The land of India has given birth to many great kings who have not only ruled but also shaped the history of India. Who doesn’t like History, I find India’s history is very interesting and I get very excited to know more about it. You heard it right guys, today’s article is on the Top 10 Most Fearsome Kings Of India. Let’s get to know about these kings and their history.
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| Akshardham temple, Delhi |
On number 1 we have- “Maharana Amar Singh” Guys Maharana Amar Singh, was the eldest son of Maharana Pratap and he was born in year 1559 in Chitor, Same year when his grandfather Uday Singh laid the foundation of Udaipur Maharana Amar Singh was the 13th ruler of Mewar Dynasty of Sisodiya Rajputs and he was given training in military warfare and weapons since he was a kid and that resulted in Maharani Amar Singh fighting and winning many battles alongside his father and becoming a great warrior of that era. Guys its been said that Amar Singh killed Sultan Khan the commander of Mughal empire and won the territories of Mewar, famously known as the Battle of Dewar.
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| Maharana Amar Singh |
He became the real king of Mewar and won many battles against Mughals. But in year 1615 Amar Singh signed a treaty with Mughals to end the war and after five years he died in year 1620. Such was his empire.
On number 2 we have- “Tipu Sultan” Tipu sultan was born in year 1750 at Devnahalli, In present day it’s a rural district of Bangalore. During that time Hyder Ali, the father of Tipu sultan was the ruler of the kingdom of Mysore who taught Tipu sultan everything from Urdu, Farsi, Arabic, Quran, Kannada and apart from all this shooting and fencing too.
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| Tippu sultan |
On number 3 we have- “Samrat Hem Chandra” Hindu ruler of our very own Delhi, he was the ruler of Delhi from 1501 to 1555. Samrat Hem Chandra also known as Hemu was the general of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty in 16th century CE,
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| Samrat Hem Chandra |
On number 4 we have- “Rajendra Chola” Chola empire of south India, present day Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and some parts of Karnataka and Telangana is where all he ruled in south India. He became the greatest and the only warrior of that time by conquering territories outside India; parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives. It’s said that he was one of the greatest emperor, He also made the Chola empire, India’s most powerful empire. He have marked his foot prints.
Brihadeeswarar temple in Gangaikonda Cholapuram |
On number 5 we have- “Shivaji Bhonsle” Chhatrapthi Shivaji also known as Shivaji bhonsle was one of the greatest warrior and king of all time. Shivaji bhonsle established the Maratha empire under the nose of Mughals. It’s been said that one time Shivaji went to war with Mughals, Bijapur sultanate, Golkanda sultanate and even European colonial powers at the same time to strongly build the Maratha empire. Shivaji was born in Shivneri near the city of Junnar, present day Pune. Till today Feb 19th is celebrated as Shivaji Jayanti as a holiday. Shivaji built and run the Maratha empire in a very disciplined and well-structured administration. Its been said that Shivaji was famous for his unparalleled “Guerilla tactics” and won many wars against his enemies. He laid a strong foundation later on which Baji Rao handled the pride and power of Maratha empire.
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| Shivaji Bhonsle |
On number 6 we have- “Peshwa bajirao” Peshwa baji rao served as a general to Maratha Chhatrapati shahu from year 1720 till death. Baji Rao was born in year 1720 in the Bhat family, his father Balaji Vishwanath was the first peshwa of Maratha empire, and at the age of 20 Baji Rao was named the new peshawa of maratha empire. It’s been said that in his battle career of 20 years Baji rao never lost a battle. As we are talking about the number he fought 35 battles. At the age of 12 he fought in his first battle, Baji rao is famous for his tactical innovation and he became the number 1 battle strategist at his time. Battle of palkhed was baji rao’s masterpiece of battle strategy against the Mughals and rest is history. Even though he was a general he was treated as a king and that’s why I included him in this list.
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| Peshwa Bajirao |
On number 7 we have- “Maharaj Ranjeet Singh” Ruler of Sikh Empire Maharaja Ranjeet Singh, I am sure guys you must have heard about him if not then we will tell you. Maharaja Ranjeet Singh was born in the year 1780 in Gujranwala’s Majha region of Punjab present day Pakistan. Rajnjeet singh ruled northwest Indian in the 19th century and he fought his first battle at the age of 10 alongside his father. After his father’s death he fought many battles to expel the afghans, the battle of 1813, 1823, 1834 and 1837 which made afghans runaway from India and he was named the maharaja of Punjab. Not just this, Maharaja Ranjeet singh introduced many new reforms like modernization, investment in infrastructure, general prosperity You guys wont believe but his Khalsa army had Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims and even Europeans.
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| Maharaj Ranjeet Singh |
Let’s move forward on number 8 we have- “SAMUDRAGUPTA” Samudragupta was the ruler of gupta empire and it’s been said that samudragupta is also known as the founder of gupta era. Samudragupta’s unique tactical abilities in the war gave him the name of “The Napoleon of India”. Samduragupta ruled major parts of India for 40 years. People used to say that he was not just a great warrior but also brilliant diplomat and administrator and other than this he was interested in literature and art. Samduragupta’s empire was so strong that he had 3 different coins made under his SAMUDRAGUPTA.
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| SAMUDRAGUPTA COIN |
On number 9 we have- “Chandragupta Maurya” Founder of Maurya Empire the great Chandragupta Maurya was born in C. 340 BCE and its been said that he was hand picked and counselled by the great Chanakya The author of Arthashastra. Chandragupta latermade the largest empire on india’s subcontinents and later he renounced it all and became a monk and started following Jainism. Chandragupta and his teacher Chanakya made an army together during the time of war because Alexandra the great attacked on India’s northwest subcontinents with his army. Chandragupta and Chanakya made alliance with the local rulers of those areas and in coming 2 years he defeated all the Greek ruled cities and build a strong Maurya empire which was handled by his son Bindusara.
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| Ancient beginnings 320BC-1600AD |
Finally on number 10 we have- “Ashoka the Great” Ashoka is the greatest Indian emperor of all time and ruled on almost all the subcontinents of India. Ashoka was the ruler of Maurya dynasty, son of Bindusara and Grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. He ruled India from C. 268 RO 232 BCE, now I don’t know how to calculate the years but I think it’s roughly around 30-35 years. It’s been said that Ashoka’s commanding power, personality, military tactics made him the greatest emperor of all time. Maurya empire’s army even said that Ashoka started as a ruthless conquering emperor and if it wasn’t for renunciation he would’ve become even greater than Alexander the great. But his path was different and years of bloodshed and ruthless killing changed him into a pacifist and after he conquered kalinga, present day Odhisa. He started practicing buddhism.
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| Ashoka the Great |
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