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Spectrum Chart - 462 : Kings of India 2
1. Raja Bhoj – Raja Bhoj was an Indian
king from the Paramara dynasty. His kingdom was centered around the
Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara was located.
Bhoj fought wars with nearly all his neighbours in attempts to extend
his kingdom, with varying degrees of success.
2. Sambhaji Raje Bhosale - Sambhaji
Bhosale was the eldest son of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the founder of
the Maratha Empire. He was successor of the realm after his father's
death. Sambhaji's rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between
the Maratha kingdom and the Mughal Empire, as well as other
neighbouring powers such as the Siddis, Mysore and the Portuguese in
Goa.
3. Tipu Sultan - Tipu Sultan also known as
the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782
to 1799. He was also a scholar, soldier and poet. Tipu introduced
several new laws, including new coinage, a new lunisolar calendar and
a new land revenue system. He started the growth of the silk industry
in Mysore. Tipu succeeded to a large kingdom bordered by the Krishna
River in the north, the Eastern Ghats in the east and the Arabian Sea
in the west.
3. Hyder Ali - Hyder Ali Khan was the
sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India.
Though illiterate, Hyder Ali earned an important place in the history
of southern India for his administrative acumen and military skills.
His rule of Mysore was characterised by frequent warfare with his
neighbours and rebellion within his territories.
4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Maharaja Ranjit
Singh was the founder of the Sikh Empire, which came to power in the
Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. The
empire, based in the Punjab region, existed from 1799 to 1849. Ranjit
Singh successfully united the various Sikh misl and other local
kingdoms into the Sarkar-i-Khalsa. He defeated the Afghans, during
the Afghan-Sikh Wars. With the advent of the Sikh Empire under his
rule,the Sikhs experienced a cultural and artistic renaissance. He
was popularly known as Sher-i-Punjab, meaning "Lion of Punjab".
5. Raja Kharavela – Raja Kharavela was a
king of Kalinga in present-day Odisha, India. The best known king of
the Mahameghavahana dynasty, he ruled somewhere around first or
second century BCE. The main source of information about Kharavela is
his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. The inscription is undated, and
only 4 of its 17 lines are completely legible. The inscription
credits the king with several welfare activities, patronage of arts,
repair works and military victories.
6. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj -
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the founder of Maratha dynasty and a
warrior king of the Maratha. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the
Chhatrapati (Monarch) of his realm at Raigad. Shivaji Maharaj
established a competent and progressive civil rule with the help of a
disciplined military and well-structured administrative
organisations. He innovated military tactics, pioneering the
guerrilla warfare methods.
7. Raja Harishchandra – Harishchandra is
the 36th king of the Solar Dynasty, Surya Maharishi Gothram. His
legend is very popular and often told as a benchmark for an ideal
life. He was renowned for his piety and justice. Harishchandra had
two unique qualities. The first being, he kept his word and never
went back on what he uttered as a promise. The other being, he never
uttered a lie in his life.
8. Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj - Shahuji
Bhosle was the fourth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire created by
his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji. More popularly known as
Chattrapati Shahu. He was the son of the second Chhatrapati Sambhaji.
During his rule, he was the binding force of the Marathas. Shahuji
was instrumental in giving space to new talents irrespective of their
background. During his tenure almost all sections of society rose to
power.
9. Hakka & Bukka - Hakka and Bukka
were the first kings of the Vijayanagar Empire. Their real names were
Harihara and Bukkaraya. Three dynasties ruled over the Vijayanagar
Empire. The first of them was the Sangama Dynasty. Harihara and
Bukkaraya were the first two kings of that dynasty. Harihara founded
the Vijayanagar kingdom and Bukkaraya stretched it into an empire.
Hakka and Bukka are remembered for their heroic achievement. Hakka
and Bukka were incomparable warriors. They continued the freedom
struggle started by Veera Ballala and saved Hindu Dharma and culture
when they were in great danger.
10. Bappa Rawal - Bappa Rawal was the
eighth ruler of the Guhilot dynasty of Rajputs and founder of the
Mewar Dynasty in present-day Rajasthan, India. Bappa Rawal was one of
the most powerful and famous rulers of the Mewar dynasty. Although a
surviving Father of the Guhilot clan, Prince Kalbhoj (his actual
name) who came from Maitraka clan did not continue the family name of
seven generations when he came to the throne, instead, he established
the Rawal Dynasty, naming it for the kingdom he had just taken.
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