Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Who is more powerful: Genghis Khan, Alexander The Great, Napoleon Bonaparte or Muhammad Ali Pasha
Who is more powerful: Genghis Khan, Alexander The Great, Napoleon Bonaparte or Muhammad Ali Pasha (the Albanian)?
It is always difficult to evaluate generals and soldiers from different eras. But a look at the names mentioned; Mohammed Ali Pasha would be out of my list for the simple reason that he was not on the level of Alexander, Napoleon, or Genghis Khan. His rule was confined to Egypt and surrounding areas and he did not have the canvas of history the others had.
Out of the other three, Alexander was defeated by the Hindu king Porus at the battle of Hydespes (326BC) and turned back, though western historians have given a more colorful reason for Alexander going back.
Napoleon was also defeated at Waterloo and was a prisoner of the British and spent his last years in exile in Saint Helena. In addition, his invasion of Russia will go against him where he destroyed the Grand Army in a fruitless campaign.
Genghis Khan probably in my book would be the most powerful as he led the Mongols, united them, and covered the length and breadth of Asia and eastern Europe. Western historians usually paint him as a bloodthirsty ruler but there is another side to the story and he was never defeated; he also was a man who was tolerant and opened up the trade routes between the east and the west. Genghis Khan could be considered the most powerful of the lot.
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