Who was the most vicious pirate/ conqueror in history?

Augustus Ceasar....he burned the Library of Alexandria and that's the worst crime ever committed against humanity.

Torquemada (sp?) was a bastard....

Hernando DeSoto was a brutal monster as well.

Edward Teach was said to be the most vicious pirate.

Henry Morgan

there is a reason why he is called The King of All Pirates

In January 1670, Morgan set out after the largest venture of his career, to plunder the gold of Panama. Answering his call, 2000 buccaneers on 36 ships assembled to prepare for an attack on Panama. Once Morgan took over Fort San Lorenzo, he led his crew on a rough 16-day journey through dense almost impassable Jungle. The Spaniards were prepared for Morgan, and six hundred cavalry swooped down on the pirates. Thousands of muskets fired; both sides took their loses, but the pirates held their ground. A stampede of 2,000 Spanish bulls did not deter the pirates, and the Spanish finally fled in retreat. The city belonged to the buccaneers, and yielded 100,000 English Pounds. Unfortunately, at that time, England was no longer at war with Spain. Morgan was recalled to England and thrown into the dungeons to stand trial as a pirate. However, King Charles II, learning about Morgan’s great deeds, knighted him instead in 1673, making him lieutenant governor of Jamaica. Morgan was ordered to rid the seas from all buccaneers.

Morgan had done well in executing the Kings orders. When he died in 1688 there were almost no buccaneers left.

Henry Morgan was one of the most ruthless of pirates, his daring, brutality, and intelligence made him the most feared, and respected buccaneer of all time. Henry Morgan really was the king of all pirates.

Genghis Kahn frequently killed everyone in cities he captured, except the weapons makers in many cases. Resisiting the Khan's army only cemented the doom of anyone within the city once it fell. Although this was similar to European actions, the Mongols were far more vicious and methodical in their massacres.

This book looks interesting...

Genghis Khan & the Mongol Conquests 1190 - 1400 - Page 48

by Stephen R. Turnbull - 2003 - 96 pages

Attila the Hun was NOT mongolian.. he was as you so pointedly mentioned A HUN! totaly different ethnic group.

.. but i would say Genghis Khan who actually WAS a Mongol

Attila the Hun

Mongolian

Info cab be found anywhere-that's how vicious-and victorious this man was

would you believe his name was captain mudd