Hemu

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Hindu ruler historical figure king military commander

Hemu, also known as Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, was a 16th-century Hindu general and king who briefly established himself as a powerful ruler in North India during the decline of the Sur Empire before being defeated by the Mughals.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Hemu canonical	6
Hemu (Hem Chandra Vikramaditya)	1
Hemu Vikramaditya	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ military commander ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hem Chandra ⓘ Hemu ⓘ surface form: Hemu Vikramaditya
ascendedThroneIn	Delhi ⓘ
battle	Second Battle of Panipat ⓘ
capital	Delhi ⓘ
causeOfDeath	execution after capture ⓘ
centuryActive	16th century ⓘ
claimedTitle	Vikramaditya ⓘ
conflict	Mughal–Sur Wars ⓘ surface form: Mughal–Sur conflicts
dateOfBattle	5 November 1556 ⓘ
ethnicity	Indian ⓘ
fullName	Hem Chandra Vikramaditya ⓘ
historicalEra	Mughal period ⓘ surface form: Early modern period of India
legacy	remembered as a capable Hindu general opposing Mughal expansion ⓘ
militarySpecialization	artillery and field tactics ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the last Hindu kings to rule Delhi before the Mughals ⓘ briefly establishing independent rule in North India ⓘ leading Afghan forces against the Mughals ⓘ
occupationBeforeKingship	administrator in the Sur Empire ⓘ military commander ⓘ
opponent	Akbar ⓘ Bairam Khan ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
outcomeOfSecondBattleOfPanipat	defeat and capture by the Mughals ⓘ
periodOfRule	brief reign in 1556 ⓘ
placeOfDeath	near Panipat ⓘ
politicalContext	decline of the Sur Empire ⓘ
predecessorState	Sur Empire ⓘ
regionRuled	northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleUnderSurEmpire	administrator ⓘ general ⓘ
royalTitle	Hem Chandra Vikramaditya ⓘ
servedUnder	Sikandar Adil Shah ⓘ surface form: Adil Shah Suri
socialBackground	non-royal origin ⓘ
supportedBy	Afghan nobility ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panipat → combatant → Hemu ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Battle of Panipat

Bairam Khan → opponent → Hemu ⓘ

Second Battle of Panipat → opponentOf → Hemu ⓘ

Second Battle of Panipat → commandedBy → Hemu ⓘ

Second Battle of Panipat → defeated → Hemu ⓘ

Second Battle of Panipat → belligerentLeader → Hemu ⓘ

Hemu → alsoKnownAs → Hemu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hemu Vikramaditya

Mughal–Sur Wars → participant → Hemu ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hemu (Hem Chandra Vikramaditya)