History’s biggest Badasses

Warrior 200
Warrior 200
Brotherhood 200
Brotherhood 200
Shaka kaSenzangakhona
Industrial Age (1800-1900 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Infantry, Special Operations & Elite Units, Nomadic & Raider, Guerilla & Irregular, Desert & Mountain Bingo Barnes Industrial Age (1800-1900 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Infantry, Special Operations & Elite Units, Nomadic & Raider, Guerilla & Irregular, Desert & Mountain Bingo Barnes

Shaka kaSenzangakhona

Shaka forged a small Zulu chiefdom into a feared kingdom through brutal discipline, military reform, and relentless conquest. He remade war itself, then was killed by his own brothers after teaching everyone nearby how power really works.
Rank - 119

Read More
Queen Amina of Zazzau
Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Calvary & Mounted, Nomadic & Raider, Desert & Mountain, Siege & Engineering, Religious & Ideological, Myth & Legend Bingo Barnes Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Calvary & Mounted, Nomadic & Raider, Desert & Mountain, Siege & Engineering, Religious & Ideological, Myth & Legend Bingo Barnes

Queen Amina of Zazzau

She turned the savannah into her empire and built walls strong enough to outlast the men who doubted her.
Rank - 136

Read More
Askia Muhmmad I
Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Sahara, Calvary & Mounted, Infantry, Religious & Ideological, Guerilla & Irregular Bingo Barnes Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Sahara, Calvary & Mounted, Infantry, Religious & Ideological, Guerilla & Irregular Bingo Barnes

Askia Muhmmad I

Askia Muhammad I rose from seasoned commander to empire-shaping monarch, forging the largest realm in West African history through ruthless discipline, political precision, and relentless conquest.
Rank - 164

Read More
Piye
Iron Age Kingdoms (1200-500 BCE), Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Sahara, Calvary & Mounted, Siege & Engineering, Archery & Missile, Religious & Ideological, Infantry Bingo Barnes Iron Age Kingdoms (1200-500 BCE), Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Sahara, Calvary & Mounted, Siege & Engineering, Archery & Missile, Religious & Ideological, Infantry Bingo Barnes

Piye

Piye rode into a broken Egypt like a storm given human shape—calm, relentless, and absolutely certain he’d been sent to clean up a mess only a Kushite king could tame.
Rank - 176

Read More
Sonni Ali
Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Calvary & Mounted, Naval & Maritime, Siege & Engineering, Nomadic & Raider, Religious & Ideological, Urban & Close-Quarters Bingo Barnes Renaissance & Age of Discovery (1500-1650 CE), Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 CE), Sub-Saharan Africa, Calvary & Mounted, Naval & Maritime, Siege & Engineering, Nomadic & Raider, Religious & Ideological, Urban & Close-Quarters Bingo Barnes

Sonni Ali

Sonni Ali was the ruthless 15th-century warlord-king of Songhai who carved an empire out of West Africa with cavalry, river fleets, and a famously uncompromising taste for conquest.
Rank - 177

Read More