Indian monarchs Indian monarchs Abdullah Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the sixth ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1626 to 1672. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abdullah Qutb Shah"
Abisares (in Greek Αβισαρης), called Embisarus (Eμβισαρoς) by Diodorus , an Indian king beyond the river Hydaspes, whose territory lay in the mountains, sent embassies to Alexander the Great both before and after the conquest of Porus in 326 BC, although inclined to espouse the side of the latter. Alexander not only allowed him to retain his kingdom, but increased it, and on his death appointed his son as his successor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abisares"
Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (also transliterated in different ways) was the seventh and last ruler of the kingdom of Golconda in southern India under the Qutb Shahi dynasty. He ruled from 1672 to 1687. He was known as Tana Shah, meaning "benevolent ruler". ...more on Wikipedia about "Abul Hasan Qutb Shah"
Aditya I (870-906) was an Indian ruler. He is best known for his activity during the Cholan conquest of Kanchipuram in 888. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aditya I"
Rajmata Ahilyadevi Holkar( 1725 - 1795, ruled 1767- 1795) was a ruler of the Malwa kingdom, India. She was born in the village Chaundi in Maharashtra. She moved the capital to Maheshwar south of Indore on the Narmada River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahilyabai Holkar"
Ala-ud-din Khilji (real name Juna Khan) (d. 1316), second and greatest Indian ruler of the Khilji dynasty. He reigned from 1296– 1316 and was the first Muslim to rule the entirety of what is today India. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ala ud din Khilji"
Rama Raya, popularly known as "Aliya" Rama Raya, was the progenitor of the "Aravidu" dynasty of Vijayanagara Emperors. This dynasty, the fourth and last to hold sway over the Vijayanagara Empire, is often not counted as a ruling dynasty of that empire, for reasons delineated below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aliya Rama Raya"
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Amoghavarsha Nripathunga, or Amoghavarsha I was the king of Rashtrakuta from 814 to 878, and is widely considered the greatest. Amoghavarsha is called Ashoka of south India. Many scholars flourished during his rule, including Mahaviracharya, who wrote Ganita-sara-samgraha. Kavirajamarga, the first literary work in Kannada, is ascribed to Amoghavarsha himself. He also wrote Prashottara Ratnamalike. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amoghavarsha"
Ashoka the Great ( Devanagari: अशोक; IAST transliteration: ) was the emperor of the Mauryan Empire from 273 BCE to 232 BCE. After a number of military conquests, Ashoka reigned over most of South Asia and beyond, from present-day Afghanistan to Bengal and as far south as Mysore. An early supporter of Buddhism, Ashoka established monuments marking several significant sites in the life of Shakyamuni Buddha, and according to Buddhist tradition was closely involved in the preservation and transmission of Buddhism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashoka"
Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir ( Persian: ابو مظفر محی الدین محمد اورنگزیب عالمگیر) ( November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707), usually known as Aurangzeb, but also sometimes as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. He was and is a very controversial figure in Indian history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aurangzeb"
Bahadur Shah (ruled 1526-1535, 1536-1537) was a Sultan of Gujarat. During his reign Gujarat was under pressure from the expanding Mughal Empire under emperors Babur (died 1530) and Humayun (1530-1540), and from the Portuguese, who were estabishing fortified settlements on the Gujarat coast to expand their power in India from their base in Goa. In 1535 Gujarat came was occupied by the Mughals, and Bahadur Shah was forced to conclude an alliance with the Portuguese to regain the country, conceding Daman and Diu, Mumbai, and Vasai to the Portuguese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bahadur Shah of Gujarat"
The Bahmani Sultanate (Also called the Bahmanid Empire) was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India. The sultanate was founded in 1347 by the Turkish governor Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, who revolted against the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq. His revolt was successful, and he established an independent state on Deccan out of the Delhi Sultanate's southern provinces. The Bahmani capital was Ahsanabad ( Gulbarga) between 1347 and about 1425, when it was moved to Muhammadabad ( Bidar). The Bahmani contested for control of the Deccan with the Hindu Vijayanagara empire to the south. The sultanate reached the peak of its power during the vizierate ( 1466– 1481) of Mahmud Gawan. After 1518 the sultanate broke up into five states, Ahmednagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda, known collectively as the Deccan sultanates. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bahmani Sultanate"
Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhatt ( August 18 1699- April 25 1740), also known as Baji Rao I, was a powerful 18th century Brahmin who served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (King) Shahu between 1719 until Baji Rao's death. He is also known as Thorala ( Marathi for Elder) Baji Rao. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baji Rao I"
Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj, was the eighth ruler of the Guhilot Dynasty, and the founder of the Mewar Dynasty ( 734) of Rajputana, India. He belonged to the Guhilote clan ( cula) and thus claimed descent from the Hindu sun-God ...more on Wikipedia about "Bappa Rawal" Evergreen www.shortopedia.com!!!
Miyan Bayezid Baz Bahadur was a sultan of Malwa from 1555 to 1562. The king did not bother to look after his kingdom nor did he maintain a strong army. The Mughals defeated Baz Bahadur and captured his queen Rupmati. Being a proud Rajput, she killed herself. Baz Bahadur fled to Chittorgarh to seek help. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baz Bahadur"
Bhoj was a great philosopher king and polymath of medieval India. He ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1010 to 1060. He was from the Paramara dynasty of Rajputs, who ruled Malwa from the mid-tenth century to about 1200. His extensive writings cover philosophy, poetry, medicine, veterinary science, phonetics, yoga, and archery. Under his rule, Malwa and its capital Dhar became one of the chief intellectual centers of India. King Bhoj, together with the Solanki king Bhima of Gujarat ( Anhilwara), rebuilt the temple at Somnath between 1026 and 1042 after it was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni. Bhoj also founded the city of Bhopal, which is named after him, to secure the eastern frontier of his kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bhoj"
Bimbisara (ruled 544-491 BCE) was a king of the Magadha empire and belonged to Haryanaka dynasty. There are many accounts of him in the Buddhist Jatakas, since he was a contemporary of Gautama Buddha. He acquired Anga and placed it under the viceroyalty of Ajatashatru at Champa. He also strengthed his position by marriage alliances. His first wife was the daughter of the king of Kosala and sister of Prasenajit. The Kosali bride brought him Kashi village as dowry. This marriage also ended the hostility of Kosala and gave him free hand in dealing with the other states. His second wife, Chellana, was a Lachchhavi princess from Vishali and his third wife was a daughter of the chief of the Madra clan of Punjab. Tradition tells us that Bimbisara was imprisoned by his son Ajatashatru who is said to have starved him to death. This is reported to have taken place around 492 BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bimbisara"
Bindusara was the second Mauryan emperor ( 297 - c. 272 BC) after Chandragupta Maurya. The Greeks called him Amitrochates - the Greek word for the Sanskrit 'Amitraghata' (Slayer of Enemies). ...more on Wikipedia about "Bindusara"
After ruling for about twenty five years, Chandragupta left his throne to his son Bindusara and became a Jain ascetic. Bindusara inherited an empire including the Hindukush, Narmada, Vindhyas, Mysore, Bihar, Bengal, Orissa, Assam, Baluchistan and Afghanistan. He was called Amitraghata which means "slayer of foes". By Greek writers, he was called Amitrochates ...more on Wikipedia about "Bindusara Amitraghata"
Brhadrata was the last ruler of the Indian Mauryan dynasty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brhadrata"
Bukka (also known as Bukka Raya) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bukka" Inform your friends about shortopedia
Chand Kaur was mother of Nau Nihal Singh and wife of Kharak Singh and Maharani of Punjab. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chand Kaur"
The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. It was under the rule of Samudragupta's son, Chandragupta II (very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) spanning 375-413/15 AD, that the Gupta empire achieved its zenith. Chandragupta attained success by pursuing both a favorable marital alliance and an aggressive expansionist policy. In this his father and grandfather set the precedent. His name is Sanskrit for "protected by the moon". ...more on Wikipedia about "Chandragupta II"
Chandragupta Maurya (ruled 322– 298 BC), also known as Sandrokottos to the Greeks, was the founder of the first the Mauryan Empire.. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chandragupta Maurya"
Maharaja Chhatar Singh Rana was the ruler of Gohad Jat state in Madhya Pradesh, India. He became the ruler of Gohad after the fall of Bhim Singh Rana. Rana Bhim Singh had no son. Girdhar Pratap Singh became his successor in 1755. Girdhar Pratap Singh was son of Samant Rao Balju, a family friend of Rana Bhim Singh. Girdhar Pratap Singh could not rule Gohad for long as he died in 1757. His successor was Rana Chhatar Singh ( 1757- 1785). He was from Bamraulia gotra of Jats. He ruled Gohad state till 1785. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chhatar Singh"
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