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๐๏ธ 17 September 2018
โฑ๏ธ 18 minutes
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0:00.0 | No doubt evil is pervasive in the world and sometimes history presents us with not just evil people but ruthless brutal individuals who are in a position of |
0:15.4 | leadership and control. The people on this list are among the most controversial in our |
0:20.8 | world's history. These are the five most violent world leaders ever. |
0:25.0 | Number five, Vlad the Impaler. |
0:37.2 | Known for his pinnache for blood, Dracula has been the subject of countless movies, books, stories, and more. First mention an author Bram Stoker's novel in 1897, this fictional figure is actually |
0:47.4 | based on a terrifying prince who also loved the sight of blood. |
0:52.4 | Vlad the third and later known as Vlad the love the sight of blood. |
0:53.0 | Vlad the third and later known as Vlad the impaler was the prince of Walecia. |
0:58.8 | Born in 1431 in Transylvania, he was the son of Vlad Dracul, then ruler of Wallachia. |
1:05.8 | When he was 11, Vlad the 3rd was held as a political prisoner before eventually being released |
1:11.1 | years later. By then, his hatred for the Ottoman Empire |
1:14.8 | surge and his later action soon solidified his image as one of the most brutal leaders that ever |
1:20.4 | existed. The Impalo was known for his gruesome and ferocious tactics. |
1:26.7 | During his reign he sought to create a balance of power between Hungary and the Ottomans, |
1:31.1 | while at the same time keeping his kingdom independent. |
1:35.0 | First, he knew he had to consolidate power in his own principality, |
1:39.0 | so Vlad decided to invite all the Boiers to a banquet. He then had his guests stabbed as they drank |
1:46.1 | and dined and ordered their twitching bodies to be impaled on poles. Vlad would use a rounded pole to minimize damage to the victim. Poles. People would often live for hours or even days at a time while suffering in full display for everyone to see. |
2:07.0 | By 1459 he had impelled countless Saxon merchants because they were once allies with the Boyers. |
2:14.8 | Soon Ottoman envoys paid a visit to Vlad and in his presence refused to take off their hat citing |
2:21.0 | religious devotion. Vlad, citing religious devotion. |
2:23.0 | Vlad, then in retaliation, had their hats nailed to their skulls. |
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