List of Hindus - Monarchs / National Leaders / Politicians

Monarchs / National Leaders / Politicians

Maurya Dynasty (324 BC-184 BC)

• Chandragupta Maurya (324 BC-301 BC)
• Bindusara Amitraghata (301 BC-269 BC)
• Ashoka Vardhana (269 BC-232 BC)
• Chanakya: Prime Minister to the Chandragupta Maurya

. Gupta Dynasty (319–543)

• Chandra Gupta I (319–335)
• Samudra Gupta (335–380)
• Chandra Gupta II (380–415)
• Kumara Gupta I (415–455)
• Skanda Gupta (455 -467)
• Buddha Gupta (467–499)

Pallava Dynasty

Chola Dynasty (1st century to 1279)

• Athiththa Chola (871–907 )
• Uththama Chola (973–985 )
• Rajaraja Chola I (985–1014 )
• Rajendra Chola I (1012–1044 )
• Rajadhiraja Chola I (1018–1054 )
• Kulothunga Chola I (1070–1120 )

Rajput Dynesty (700 to 1526)

• Prithvi Raj Chauhan(1149–1192)

Vijayanagar Empire Hakka Raya Bukka Raya Krishna Deva Raya Aliya Rama Raya

Maratha Emperors (1674–1818)

• Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674–1680)
• Sambhaji (1680–1688)
• Emperor Rajaram (1688–1700)
• Queen Tarabai (1700–1707)
• Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj (1707–1712)
• Balaji Vishwanath (1707–1720)
• Peshwa Bajirao I (1720–1740)
• Balaji Bajirao (1740–1761)
• Madhavrao Peshwa (1761–1772)
• Narayanrao Peshwa (1772–1773)
• Raghunath Rao (1773–1774)
• Baji Rao II (1796–1818)

Wodeyars of Mysore (1399–1950)

• Chamaraja Wodeyar IX (1868–1894)
• H.H. Vani Vilas Sannidhana, queen of Chamaraja Wodeyar IX served as regent from 1894 to 1902.
• (Nalvadi) Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV (1894–1940)
• Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur (1940–1950).

Nepal

• Prithvi Narayan Shah (1768–1775) ruler of Gurkha from 1743
• Pratap Singh Shah (1775–1777)
• Rana Bahadur Shah (1777–1799)
• Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva (1799–1816)
• Surendra Bikram Shah (1847–1881)
• Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1881–1911)
• Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah (1911–1955) first time
• Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah (1956–1972)
• Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1972–2001)
• Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001)
• Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (2001–2008) second time

Cambodia

• Jayavarman I (7th century)
• Suryavarman I (1002–1050)
• Udayadityavarman II (1050–1066)
• Suryavarman II (1113–1150)
• Dharanindravarman II (1150–1160)

Indonesia

• Gajah Mada Prime Minister of Majapahit,14th century
• Hayam Wuruk Ruler of Majapahit,14th century
• Sabdapalon Priest, advisor to king of Majapahit, 15th Century
• Jayabaya Ruler of Kediri, 12th Century
• Airlangga Ruler of Kediri

20th century

• A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: Gaudiya Vaishnava teacher and the founder-acharya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
• Mahatma Gandhi: Political and ideological leader of India
• C. Rajagopalachari, Ex-Governor General of India; writer & statesman
• Balgangadhar Tilak: National leader
• Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Ex-President, India
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan: Ex-President, India
• Bidhan Chandra Roy: Indian politician
• Devan Nair, Former President, Singapore
• S Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore
• Chidambaram Subramaniam, ex-Steel & Mines Minister of India; Bharat Ratna Awardee & 'Father of the Indian Green Revolution'
• Subramanian Swamy, Politician
• Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister of Education, Singapore (Sri Lankan Tamil ancestry).
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Ex. PM of India, Leader of BJP.
• L.K.Advani: Leader BJP
• Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, (Founder of Hindu Political Party Shivsena).
• Kamla Persad-Bissessar, First Female and Current Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Cheddi Jagan, First Hindu President of Guyana.
• Basdeo Panday, First Hindu Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Bharrat Jagdeo, Current President of Guyana.
• Sunita Williams

Military

• General O.P. Malhotra, Ex-Army Chief, Governor of Punjab, Social Worker
• Rakesh Sharma, first Indian astronaut
• Shashindra Pal Tyagi, chief of Indian Air Force