The king learned the sport during a visit in Britain in 1876 and founded Sweden's first tennis club on his return home.
The king also founded the town of Christianopel in eastern Blekinge to serve a similar purpose.
The king founded a town called Pyin-htaung in 1463.
Thus, the first four kings are founding fathers of the kingdom.
Prompted by Sophie Charlotte, his wife, the king founded academies for the arts and sciences in Berlin.
As the leader of the Protestant church the king also founded many churches.
According to local tradition, an unknown king named Saras founded the town in the 7th century AD and built a fort.
To perpetuate the memory of this great incident, the king founded a village in the Chilika lake area.
The king formally founded the Royal Palace Guards in 1174, the first extant record of a standing army.
These kings who dominated the region, at some point during this period became fully urbanised and founded the city state of Ashur.
