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When it comes to ruling a kingdom or empire, you're going to have to make some tough choices to hold that power. You'll never make everyone happy, but you should do your best to keep everyone alive. However, some kings in history took it too far. Let's see just how far some kings and emperors went when it came to keeping the power they so desperately desired.
0:00 | Emperor Nero
4:24 | King Ferdinand I of Naples
7:03 | Tamerlane
10:46 | King Jie of Xia
14:23 | King Leopold II of Belgium
Emperor Nero Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger
https://www.livescience.com/40277-emperor-nero-facts.html
https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/mintimperials/2015/06/09/on-this-day-in-ad68-nero-committed-suicide/
King Ferdinand Sources:
https://medium.com/the-history-inquiry/ferdinand-of-naples-and-his-museum-of-mummies-c2426fbf63d3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Naples
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Naples
Tamerlane Sources:
https://listverse.com/2018/01/15/10-terrors-of-the-tyrant-tamerlane/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_conquests_and_invasions
King Jie of Xia Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jie_of_Xia
https://chainsmokingwriter.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/the-xia-dynasty-11-jie-the-last-tyrant-of-xia
https://wentchina.com/xia-dynasty/
King Leopold II Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State
https://atrocitieswatch.org/publications/king-leopold-of-belgium-in-congo
https://www.amdigital.co.uk/insights/news/red-rubber-atrocities-in-the-congo-free-state-in-confidential-print-africa
https://www.thecollector.com/congolese-genocide-colonized-congo/
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