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India: Rulers

• Maurya, ancient Indian dynasty (c.325–c.183 B.C.)
• Asoka, Indian emperor (c.273–c.232 B.C.) of the Maurya dynasty
• Harsha, Indian emperor (606–47)
• Prithvi Raj, ruler of the Chauan dynasty of N. India (d. 1192)
• Mughal, Muslim empire in India (1526–1857)
• Babur, founder of the Mughal empire of India (1494–1530)
• Humayun, second Mughal emperor of India (1530–56)
• Sher Khan, Afghan ruler in N. India (1540–45)
• Akbar, Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605)
• Jahangir, Mughal emperor of India (1605–27)
• Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628–58)
• Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (1658–1707)
• Sivaji, Indian ruler, leader of the Marathas (1674–80)
• Shah Alam, Mughal emperor of India (1759–1806)
• Haidar Ali , Indian ruler (1761–82)
• Tippoo Sahib, Indian ruler, sultan of Mysore (1782–99)
• Warren Hastings, first governor general of British India (1774–84)
• Ranjit Singh, Indian maharaja, ruler of the Sikhs (1799–1839)
• Bahadur Shah II, last Mughal emperor of India (1837–57)
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader (1869–1948)
• Rajendra Prasad, first president of India (1950–62)
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher, president of India (1962–67)
• Varahagiri Venkata Giri, president of India (1969–74)
• Indira Gandhi, Indian political leader, prime minister (1966–77, 1980–84)
• Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India (1984–89)
• H. D. Deve Gowda, prime minister of India (1996–1997)
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister of India (1996, 1998–)

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