Kaiser and Tsar are the same man: Caesar.

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Where do the titles 'Kaiser' and 'Tsar' come from?

1. From the Greek 'basileus'
2. From the name of Julius Caesar
3. From the Latin 'rex'
4. From the Germanic 'kuning'

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