Conqueror
The Conqueror.
Alexander the Great. The conqueror of the world. ( B.C. 356,
336-323.) Alfonso of Portugal. (1094, 1137-1185.)
Aurungzebe the Great. Alemgir. The most powerful of the great
Moguls. (1618, 1659-1707.) James I. of Aragon. (1206, 1213-1276.)
Othman or Osman I. Founder of the Turkish power. (1259, 1299-1326.)
Francisco Pizarro. Conquistador. So called because he conquered
Peru. (1475-1541.) William, Duke of Normandy. So called because he
obtained England by conquest. (1027, 1066-1087.)
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