Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya

He was a Hindu Emperor of India during the 16th century, in medieval times. This was one of the crucial periods in Indian history, when the Mughals and Afghans were desperately vying for power. The son of a Hindu priest, who later became a food seller, and himself a vendor of saltpeter at Rewari,he rose to become Chief of Army and Prime Minister of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty. He fought Afghan rebels across North India from the Punjab to Bengal and the Mughal forces of Akbar and Humayun in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles continuously, without a single setback. Hem Chandra acceded to the throne of Delhi on October 7, 1556, assuming the title of "Vikramaditya", which was earlier adopted by many Hindu kings since the Vedic times. His Rajyabhishek or coronation as Samrat was held at Purana Quila in Delhi. Hemu re-established the Hindu rule in North India, after over 350 years of Muslim rule. Some historians say, that this rule was on the pattern of a strong Hindu stateprevailing in South India for more than three centuries, known as 'Vijaynagar Empire'.