Find out more about the greatest Turkish Emperors & Kings, including Aurelian, Caracalla, Murad IV, Basil II and Bayezid II.

Famous Turkish Emperors & Kings

Murad IVMurad IV
26 July 1612
Ottoman Sultan
Suleiman the MagnificentSuleiman The Magnificent
06 November 1494
10th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Frederick I, Holy Roman EmperorFrederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 AD
Emperor

CaracallaCaracalla
04 April 0188
Roman emperor

Mehmed VIMehmed VI
14 January 1861
Sultan

AurelianAurelian
09 September 0214
Emperor
HeracliusHeraclius
0575 AD
Byzantine emperor

Mithridates VI of PontusMithridates VI of Pontus
0132 BC
King

Selim IISelim II
28 May 1524
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of MeccaHussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
1854 AD
King
Mehmed VMehmed V
02 November 1844
Sultan

Basil IIBasil II
0958 AD
Emperor
Mehmed IVMehmed IV
02 January 1642
Sultan

Mahmud IIMahmud II
20 July 1785
Sultan

Bayezid IBayezid I
1360 AD
Emperor
Mehmed IIMehmed II
30 March 1432
 

Alexios I KomnenosAlexios I Komnenos
1048 AD
Emperor
Murad IIIMurad III
04 July 1546
Sultan

Murad IIMurad II
31 May 1404
Ottoman Sultan

Bayezid IIBayezid II
03 December 1447
Sultan
Mehmed IMehmed I
1381 AD
Sultan

Mehmed IIIMehmed III
26 May 1566
Sultan
Theodosius IITheodosius II
10 April 0401
Emperor

MaxentiusMaxentius
0278 AD
Emperor

ArcadiusArcadius
01 January 0377
Emperor

Selim IIISelim III
24 December 1761
Sultan
Murad VMurad V
21 September 1840
Sultan
Leo III the IsaurianLeo III the Isaurian
0685 AD
 

Sargon IISargon II
0765 BC
king

Michael VIII PalaiologosMichael VIII Palaiologos
1223 AD
Emperor

Constantine VIIConstantine VII
18 May 0905
Emperor
NabonidusNabonidus
king

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Manuel I KomnenosManuel I Komnenos
28 November 1118
Emperor

Justinian IIJustinian II
0669 AD
Emperor

Basil IBasil I
0811 AD
Emperor

Julian the ApostateJulian the Apostate
0330 AD
 
PhocasPhocas
Emperor

Leo VI the WiseLeo VI the Wise
19 September 0866
Byzantine ruler
Andronikos I KomnenosAndronikos I Komnenos
1118 AD
Emperor

Constantine VIConstantine VI
14 January 0771
Ruler

Justin IIJustin II
0520 AD
Emperor
Mahmud IMahmud I
02 August 1696
Sultan

Mustafa IVMustafa IV
08 September 1779
Sultan
JugurthaJugurtha
0160 BC
King

Isaac II AngelosIsaac II Angelos
31 August 1156
Emperor

Mustafa IIIMustafa III
28 January 1717
Sultan

Michael IIIMichael III
19 January 0840
Emperor

BasiliscusBasiliscus
Emperor
John I TzimiskesJohn I Tzimiskes
0925 AD
Emperor

Osman IIIOsman III
02 January 1699
Sultan

John VIII PalaiologosJohn VIII Palaiologos
18 December 1392
Emperor

Tiberius II ConstantineTiberius II Constantine
0540 AD
Emperor
Constantine VIIIConstantine VIII
0960 AD
Emperor

Constantine IVConstantine IV
0652 AD
Emperor
Leo IV the KhazarLeo IV the Khazar
25 January 0750
 

Romanos IIRomanos II
0938 AD
Emperor

Leo V the ArmenianLeo V the Armenian
0775 AD
Emperor
Andronikos II PalaiologosAndronikos II Palaiologos
25 March 1259
Emperor

Alexios III AngelosAlexios III Angelos
1153 AD
Emperor
John V PalaiologosJohn V Palaiologos
18 June 1332
Emperor

Isaac I KomnenosIsaac I Komnenos
1005 AD
Emperor

Andronikos III PalaiologosAndronikos III Palaiologos
25 March 1297
Emperor
Michael IIMichael II
0770 AD
Emperor

ZenoZeno
0425 AD
Emperor
Alexios II KomnenosAlexios II Komnenos
10 September 1169
Emperor

Antiochus II TheosAntiochus II Theos
0286 BC
king

Alexios IV AngelosAlexios IV Angelos
1182 AD
Byzantine emperor

Constantine IX MonomachosConstantine IX Monomachos
1000 AD
Emperor
HeraklonasHeraklonas
03 May 0626
Emperor
Orhan IOrhan I
1281 AD
King

Michael IV the PaphlagonianMichael IV the Paphlagonian
1010 AD
Emperor

Michael I RangabeMichael I Rangabe
0770 AD
Emperor

AthanaricAthanaric
0318 AD
king
LeontiosLeontios
0660 AD
Emperor

DiadumenianDiadumenian
14 September 0208
Emperor

Nikephoros III BotaneiatesNikephoros III Botaneiates
1002 AD
Byzantine prince

MauriceMaurice
0539 AD
 

John IV LaskarisJohn IV Laskaris
25 December 1250
Emperor of Nicaea
Eumenes IIEumenes II
0221 BC
Ruler

Alexander BalasAlexander Balas
Ruler
Theodore II LaskarisTheodore II Laskaris
1220 AD
Emperor

Antiochus XI EpiphanesAntiochus XI Epiphanes
Ruler

Anastasios IIAnastasios II
0700 AD
Emperor
Seleucus III CeraunusSeleucus III Ceraunus
0243 BC
Ruler

Diodotus TryphonDiodotus Tryphon
king
Andronikos IV PalaiologosAndronikos IV Palaiologos
11 April 1348
Emperor

Hattusili IIIHattusili III
King

Theodosios IIITheodosios III
0700 AD
Emperor

Michael VIIMichael VII
1050 AD
Emperor
Michael VIMichael VI
Emperor

HonoriusHonorius
09 September 0384
Emperor
Romanos IIIRomanos III
0968 AD
Emperor

Constantine XConstantine X
1006 AD
Emperor
Anastasius IAnastasius I
0430 AD
Emperor

Michael VMichael V
1015 AD
Emperor
PhilippikosPhilippikos
Emperor