Hemu

Timeline

1. c. 1545–1556Rewari · RewariTraditional accounts hold that he began in the saltpetre trade and supervision of market weights and measures, winning successive victories and rising to chancellor under Islam Shah and Adil Shah. After Humayun's death in early 1556, he led his army westward, seizing Agra and the Delhi region in succession, becoming North India's strongest anti-Mughal military leader.
2. 1556Delhi · DelhiAfter defeating the Mughal governor Tardi Beg near Tughlaqabad, he entered Delhi and took the ancient North Indian royal title Vikramaditya, briefly commanding the capital and the middle reaches of the Jumna River. He reigned as king for only about a month, and before establishing a stable administration was forced to march north to face battle.
3. 1556Panipat · PanipatPersonally riding the war elephant 'Hawai' to command the battle against the Mughal army, his flanks at one point gained the advantage. At the critical moment he was struck by an arrow in the eye and fell unconscious, his forces scattered, and he was captured and executed. The battle ended the Sur remnant's hopes of revival and secured Akbar's hold on North India. Mughal sources disagree on who actually struck off his head.