Theme

Politics

Power, governance, empires, revolutions — the story of how humans organize themselves.

Figures of Politics95

Confucius

551–479 BCE

Philosopher · Teacher · Sage of the East

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Mansa Musa

c. 1280–1337 CE

Mansa of Mali · Pilgrim · Builder of Timbuktu

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Sun Tzu

c. 544–496 BCE

Strategist · General · Author of the Art of War

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Plato

428–347 BCE

Philosopher · Founder of the Academy

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Aristotle

384–322 BCE

Philosopher · Polymath · Founder of the Lyceum

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Ashoka the Great

c. 304–232 BCE

Mauryan Emperor · The Conqueror Who Wept

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Qin Shi Huang

259–210 BCE

First Emperor of Unified China

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Martin Luther

1483–1546 CE

Theologian · Reformer · Translator

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Frederick Douglass

1818–1895 CE

Abolitionist · Orator · Statesman

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Julius Caesar

100–44 BCE

General · Statesman · Dictator of Rome

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Winston Churchill

1874–1965 CE

British Prime Minister · War Leader · Author

Eleanor Roosevelt

1884–1962 CE

First Lady of the United States · UN Delegate · Drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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