India: Rulers
Updated August 5, 2020 |
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- 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, 1998–2004)
- Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India (2004–2014)
- Narendra Modi, prime minister of India (2014– )
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