The Dhaka Times Desk Some rulers came into the world whose tyranny made people sick. They had nothing to call themselves. Today there are stories of some of the cruelest rulers in history.
When in power, the true face of people emerges. In the grip of power, they know how to get caught. In the history of the world there have been several powerful people who were despots and tyrants to say the least. Here are some of the many heroes or tyrants in history, citing information from Business Insider.
Cui Shi Huang
Kui Shi Huang ruled the country as the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty in China from 247-210 BC. His name spread everywhere due to the killing of intellectuals. About 6,000 human-sized terracottas are found in just one tomb. It is found in the pages of history that people were killed in these.
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ruled from 37-41 BC. Although he was popular in the beginning, he gradually became a villain in his lust for power. He would kill his political opponents, and force their families to witness the murder! Not only that, he also declared himself to be God. This ruler used to have sex with his own sisters and forced them to have sex with other men. He made one of his horses a religious priest.
Genghis Khan
A great hero and villain in history is called Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan occupied large parts of Central Asia and China. He killed many people for this usurpation.
Attila the Han
Attila the Hun's reign lasted from 434-453 BC. He occupied present-day Germany, Russia, Ukraine, and the Balkans during his reign.
Hu Jetian
This ruler named Hu Zetian ruled China from 690-705 BC. Hu Zetian also ruthlessly killed family members in his seizure of power.
Timur
Timur ruled West Asia from 1370-1405. He established his dominions in modern Iraq, Iran, Türkiye and Syria. According to history, Timur ordered the construction of a tower in Afghanistan. A group of people will stand on top of each other to form the tower. Then they will be covered in concrete! Timur was one such dictator.
Thomas de Torquemada
The Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish was Tomas de Torquemada. He preached in different parts of Spain from 1483-1498. And in this work he used extreme torture. During his reign, 2,000 Jews fled for their lives.
Queen Mary I
Queen Mary I was the daughter of the infamous King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon. He came to power in 1553. She then married King Philip II of Spain. He introduced Catholicism. Because of this, he killed thousands of Protestants over the years.
Vlad III
Vlad III. This man is good at first, but later assumes the identity of a bloodsucking vampire. He suppressed the rebels with cruel punishment. His favorite method of execution is impalement! Vlad III gradually assumed such a character.
Tsar Ivan IV
Tsar Ivan IV was Grand Prince of Moscow. His reign lasted from 1533-1547. Although he first introduced the people to the central government, after the death of his first wife he gradually became a ruler of terror. There is evidence in history that the word 'terrible' was added to his name because of his cruelty.
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