GREAT KINGS AND QUEENS OF INDIA By Swapnil Kha

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GREAT KINGS AND QUEENS OF INDIA


By Swapnil Kha

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Intro

• Here are some of the greatest Kings and queens of
  Historic India.

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Vikramaditya

• An ideal king who was as wise as he was brave and
  strong. Matchless in war and matchless in
  forgiveness, an excellent ruler, he won the
  hearts of his people. Vikramaditya means the Sun
  of Valour, that is, one who is powerful as the
  Sun.

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YUDHISHTIRA

• The eldest of the Pandava brothers, the heroes of
  the great epic,the Mahabharata. Yudhishtira lived
  for justice, and patiently suffered humiliation
  and exile.

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JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI

• The great heroine of the First war of India
  Freedom. She lived for only twenty-two years. She
  became a widow in her eighteenth year. Jhansi, of
  which she was the queen, was in the grip of the
  cunning, cruel British. She was the embodiment of
  patriotism, self-respect and heroism.

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SHIVAJI

• Shivaji was born in the fort of Shivneri in 1630.
  The hero who escaped from the prison of the
  Mughal Emperor himself, to become the ruler of a
  kingdom devoted to Dharma and the service of the
  people.

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DILEEPA

• An illustrions king of the solar dynasty
• an ancestor of Sri Rama. Though ren-
• owned for his valour, Dileepa tended the
• celestial cow Nandini like a cowherd. In
• an ultimate act of pity, he offered himself as
  food to a lion to protect Nandini.

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Harischandra

• With his vow to remain truthful at all times,
  Harischandra successfully faced the rigorous,
  hard times.

• The story of Harischandra is of perennial
  interest. The story will last for as long a time
  as the value of truth lasts.

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Ashoka

• The Wheel, which adorns the flag of free
  India, has kept His memory green. Lord of a vast
  empire, after a great victory on the battlefield
  he grew sick of violence and took an oath never
  to fight again..

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KELADI CHENNAMMA

• She ruled over a small state, Keladi, for twenty
  five years (1671-1696), but proved herself a
  great and heroic queen. She faced the wrath of
  the mighty Aurangazeb, and gave shelter to
  Rajaram, Shivaji's son.

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KHARVELA

• A great king of Kalinga who ruled twenty- one
  centuries ago. Coming to the throne when the
  state was in distress, he brought confidence and
  self-respect to the people.

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HAKKA-BUKKA

• Hakka was the first ruler of the famous kingdom
  of Vijayanagar, and Bukka, his brother, the
  second ruler. They opposed the mighty Sultan of
  Delhi and brought unity and freedom to south
  India.

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Quiz TIME !
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• What does the name Vikramaditya mean?
• The sun of Valour
• 2. Who was the eldest of the Pandava Brothers?
• YUDHISHTIRA
• Who was the queen of the first war of India's
  freedom?
• JHANSI LAKSHMI BAI
• 4. What year was Shivaji born ?
• 1630
• 5. Which king pitied a cow?
• Dileepa
• 6. Who ruled the state of Keladi ?
• Keladi Chennama
• 7. Which king represents the wheel of the Indian
  Flag?

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