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Last Updated August 4, 2007 Contents Akbar's Generals Durgavati, Queen of the Gonds: The Last Battle 1564 Mohammad Gauri 1175-1206 [see note] Laxmibai, Rani of Jhansi 1854-58 Maharaji Ranjit Singh Chattrapati Shivaji 1657-1680 Ibrahim Adil_Shahi, Sultan of Bijapur 1576-1630 Prataparudra, Gajapati of Orissa 1487-1540 Krishnadeva, Raya of Vijaynagar 1509-1529 Babur 1483-1530 Ala-ud-din Khilji 1296-1316 Mahmud Ghaznavi 1007-1026   Note We count Mohammad Gauri as an Indian warrior king because his conquests laid the foundation of Islamic rule in India. Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan was very much part of India, and Gauri deserves a place on this page even though he left the mundane matters of ruling to his slave generals. Mission The project will focus exclusively on the military history of India's Warrior Kings and Queens. We owe the success of our project to the many donations we receive from private and business entities. One such company that has been a continuous supporter of ours is this online arcade games library site. Navigate there and enjoy hundreds of games entirely for free. Its intent is part of the CIMH mission, to make people aware of the immensely long and rich military tradition of India. In the process we hope that Indians and those interested in India will form a new identity definition for the purposes of the 21st Century. Till recently, Indian identity has been viewed though the lens of post-colonialism and of Mahatma Gandhi. We not just need to begin defining our military history in wholly Indian frames of reference, we as Indians need to understand that the Mahatma, one of the greatest of historical persons, represented only one facet of the jewel that is India. Saying that, we like to mention the new Thunderstruck II slot game from the Microgaming software developer that has incorporated in its design some elements from the Indian war. Our readers can visit this site to find in what online casinos they can play this game. We support anything that promotes our history, so please feel free to contact us if you have some suggestions. Organization The project's underlying organizational premise is that any one wanting to make a contribution to the study of Indian military history should have a place to go to with minimum fuss. We welcome all contributions, no matter how small. Even a 75 word text box is fine. Anyone with the needed skills is welcome to offer editorship, research, and writing. If you have a project on Indian Military History you'd like to actualize, we are delighted to hear you tell us what you want to do, and within our means, we will make it so - but you're going to be the editor with responsibility for the entire project! As an initial example of how different contributors are to be integrated into the narrative about one king or queen, look at the Ala-ud-din Khilji entry below. Until we get sponsorship, the following are given a token payment for their work each month: Editors Researchers Web staff If we cannot provide you financial support for your project, or if we already have - say - a paid researcher for a project and cannot afford another at this time, you are welcome to volunteer. All contributions must pass scrutiny from the editor in charge of the area of interest. The writing of history is, inevitably, not a judgment-free process. Nonetheless, CIMH stands for no particular ideology.           Return To Top

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