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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:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Younger
livescience.com/40277-emperor-nero-facts.html
blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/mintimperials/2015/06/09/on-this-day-in-ad68-nero-committed-suicide

King Ferdinand Sources:
medium.com/the-history-inquiry/ferdinand-of-naples-and-his-museum-of-mummies-c2426fbf63d3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Naples
military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Ferdinand_I_of_Naples

Tamerlane Sources:
listverse.com/2018/01/15/10-terrors-of-the-tyrant-tamerlane
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timurid_conquests_and_invasions

King Jie of Xia Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jie_of_Xia
chainsmokingwriter.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/the-xia-dynasty-11-jie-the-last-tyrant-of-xia
wentchina.com/xia-dynasty

King Leopold II Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrocities_in_the_Congo_Free_State
atrocitieswatch.org/publications/king-leopold-of-belgium-in-congo
amdigital.co.uk/insights/news/red-rubber-atrocities-in-the-congo-free-state-in-confidential-print-africa
thecollector.com/congolese-genocide-colonized-congo
A History of Genocide in Africa - Timothy J. Stapleton