Gustavus Adolphus
1594 CE–1632 CE · Stockholm
Gustavus Adolphus became king of Sweden in 1611 and built it into a major European power. A pioneering military reformer, he developed mobile artillery and combined-arms tactics that influenced warfare for generations. In 1630 he entered the Thirty Years' War on the Protestant side, winning a major victory at Breitenfeld in 1631 and reversing Catholic Habsburg gains in Germany. He was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 1632 at the height of his success.
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- Ahmed I· 1590 CE–1617 CE
- Njinga Mbande· 1583 CE–1663 CE
- Shah Abbas I the Great· 1571 CE–1629 CE
- Murad IV· 1612 CE–1640 CE
- Tokugawa Iemitsu· 1604 CE–1651 CE
- Chongzhen Emperor· 1611 CE–1644 CE
- Jahangir· 1569 CE–1627 CE
- Shah Jahan· 1592 CE–1666 CE
- Wanli Emperor· 1563 CE–1620 CE
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