Kamat's Potpourri: History of India -- Royalty

Of Kings and Queens

Royalty in India though the Centuries

First Online: September 08,2001
Page Last Updated: April 07,2009

In today's democratic India, there are no kings, although the remnants of the royalty existing till India's independence in 1947 lingers on.

Emperor Ashoka Emperor Ashoka is be the first great statesman who spread peace in the world	The Wodeyars of Mysore
Hoysala Dynasty A brief note on the Hoysala dynasty that ruled parts of South India from 1000 A.D. to 1346 A.D. Includes discussion of their legacy in Indian art.	Akbar the Great Akbar, the greatest of the Moguls, stands tall among the kings who ruled India
Dynasties of the Deccan	Sword of Tippu Sultan Biography of Tippu Sultan on the occasion of the bi-centenary of his brave death
Jewels of Mysore Maharaja Pictures of historical jewelry that show the glory of former kings of Mysore.	Maratha King Shivaji A brief biography and a timeline of Shivaji who founded the powerful Maratha kingdom.

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