ITT: People who worked so hard, and got so far, but in the end it didn't even matter

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literally every great men of the West in regards to its current state

Established the superiority of swedish arms and laid the foundation of the swedish empire, which continued for decades after his death.

inb4 hitler

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both of them were reformers, but reza schah never got his due appreciation

Nothing really matters.

basically every european of note in history

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merely a matter of course

>Ataturk
>doesn't matter

how the hell do you figure that? yes, it's true, everyone dies, but plenty of people accomplished great things and died sitting on them

It won't soon after Erdogan restores the sultanate.

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