spain is said to have listened to the advice of his pet deer
Kronos / SaturnKronos, a Titan, dethroned his father Uranus as ruler of the world, but was dethroned by his son Zeus; the uroborus he holds, and the scythe at his feet, are symbols of time
Photograph of an old anvil found in Kent and probably in use in 1660s at Bugsell Forge. Shown alongside a ruler. The relics were found on the site of an old iron works about 1 mile north of
Old tilt hammerhead found in KentPhotograph of an old tilt hammerhead found in Kent and probably in use in 1660s at Bugsell Forge. Shown alongside a ruler
Emir of Katsina on a camel, Nigeria, West Africa -- Alhaji Muhammadu Dikko or Muhammad Dikko dan Gidado (1865-1944), 47th Emir of Katsina from 1906 until his death. Date: circa 1920
Farouk I, King of Egypt and the Sudan (1920-1965, reigned 1936-1952). Seen here (centre) leaving a Cairo mosque with his entourage
Matene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Tribe, New ZealandMatene Te Nga, Chief of the Ngati Maru Maori Tribe with tattooed face, New Zealand. Date: circa 1900
Colonialism - Annexation of Ado by the BritishThe Annexation of the territory of the King of Ado by the British in 1891 - a real pictorial example of the extension of the British Empire
Road to the palace of Isma il Pasha in Ismailia, EgyptRoad to the residential palace of Isma il Pasha in Ismailia, a city in north-eastern Egypt. Isma il Pasha, also known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the third Khedive of Egypt from 1863 to 1879
Medieval costume, from left to right: Byzantine Emperor Justinian with court officials and guards, Empress Theodora with court ladies, three people in Slavonic and Russian costume. Date: 6th century
The 75th Birthday of King Oscar II of SwedenCommemorative postcard on the occasion of the 75th Birthday of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway. His motto is written below his portrait - Broderfolkenes Vel
Uzbekistan - Samarkand - Gur-i AmirThe Gur-i Amir or Guri Amir (Amir Temur maqbarasi, Gori Amir) - a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Tamerlane (also known as Timur) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Date: circa 1910s
East Africa - Eritrea - Sheikh Mohammed Arei - Local Chief. Date: circa 1930s
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662-1726). PortrMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662-1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel. Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Kurf?rst of the Holy Roman Empire. Portrait
Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655-1707). Engraving, E. C. Heiss. Colored
Richard the Lionheart (1157-1199) listen music. Engraving. CRichard I of England (1157-1199), known as Richard the Lionheart. King of England. Engraving depicting a court scene. The King listen music. Colored
Bust of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD). MarbleAugustus (63 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Bust. Marble. From Pergamum (Bergama). 1st century AD. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
Head of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). Marble. 2nd centurAlexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey
The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De KoNicols Pieneman (1809-1860). Dutch painter. The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock, c. 1830-1835, Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Netherlands
Amasis II (570-526 BC). Pharaoh of Egypt. Head of an statue. Dynasty 26. C.550 BC. From Sais. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Poster of the Propaganda campaign of Maos Little Red Book, 1970. China
Shah Abbas I The Great (1571-1629), fighting against the TAbbas I the Great (1571-1629). Shah of the Safavid dynasty. Persian cavalry soldiers led by Shah Abbas I The Great fighting against the Turks. Fresco. Detail. 17th century. Sutun Chihil Palace
Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, city ruler of Lagash, Sumer. 2144-2Mesopotamian Art. Gudea, a ruler (ensi) of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who rule ca 2144-2124 BC. Telloh. Sumer. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark
Mesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. DeMesopotamian Art. Sumerian ruler. 3rd Millenium B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Huascar Inca (h. 1491-1532). Sapa Inca of the Inca empire frHuascar Inca (h.1491-1532). Sapa Inca of the Inca empire from 1527 to 1532. Son of Huayna Capac. Colored engraving. 1726
Colossal head problably from Thutmose I. EgyptColossal sandstone head of an egyptian pharaoh, probably Thutmose I. Around 1500 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From Karnak, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Statues of Sesostris III. EgyptThree black granite statues of Sesostris III. 1850 BC. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. From the Temple of Mentuhotep, Lower South Court. Deir el-Bahri, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
King Shamshi-Adad VStela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom
Emperor Huizong (1082-1135) with the Buddhist sect Tao-SeeEmperor Huizong (1082-1135), reign (1100-1126). Song dynasty. The emperor with the Buddhist sect Tao-See. Miniature from a History of the Emperors of China. Colour on silk. Chinese School
Mesopotamian art. Bust of a ruler, dated between 2300 and 2000 BC. Early Bronze Age. It comes from Iran (?). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States
Mesopotamian art. Sumer. Gudea of A?a?A?a?Lagash (2150-2100 BC). Sculpture of the neo-Sumerian period, in diorite. Girsu (modern Tello). Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States