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King of Jerusalem

King of Jerusalem: royal title of the crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (Latin Kings of Jerusalem), created when Baldwin I was crowned at Bethlehem in 1100 after Godfrey of Bouillon rejected the crown; later claimed by the kings of Cyprus and Naples.

King of Kensington

King of Kensington: Canadian CBC sitcom, 1975–1980, 111 episodes, created by Perry Rosemond, starring Al Waxman as Toronto variety-store owner Larry King; one of Canada's few hit sitcoms.

King of Killers

King of Killers is a 2023 action thriller written and directed by Kevin Grevioux from his Darkstorm Comics graphic novel, starring Alain Moussi as hitman Marcus Garan in a $10 million Tokyo assassin competition with Frank Grillo and Stephen Dorff.

King of Kings

King of Kings is a royal supremacy title used by Egyptian, Assyrian, and especially Iranian monarchs (Achaemenid, Arsacid, Sasanian), later applied to God and Christ in the Bible and liturgy.

King of Kings (1961 film)

King of Kings (1961) is an American biblical epic directed by Nicholas Ray, written by Philip Yordan, and produced by Samuel Bronston, starring Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus, with Orson Welles narrating, a Miklós Rózsa score, and a $6 million budget shot in Spain.

King of Kish

King of Kish (Sumerian lugal Kish) was the title of the rulers of Kish, a city-state in northern Babylonia, during the Early Dynastic period of Sumer.

King of Kotha

King of Kotha (KOK) is a 2023 Malayalam period gangster action drama, Abhilash Joshiy's directorial debut, produced by Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films and Zee Studios, released 24 August 2023 and later on Disney+ Hotstar.

King of Mask Singer

King of Mask Singer (복면가왕, Bokmyeon Gawang) is MBC's masked celebrity singing competition, premiered April 2015, hosted by Kim Sung-joo, with an 8-person tournament and 100-member audience vote; its format sold to over 50 countries, incl. Fox's The Masked Singer.

King of Meat

King of Meat is a co-op party platformer dungeon crawler by Glowmade, published by Amazon Games, set in the game-show world of Loregok; released October 7, 2025, it peaked at 320 Steam players and shut down April 9, 2026.

King of Na gold seal

King of Na gold seal (漢委奴國王金印, Kan no Wa no Na no Kokuo): solid gold Yayoi-period seal, 108.729 g, found 1784 on Shikanoshima, traditionally granted by Emperor Guangwu in 57 CE, National Treasure at Fukuoka City Museum.

King of Nepal

King of Nepal: hereditary monarch of the Shah dynasty, founded by Prithvi Narayan Shah's 1768 capture of Kathmandu; endured Rana rule and Panchayat autocracy, became constitutional in 1990, and was abolished 28 May 2008 under Gyanendra.

King of New York

King of New York: 1990 Abel Ferrara crime film, written by Nicholas St. John, starring Christopher Walken as drug lord Frank White; Italian-funded, New Line-distributed cult classic.

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

King of Prussia, locally KOP, is a census-designated place in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, 20 miles from Philadelphia, named for the King of Prussia Inn.

King of Rome

King of Rome (rex): sole ruler of the Roman kingdom, c. 753–509 BC. Seven traditional kings from Romulus to Tarquinius Superbus; the king held the state auspices, imperium conferred by the lex curiata; office ended with the Republic.

King of Saba and Dhu Raydan

King of Saba and Dhu Raydan (mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn) was the royal title of the rulers of the unified kingdoms of Saba and Himyar in ancient South Arabia.

King of Saudi Arabia

King of Saudi Arabia (ملك المملكة العربية السعودية), hereditary head of state of a unitary Islamic absolute monarchy; currently King Salman since 2015, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as de facto ruler; powers defined by the 1992 Basic Law.

King of Sumer and Akkad

King of Sumer and Akkad is a Mesopotamian royal title claiming lordship over Sumer and Akkad, first used regularly by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur.

King of Terrors

King of Terrors is the 2025 debut EP by the anonymous masked English metal band PRESIDENT, also its own record label name. Six tracks, 20:37, Job 18:14 title; known for Sleep Token comparisons and split reviews.

King of the Children (孩子王)

King of the Children (孩子王, Hai zi wang) is Chen Kaige's 1987 Xi'an Film Studio drama, adapted from Ah Cheng's novella, about a sent-down youth teaching in Yunnan during the Cultural Revolution who abandons rote textbook instruction and is dismissed; it competed at Cannes 1988.

King of the Four Corners

King of the Four Corners, also known as King of the Four Quarters, is a Mesopotamian royal title introduced by Narām-Sîn of Akkad around 2254 BCE.

King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies: an informal title claimed by or conferred on various Romani leaders from medieval Corfu and Poland to Kirk Yetholm, Romania's Cioabă family, and American claimants, carrying no real authority.

King of the Hill

King of the Hill is an American animated sitcom co-created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels about propane salesman Hank Hill and his family in Arlen, Texas; it ran on Fox 1997 to 2009 (13 seasons, 259 episodes) and returned on Hulu in 2025.

King of the Hill season 14

King of the Hill season 14 (2025) is the Hulu revival of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels' animated sitcom, 10 episodes premiered August 4, 2025: Hank and Peggy return from Saudi Arabia, Bobby is a 21-year-old chef, with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score and 4.4 million first-week views.

King of the Hill season 15

King of the Hill season 15 is the second Hulu revival season of the animated sitcom, premiering July 20, 2026 with 10 episodes; it follows retired Hank and Peggy and entrepreneur Bobby, earned a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, and led to seasons 16 and 17.

King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2

King of the Mischievous South Vol. 2, Denzel Curry mixtape released July 19, 2024 on Loma Vista; sequel to his 2012 tape, a Memphis/Southern rap homage hosted by Kingpin Skinny Pimp with Juicy J, 2 Chainz, and A$AP Rocky, later expanded as KING OF THE MISCHIEVOUS SOUTH.

King of the Ring

King of the Ring is WWE's long-running men's single-elimination wrestling tournament, first held July 8, 1985 (Don Muraco), a pay-per-view 1993-2002, revived periodically, now paired with Queen of the Ring with a SummerSlam world title shot for the winner.

King of the Ring (1998)

King of the Ring (1998), also styled WWF King of the Ring '98, was a WWF pay-per-view on June 28, 1998 in Pittsburgh, won by Ken Shamrock and remembered for The Undertaker throwing Mankind off the Hell in a Cell.

King of the Ring (2000)

King of the Ring (2000), also WWF King of the Ring 2000, was a WWE pay-per-view on June 25, 2000 at the FleetCenter, Boston. Kurt Angle won the tournament; The Rock won the WWF Championship; 475,000 buys.

King of the Ring (2001)

King of the Ring (2001), ninth annual WWF King of the Ring pay-per-view, June 24, 2001, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ; Edge won the tournament, Booker T attacked Steve Austin, Angle vs. Shane street fight.

King of the Ring (2002)

King of the Ring (2002), also called WWE King of the Ring 2002, was a WWE pay-per-view on June 23, 2002 in Columbus, Ohio. Brock Lesnar won the tournament, earning a SummerSlam title shot against The Rock; it was the last annual King of the Ring PPV.