Thread by @VikasInExile

Great Hindu Warriors

#Thread , RT please🙏

#Mauryandynasty
A true example of power, strength and effective administration, it was the largest empire to have ever existed in India
Chandragupta Maurya and his grandson Ashoka were probably the most powerful kings of their time.

as Chandragupta had successfully defeated the most powerful of the successor states of Alexander.

#GautamiputraSatakarni
After the demise of the Mauryan empire, many new tribes from Northwestern India had settled in India. This included the Shakas (Western Kshatrapas),

the Pahlavas (Indo-Parthians), and the Yavanas (Indo-Greeks). Their advance was finally stopped by a warrior of the Satavahana dynasty. Known as the ‘Dakshinapatha-Pati’ or the Lord of Southern India, Gautamiputra Satakarni defeated the Shakas, Pahlavas, and Yavanas several times

#GuptaDynasty
If the Mauryan Age was the Golden age of India, then Guptas represented the Classical Age of India. 
Samadragupta and his son Chandragupta II were the ones who finally eliminated the Northwestern tribes that had settled in India and revived Hinduism.

Even the succeeding rulers like Kumaragupta and Skandagupta were powerful enough to ward off the invasions of the brutal Huns who had successfully ravaged the contemporary Roman empire.

#LalitadityaMuktapida
This underrated ‘Alexander of Kashmir’ was the most powerful Indian king of his time. He successfully defeated the coalition of Arabs and the Tibetans. The first Indian king to give befitting reply to invaders.

#Rashtrakutadynasty
The Rashtrakutas were the most dominant power in the entire subcontinent between 8th and 10th century AD. With a great line of succession like Krishna- I, Dhruva Dharavarsha, Govinda-III, Amoghavarsha I, Indra-III,

and Krishna-III, they asserted their supremacy over the entire India which is why this age is also referred to as the Imperial Age of Karnataka. They were the first Southern empire to cross the river Ganga.

#GurjaraPratiharas
One of the most powerful empires
It was the power of the Gurjara-Pratihara army that effectively barred the progress of the Muslims beyond the confines of Sindh, their first conquest for nearly three hundred years.

With a great line of succession which included Nagabhata I, Vatsaraja, Nagabhata II, Bhoja I, Mahendrapala I and Mahipala I, it became the most powerful empire of North India.

#Cholas
One of the longest surviving dynasties of India were the Cholas. When the barbarians were knocking the gates of Delhi in 1000 AD, South India was prospering under the reign of Rajaraja Chola and his son Rajendra Chola.

He was not only successful in curbing all the regional powers of South but he also successfully defeated the powerful kingdom of Palas to assume the title of Gangaikondachola (Chola who conquered the kingdoms near Ganga).Even the kingdoms of SEAsia paid tribute to this great king

#RanasofMewar
Regarded as ‘Hindupats’, they led the Rajput coalition forces from their ancestral seat of Chittor. With the Aravallis as the bastion, Rana Kumbha defeated all the advancing Muslim coalition forces of North India while Rana .

Pratap successfully defended his freedom from the mighty Mughal Akbar who commanded the most powerful army of the subcontinent

#KrishnadevaRaya
He was the most powerful king of the Indian peninsula before the Mughals. He inflicted several defeats on the Bahamani Sultans and the Gajapatis of Odisha and earned the title of ‘The destroyer of Turks’.

#Marathas
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj does not need any introduction. With his famous guerilla tactics and legendary escapes, he successfully carved the Maratha empire in spite of the presence of numerous powerful enemies like Sultan of Bijapur, Mughals, Portuguese etc.

This empire was successfully defended by his successors like Sambhaji, Tarabai etc. and finally, it became the most powerful empire of India during the time of Peshwa Bajirao Ballal.

Source
Quora, Ankit Pandey, Hindu history of India

@ThreadRoll 👆👆👆