Who was the greatest conqueror of all time? Was it Alexander

genghis khan or attila the hun i think

>>2653161
I would say Napoleon

Cyrus, no question. Alexander beat his "conquer shit" high score, but lost on the all-important actually ruling your empire bit.

>>2653161
Genghis Khan for most land mass conquered, and he actually ruled it decently enough too.

Julius Caesar did a damn fin job capturing Gaul too. For most charismatic it's a toss up between him and Napoleon.

Mohammad was probably best at transforming and assimilating cultures on the places he conquered. Everywhere he went turned muslim and generally stayed muslim. Only little bits of pre-muslim culture remain in Arabia.

For most total success, I'd go with Francisco Pizarro. He captured the entire Incan Empire, a powerful empire in its own right, with a crew of, like 90 guys.

>>2653526
>Francisco Pizarro
Inca was literally in civil war at the time and what he just chose a side

>>2653161
Temujin.

>>2653530
Yeah, but him and a bunch of Spaniards took control, not Incan factions. He captured it.

>>2653235
being a conqueror != being an emperor

you can conquer territory and be damn good at it without being a good administrator. if that's a criteria you find important, than this thread isn't for you, you're looking for a "who was the best ruler of all time" thread

>>2653594
Cyrus did conquer the shit out of Babylon ,though...

>>2653526
Most of the notable conquests were conducted by Genghis's sons and grandsons.

>>2653161
Alexander or Genghis

Though it wasn't much compared to people like Alexander, Caesar conquered literally all of Gaul just to get brownie points back home, and he did it in good time, in good fashion, and in good style. And Rome kept Gaul for pretty much the rest of their existence.