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100
Founder of the (short-lived) Qin dynasty. He is remembered for his ruthless conquests of rival states, standardization of practices, and forcible organization of labor for military and engineering tasks (utilized Legalism).
Qin Shihuangdi
100
Ruler of Mali who made pilgrimage to Mecca, spreading tremendous amount of wealth as he made the hajj (postclassical era).
Mansa Musa
100
Founder of Buddhism (unit 2, classical era: 3500 BCE - 500 CE)
Siddhartha Guatama
100
King and later Emperor of the Franks, established Carolingian empire through conquest. (unit 3, postclassical era)
Charlemagne
100
"The Lame Conqueror", sought to refer the Mongol empire (unit 3,
Tamerlane
200
Second ruler of the Tang dynasty (postclassical), led the dynasty to a period of stability.
Tang Taizong
200
Led independence movement in Kenya, educated in Europe (modern era)
Jomo Kenyatta
200
Third Mauryan ruler, converted to Buddhism after concluding his conquest (unit 2, classical era)
Ashoka
200
Byzantine ruler, recodified Roman Law creating "corpus iuris civilis" (unit 3, postclassical era)
Justinian
200
aka Chinggis Khan or Great Khan, founder of the Mongol empire (neither Chinggis Khan or the Great Khan is an acceptable answer)
Temujin
300
Came to power after Mao and led China's reemergence within the global economy (modern era).
Deng Xiaoping
300
Unified Egypt, founded Memphis (unit 1, early development of complex societies)
Menes
300
Ruler of Mughal empire during its peak, yet broke policy of religious toleration which caused resentment (unit 4, 1500-1800).
Aurangzeb
300
Founder of the Zionist movement (age of revolution, unit 5: 1750-1914)
Theodor Herzl
300
Khan during establishment of Mongol Yuan dynasty, grandson of Chinggis Khan
Kublai Khan