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9 Indian Rulers

India is proud to be the land of many brave rulers who ruled different regions of the
Indian subcontinents and the list of such rulers is endless.

Let us take a look at some of the greatest kings who ruled this land and name them.
Use the hints given below in the Clue Corner.

1 2 3

He is well known in History for Also known as Samraat He founded the Din-i-Ilahi
the Battle of Haldighat which Chakravarti, he reigned over which was based on the basic
he lost to Akbar but did not the Hindukush Mountains in principles of the Hinduism,
surrender and continued his Afghanistan to the Indian state Islam and Parsi.
combats till the end of his life. of Assam. ________________________
________________________ ________________________

4 5 6

He was the first Emperor to He was the founder of the Sikh He was a king of the Hindu
have united India into one Empire based in Punjab in the Chauhan Dynasty who is
state. With the chief advisor early half of the 19th century. remembered for having
Chanakya, he built a strong defeated Muhammad Ghori in
________________________
central administration and the first battle of Terrain in
economy. __________________ 1191. _____________________

Clue Corner

a) Ashoka the Great b) Maharana Pratap c) Ranjit Singh
d) Prithviraj Chauhan e) Chandragupta Maurya f) Akbar the Great

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