Comparison between Charlemagne and Shihuangdi

Comparison between Charlemagne and Shihuangdi Student Name: Student Number: Institution: Two ancient rulers are discussed in this anecdote, Charlemagne and Shihuangdi. The two rulers will be compared in this text on the subject of their most significant legacies that they made and are remembered for by their people of their nations and the whole world in general. Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, was a king whose territory covered both Eastern and Western Europe. He led two kingdoms of the Franks, the Lombards and became the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign started on 10th July of 774 BC and ended on 28th January 814 BC. On the other hand, Shihuangdi, whose real name was Zhao Zheng, was Chinese Emperor who reigned from 221 to 210 BC. Shihuangdi was the most respected leader during his time because of his numerous political accomplishment including creating and developing the first unified empire in China among other legacies. The reason for the choice of these two leaders is because during the time of their reign, each of them managed to do something plausible and spectacular making them one of the significant figures in the history of their nations. Charlemagne was born in 742 BC in Aachen which is modern-day Germany while Shihuangdi was born in 259 BC in a state located in the North-Western part of China, called the Qin state. These two individuals were powerful and great Emperors who made a significant change in the lives of their countrymen by shaping their kingdoms and empires and bringing recognizable and celebrated impacts in their areas of reign in terms of politics, wars, the social lives of their subjects, religion, finance and history (Bachrach, 2002). The rule of the two rulers was similar in that in order to expand their territories, they conquered their neighboring kingdoms and empires and finally united their subjects and governed them under one rule. Secondly, the two leaders were great planners and front men during war. Charlemagne led his military campaigns while waging wars that lasted for a long time on his rivals while Shihuangdi built a powerful military organization known as the Terracotta Army. However, the two ancient rulers were different in many ways. Firstly, Charlemagne united his people and fought his neighboring territories with the aim of converting them in to Christianity and spreading the religion. On the other hand, Shihuangdi was unified his people in order to create an empire. This is the reason why the latter is referred to as the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty and China in general. Secondly, in his leadership, the main concern of Charlemagne was to exercise his military powers, expand his empire, promote education and spread Christianity. However, Nick...