Texcoco (part of the Aztec Triple Alliance) who cultivated a golden age of law, poetry, and culture for his city Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), king of Hungary and Croatia, who was influenced by the Italian Renaissance and strongly endeavored to follow in practice the model and ideas of the philosopher king as described in the Republic. Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who was particularly known for his patronage of art and poetry. Akbar (1542–1605), Mughal emperor who was known for his patronage of culture, learning, religion, and philosophy and the founder of the religion Din-i Ilahi Frederick the Great (1712–1786), king of Prussia and a widely read political philosopher, and author of Anti-Machiavel, a rebuttal of Machiavelli's The Prince. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States, author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and founder of the University of Virginia. Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015), first Prime Minister of Singapore, who oversaw the country's transformation from a poor country into a developed country with a high-income economy within a single generation through his leadership style of benevolent dictatorship. See also Benevolent dictator Enlightened absolutism Geniocracy Noocracy Technocracy Government by algorithm Theocracy References Further reading Platonism King Political systems