The article lists the 10 most insane rulers in history, including:
1. Emperor Justin II, who became violently insane and started biting and eating his attendants.
2. Sultan Ibrahim I, who had an obsession with obese women and had them appointed to high government positions.
3. Tsar Ivan the Terrible, who was known for his cruelty and had a history of mental illness.
4. Prince Sado, who became violent and started murdering people after contracting the measles.
5. Queen Maria I of Portugal, who became insane after the deaths of her husband and son.
6. King Charles VI of France, who suffered from mental illness and became violent.
7. King Christian VII of Denmark, who had a fascination with his own penis and would often masturbate in front of dignitaries.
8. Emperor Zhengde of China, who liked to play make-believe and would often pretend to be a shopkeeper or a general.
9. King Farouk of Egypt, who was known for his partying and had a large collection of coins, magic tricks, and pornography.
10. Emperor Caligula, who was known for his cruel and bizarre behavior, including having people sawed in half and eating their testicles.
These rulers were known for their erratic and violent behavior, and some were even overthrown or killed due to their actions.
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1. Emperor Justin II was an Eastern Roman Byzantine Emperor from 565 to 578.
2. Emperor Justin II's rule was filled with strife, including a war with Persia and a loss of huge parts of Italy.
3. Emperor Justin II became mentally ill and was succeeded by Tiberius Constantine II.
4. Emperor Justin II's madness worsened after losing power, causing him to slip into unbridled madness.
5. Emperor Justin II would bite attendants who got close to him and even ate a few of them.
6. The only thing that would calm Emperor Justin II down was organ music played constantly throughout the palace.
7. Sultan Ibrahim I was the Turkish sultan of the Ottoman Empire between 1640 and 1648.
8. Sultan Ibrahim I immediately began running the Empire into the ground upon succeeding his brother.
9. Sultan Ibrahim I had an odd obsession with obese women and had his agents find the fattest women possible for him to be his concubines.
10. Sultan Ibrahim I gave government positions, including high-up positions, to the largest women he found, despite them being unqualified.
11. Sultan Ibrahim I's madness became more apparent over time, and he began to drown members of his harem and feed coins to fish in the palace pool.
12. Tsar Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was Tsar of Russia between 1547 and 1548.
13. Ivan IV was horribly abused and mistreated as a child by members of the Russian government.
14. Ivan IV began venting his frustrations by torturing small animals and eventually seized control of Russia by feeding the head of the government to a pack of dogs.
15. Ivan IV massacred his own people and killed his oldest son himself.
16. Ivan IV's insanity shined through his actions of flip-flopping between apologizing publicly for his cruel actions and then immediately turning around and doing something even worse.
17. Prince Sado lived in Korea between 1735 and 1762 and was the son of the Korean King.
18. Prince Sado helped govern the country with his father at the age of 17.
19. Prince Sado became ill with the measles at the age of 17, which triggered something within him, causing him to begin having vivid nightmares and delusions.
20. Prince Sado started acting erratically and violently towards everyone around him, physically abusing his servants and even raping women who denied him.
21. Prince Sado's insanity graduated to murdering on a whim, killing anyone he saw fit to die.
22. Prince Sado was eventually locked in a rice chest by his father, where he spent eight days until he eventually died.
23. Queen Maria I was the queen of Portugal between 1777 and 1816.
24. Queen Maria I's madness was first officially noticed in 1786 when she had to be carried away from an event in a state of delirium.
25. Queen Maria I's condition worsened after her husband and son died.
26. Queen Maria I forbade any court entertainments and state festivities, and began resembling bizarre religious ceremonies.
27. Queen Maria I would scream uncontrollably night after night, which would echo throughout the palace.
28. King Charles VI was King of France from 1380 to 1422 and was known as Charles the Mad.
29. King Charles VI assumed the throne at the age of 11 and inherited the throne during the Hundred Years War with England.
30. King Charles VI began to show signs of madness, including attacking his own Knights and killing one of them.
31. King Charles VI would forget people's names, including his own, and would run through the castle pretending to be a wolf.
32. King Charles VI would freak out when people touched him because he thought he was made of glass.
33. King Christian VII was King of Denmark between 1766 and 1808 and was known to be crazy for unconventional reasons.
34. King Christian VII would do strange things, such as throwing his dinner at guests and making odd government decisions.
35. King Christian VII developed a fascination with his penis and began masturbating so much that it interfered with his duties.
36. King Christian VII would even masturbate in front of visiting dignitaries and sometimes slap them in the face for no reason.
37. Emperor Zhengde was the ruler of the Ming Dynasty in China between 1505 and 1521.
38. Emperor Zhengde took the throne at the age of 14 and pretty much remained 14 for the next decade and a half of his rule.
39. Emperor Zhengde liked to play games of make-believe, including building a fake city block on Imperial grounds where he pretended to be a shopkeeper.
40. Emperor Zhengde would sometimes adopt an alter ego, pretending to be a general, and go on what he would call "raiding parties" where he would dress in all silk and raid other societies.
41. Emperor Zhengde's antics eventually ended when he got drunk one day while boating on a lake and fell into the water, contracting an illness that would eventually kill him.
42. King Farouk I was the king of Egypt between 1936 and 1952.
43. King Farouk I was known for having excessive partying and gambling habits.
44. King Farouk I was once described as a "stomach with a head" due to his excessive eating, which caused him to grow to over 300 pounds.
45. King Farouk I would engage in random acts of violence and once stole a watch from Winston Churchill.
46. King Farouk I had a nightmare of being eaten by lions, so he went to the zoo and shot all the lions.
47. Emperor Caligula was the Roman Emperor between 37 and 41 AD.
48. Emperor Caligula is considered one of the most insane rulers of all time.
49. Emperor Caligula attempted to institute his favorite horse as a priest and consul.
50. Emperor Caligula ordered the guards to drag the first five rows of spectators into the arena, where hundreds of people were devoured for his amusement.
51. Emperor Caligula regularly sawed people in half as a form of torture and then ate their testicles while they were still attached.
52. Emperor Caligula would publicly have sex with three sisters at a banquet, sometimes on the table amid the food.