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Harsha
thumb|Empire ruled by Harsha, 7th century CE India Harshavardhana (; 4 June 590 – 647) was an emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India.
Sher Shah Suri
Founder of the Suri Empire in India (1472-1545)
Chakravartin
ancient Indian term used to refer to an ideal universal ruler
Kharavela
Kharavela was the emperor of Kalinga (present-day eastern coast of India) in the 2nd or 1st century BC. The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. The inscription is undated, only four of its 17 lines are completely legible, others unclear, variously interpreted and disputed by scholars. The inscription is written in Brahmi script with Jainism-related phrases recites a year by year record of his reign. He was a follower of Jainism.
Yasodharman
thumb|260px|The name File:Gupta allahabad shrii.jpg|14px14px16px10px14px Śrī Yaśodharmma ("Lord Yashodharman") in [[Gupta script in Line 4 of the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman-Vishnuvardhana.]] Yashodharman (Gupta script: 14px16px10px14px Ya-śo-dha-rmma, ) was a ruler of the Malava Empire in North India, from 515 until his death in 545. He belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty. He conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530–540 according to the Mandsaur pillar inscription.
Veera Ballala II
Hoysala king
Pravarasena I
vakataka emperor from 275 to 335