12 Greatest Kings and Warriors in Indian History | Must Watch & Read

12 Greatest Kings and Warriors in Indian History | Must Watch & Read 1# Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC – 298 BC) : 2# Ashoka Maurya (304–232 BCE) : 3# Porus a.k.a. Puru : 4# Raja Raja Chola : 5# Kanishka I or Kanishka the Great: 6# Alha : 7# Prithvi Raj Chauhan : 8# Hemu a.k.a. Hemchandra Vikramaditya : 9# Maharana Pratap : 10# Shivaji (1674–1680 CE) : 11# Maharaja Ranjit Singh : 12# TIPU Sultan : Chandragupta Maurya https://g.co/kgs/P54wRa. was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. Chandragupta built one of the largest empires on the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta's life and accomplishments are described in ancient Greek, Hindu, Buddhist and Jain texts, but they vary significantly #ChandraguptaMaurya Ashoka, also known as Ashoka the Great, https://g.co/kgs/ZhVnCq was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. A grandson of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia. #AshokaMaurya Porus or Poros, https://g.co/kgs/uHXtjx was an ancient Indian king, whose territory spanned the region between the Hydaspes and Acesines, in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. He is only mentioned in Greek sources. #Porus #Puru Rajaraja I, born Arulmoli Varman, often described as Rajaraja the Great, was a Chola emperor and https://g.co/kgs/cbYdg6 was the most powerful king in south at his time chiefly remembered for reinstating the Chola power and ensuring its supremacy in south India and Indian Ocean. #RajaRajaChola Kanishka I, or Kanishka the Great, https://g.co/kgs/YEj4qB an emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century, is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant of Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, Kanishka came to rule an empire in Gandhara extending to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. #KanishkaI #KanishkatheGreat Alha was a legendary general of the Chandel king Paramardideva, https://g.co/kgs/P1w1Lw who fought Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182 CE, immortalised in the Alha-Khand ballad. #Alha Prithviraja III, popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan https://g.co/kgs/KyNM6b or Rai Pithora was a king from the Chahamana dynasty. He ruled Sapadalaksha, the traditional Chahamana territory, in present-day north-western India #PrithviRajChauhan Hemu was a Hindu king who previously served as a general and Chief Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri dynasty during a period in Indian history when the Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across North India. https://g.co/kgs/s3sBfq #HemchandraVikramaditya Pratap Singh I, popularly known as Maharana Pratap, https://g.co/kgs/zo9khq was a Hindu Rajput king of Mewar. He was titled as "Mewari Rana" and was notable for his military resistance against the expansionism of the Mughal Empire and is known for his participation in the Battle of Haldighati and the Battle of Dewair. #MaharanaPratap Shivaji Bhonsale I, also referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji, https://g.co/kgs/Kg94nE was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire #Shivaji Maharaja Ranjit Singh, popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", https://g.co/kgs/TZPTNe was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye #MaharajaRanjitSingh Tipu Sultan, also known as Tipu Sahab or the Tiger of Mysore, https://g.co/kgs/5FCC6G was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India and a pioneer of rocket artillery. #TIPUSultan