After his father died, he fought several wars to expel the Afghans in his teenage years and was proclaimed as the “Maharaja of Punjab” at age 21. He fought his first battle alongside his father at age 10. He survived smallpox in infancy but lost sight in his left eye. Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or “Lion of Punjab”, was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. Ranjit Singh is one of The most powerful Indian Rulers in History Ranjit Singh is ranked 33rd among the most Famous Indian Rulers (male or female) of all time. His biography has been translated into 46 different languages of Wikipedia. With an Historical Popularity Index (HPI) of 59.69, the Maharaja Ranjit Singh is ranked 27th among the most Famous Indian Kings of all time. From 1720 to 1722 he helped the new Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah eliminate the Sayyid brothers and was rewarded by being elevated to the grand viziership from 1722 to 1724. From 1719 onwards he was involved in combating the intrigues of the Sayyid brothers. When Aurangzeb’s third son Bahadur Shah ultimately emerged victorious, Asaf Jah was rotated as governor of multiple Mughal provinces until 1714, when he was created Viceroy of the Deccan with authority over six Mughal provinces in southern India from 1714 to 1719. Following the death of Aurangzeb in 1707, Asaf Jah refused to favour any one of Aurangzeb’s warring sons and as such remained neutral. He began his career as a favorite of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who made him a general. Mir Qamar-ud-din Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (11 August 1671 – 1 June 1748) also known as Chin Qilich Qamaruddin Khan, Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah and Nizam I, was the 1st Nizam of Hyderabad. Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (Credit: Alamy) After Sambhaji’s death, his brother Rajaram I succeeded him as the next Chhatrapati and continue the Mughal–Maratha Wars. He was betrayed and brutally tortured and executed by Aurangzeb. He defended Maratha territory for 9 years until his death. Sambhaji’s rule was largely shaped by the ongoing wars between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire, as well as other neighbouring powers such as the Siddis, Mysore and the Portuguese in Goa. ![]() He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Sambhaji Bhosale ( – 11 March 1689) was the second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire, ruling from 1681 to 1689. ![]() Sambhaji is ranked 36th among the most famous Indian rulers (male or female) of all time. ![]() His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. His Historical Popularity Index (HPI) is 58.48. According to the Historical Popularity Index (HPI), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj is ranked 29th among the most famous kings of India.
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