Real history's Vlad Tepes awardees

Which people, group of people should be given a Vlad Tepes award for what they did in OTL?
 
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Spartan's work. Leaving babies to die in the wilderness, having a slave class it is the goal of young boys to murder a member of to become a man, and punishing him if he gets caught doing so, and all the rest are very good examples.
 
Vlad Tepes himself qualify's, I wonder how he take to such a award being named after him?
Not so sure. Technically he can claim to have only fought against people who attacked him first. Self defense clause!
 
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I'd nominate Hong Xiuquan, An Lushan, Nurhaci, and Zhang Xianzhong. All of whom give Adolf a run for his money despite their considerable technological inferiority.
 
Cao Cao, Khmer Rouge, Hutu Power, King Leopold of Belgium, Stalin, various Raj officials given how horrid famines could get over there, several Mongol leaders, Mobutu Sese Seko, Hong Xiuquang, Fransico Solano Lopez, I'll add others when I think of them.

Can someone give a strict definition for the Tepes Award? I've only ever seen references to it, not an original description.
 
Can someone give a strict definition for the Tepes Award? I've only ever seen references to it, not an original description.
"…in the field of posting elaborate tortures, uncivilized acts against humanity, and not knowing the meaning of the words “Cruel and Unusual”."

The key part might be "cruel and unusual", simple conquest might not be considered unusual if everyone else also wants the ability to do it.
 
"…in the field of posting elaborate tortures, uncivilized acts against humanity, and not knowing the meaning of the words “Cruel and Unusual”."

The key part is cruel and unusual, so conquest probably doesnt count, because everyone one else probably wanted to do the same.

Hmm. Maybe Lopez shouldn't count, then. Although getting half your population killed in a useless war is certainly unusual somehow.

Shah Sujah of Afghanistan may count, though. When even other Afghans despise you for being corrupt and brutal, you've hit some sort of rock bottom. I can't believe I forgot the Imperial Japanese military, but a distressing number of them also qualify for this. The Spanish in Cuba who invented concentration camps, as well as the British forces who opposed the Mao Mao Uprising also come in for this. Hell, the Mao Mao themselves might warrant a mention, as well. Kooks like Roman Ungern von Sternberg and Enver Pasha might also make this list.
 
Would Alexander the Great count?
I think he actually wanted to make a functional state. He was a bit heavy handed, but wasn't remembered as an extreme tyrant or anything. He and Napoleon are more hanging in their group of optimistic conquerors who went a little overboard.
 
Unusually incompetent, certainly. Unusually cruel? Massacring a couple garrisons is just dickish by historical standards, not really out of place. I don't know as much about his stint running Mexico, though.
Well he somehow convinced Mexico he was safe for the drivers seat. Several times. :confused:
 
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