Jimmy Chen

Tamar the Great, the female king of Georgia at the turn of the 13th century, is remembered as one of Georgia’s greatest-ever monarchs.

A political reformer who brought about the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai then made an ill-fated attempt to found his own imperial dynasty.

The Second Bulgarian Empire was a medieval Bulgarian state that briefly dominated the Balkan peninsula in the 13th century.

Napoleon Bonaparte was rarely defeated in battle, but these five generals proved that he was not invincible.

While Chinese civilization flourished under the Song Dynasty, large parts of northern China were ruled by rival dynasties until the Mongol conquest reunified the country.

Over the course of world history, a small number of female monarchs exercised power by assuming traditionally male titles such as “king.” Here are 6 female kings.

From its beginnings as a palatial retreat for a Roman emperor, Split is now a popular tourist destination on the Adriatic coast.

The history of Georgia is the tale of both resistance and accommodation with powerful empires in the region over thousands of years.