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Child monarchs from Asia

  • AkbarOn the 15th of October 1542, Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar drew his first breath inside the Rajput Fortress of Amarkot. His parents had fled westward after…
  • Kangxi EmperorOn the 4th of May 1654, a boy named Xuanye entered the world inside Jingren Palace within Beijing's Forbidden City. He was the third son of the Shunzhi…
  • ChulalongkornOn the 18th of August 1868, a young prince named Chulalongkorn stood in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province to watch the sun disappear.