Napoleon vs Genghis Khan
Who? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- Napoleon France · 1769–1821 66% · #2 in the world
- Genghis Khan Mongolia · 1162–1227 34% · #8 in the world
What the votes say
A clear win: the world picks Napoleon over Genghis Khan, 66% to 34%. Napoleon is #2 of the 148 leaders in the world ranking, and #1 of the 9 from France. Genghis Khan is #8.
The case for each
Napoleon: The Corsican general who crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804, won at Austerlitz and Jena, and left the Napoleonic Code, still the base of many legal systems; defeated at Waterloo in 1815.
Genghis Khan: United the Mongol tribes and was proclaimed Genghis Khan in 1206; the empire founded then became, under the heirs, the largest contiguous land empire in history, from Korea to Eastern Europe.
Side by side
| Napoleon | Genghis Khan | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #2 | #8 |
| Country | France | Mongolia |
| Lived | 1769–1821 | 1162–1227 |