




Rock
King: Xerxes of Persia
Queen: Queen Rani Durgavati of India
Jack: Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire
Joker: Storyteller Nasreddin Hodja





Paper
King: Mansa Musa I of Mali
Queen: Nefertiti of Egypt
Jack: Hannibal Barca of Carthage
Joker: African Trickster god Eshu





Scissors
King: Aztec King Moctezuma II
Queen: Mayan Queen Tz’aakb’u Ahau (The Red Queen)
Jack: North America’s Chief Sitting Bull
Joker: Raven, Trickster Spirit of the Pacific NorthWest





Water
King: King Kamehameha of Hawaii
Queen: Pōmare IV of Tahiti
Jack: King George Tupou I of Tonga
Joker: Pacific Trickster Demigod Maui





Lizard
King: Qin Shihuang of China
Queen: Empress Myeongseong of Korea (Queen Min)
Jack: Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan
Joker: China’s Sun Wukong, the Monkey King

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