List of Indian warriors

This is a list of Indian warriors (both legendary and historical figures).

Contents 1 Ancient warriors 1.1 Surya Vanshi 1.2 Chandra Vanshi 1.2.1 3000 BC - 2000 BC 1.2.2 500 BC - 0 AD 1.3 Maurya Empire 1.4 Chola Empire 2 Medieval warriors 2.1 Medieval Cholas 2.2 Pallavas 2.3 Cheras 2.4 Vijaya Nagara Emperor 2.5 Maratha warriors 2.6 Delhi Sultanate 2.7 Mughals 2.8 Sikh warriors 2.9 Mysore

Ancient warriors

(Legendary Warriors)

Surya Vanshi

• Dasharatha - king of Ayodhya and father of Lord Rama from the epic Ramayana
• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sagara
• Hanuman
• Lava & Kusha (Sons of Rama, they defete Lakshmana)

Chandra Vanshi

• Gadhi
• Khsetravridha - established the Kingdom of Kashi
• yayati
• Pururavas- the first king of the Aila dynasty or the Somavamsha
• Yadu
• Kashyap
• Nahush
• Bharata - Bharatvarsha called so after him.

3000 BC - 2000 BC

dated to approximation by Archaeological Survey of India based on relics found at Kurukshetra

• Bhishma
• Krishna
• Pandavas
• Abhimanyu
• Karna
• Arjuna
• Bhima

500 BC - 0 AD

• Mahapadma Nanda, first king and founder of Nanda Dynasty

Maurya Empire

• Chandragupta Maurya
• Ashoka

Chola Empire

• Karikala Chola (270 BC), the greatest among the early Chola kings.

Medieval warriors

• Chandragupta II, ruler of Gupta Empire
• Alha, independent warrior - who beats prithviraj chauhan in a battle
• Prithviraj Chauhan, a Rajput king of medieval India.
• Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya or Hemu the Brahmin warrior with continuous 22 wins from Punjab to Bengal
• Gurdan Saini, a noted Rajput General and martyr of medieval India. Led the army of Rana Hamir.
• Rana Sanga, a warrior from Sisodia clan of Rajput.
• Rana Kumbha
• Maharana Pratap
• Raja Mansingh of Dhundar / Jaipur
• Vikram Singh Jadoun /AWAGARH

Medieval Cholas

• Rajaraja Chola I, the greatest emperor of the Tamil Chola Empire 985 -1014 AD
• Rajendra Chola I, the great Chola emperor 1012 -1044 AD

Pallavas

• Mahendravarman I, the great Tamil Pallava Empire 571 -630 AD
• Narasimhavarman I, the greatest Tamil Pallava emperor, builder of Mahabalipuram 630 -668 AD

Cheras

• Cheran Senguttuvan, the great Tamil Chera emperor known as "Imaya Varamban" (He who has the Himalayas as his boundary) 110 -165 AD

Vijaya Nagara Emperor

• Krishnadevaraya, the great emperor of Vijayanagara Empire 1500-1536 AD

Maratha warriors

• Shahaji Bhonsle
• Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire.
• Chattrapati Sambhaji
• Tanaji Malusare
• Peshwa Bajirao
• Santaji Ghorpade
• Dhanaji Jadhav
• Khanderao Dabhade
• Mahadji Scindhia( Shinde )
• Malharao Holkar
• Rani Lakshmibai
• Tatia Tope
• Tarabai
• Ahilyabai Holkar

Delhi Sultanate

• Qutb-ud-din Aybak, Indian Ruler.
• Alauddin Khilji, one of the most powerful rulers of the Khilji dynasty
• Muhammad bin Tughluq, ruler of Tughlaq dynasty

Mughals

• Humayun
• Akbar the Great
• Shah Jahan, famed for having constructed the Taj Mahal
• Aurangzeb, powerful ruler of india.

Sikh warriors

• Guru Gobind Singh ji, Sikh guru.
• Banda Singh Bahadur
• Maharaja Ranjit Singh
• Hari Singh Nalwa, 19th century Sikh general.

Mysore

• Hyder Ali, great warrior from Mysore.
• Tipu Sultan, great freedom fighter.