Unsung Warriors

India is the land of brave Warriors. There have been many such Heroes on the blessed land of India who have presented unique examples of his Bravery time to time with their strength & might. We know most of brave heroes. Bur there are most of brave heroes whom we don’t know. In this blog we study about that unsung Warriors.

1. Porus

Porus was the Great Warrior & king of ancient India. His territory spanned the region between Jhelum & Chenab River in the Punjab Region of the Indian Subcontinent. This Story is 2000 years old. When Alexander was out to win the world. Alexander Crossed the mountains of Hindkush & Reached the bank of River Jhelum at Punjab. Alexander had thousands of army wheares Porus had few soldiers, Horses & big amount of elephants. Despite this, Porus Destroyed Alexander’s army. As a result of this war, Alexander’s dream of winning the world was only a dream & he had to return. Who won this war is not clear. Different historians give different arguments on this.

2. Baba Deep Singh

Baba Deep Singh is revered among the Sikhs as one of the most revered holy martyrs & a highly religious figure. He was born on 26 January 1682 at Amritsar, Punjab. Baba Deep Singh was a great warrior. He was the only early warriors of history, who despite beheaded in war, kept fighting on the palm keeping it in their hands. Yes this is true Story, He fought battle with his head on his palm. This is the Story of 1757. When Ahmed Shah Abdali reached Amritsar to destroy ‘ Shri Harmandir Sahib’. In this war he is 75 years old. Everyone was shocked after seeing Baba Deep Singh’s bravery on that day. In this battle Baba Deep Singh kill countless enemies & then suddenly the Mughal Commander Jamal Khan landed in front of him. There was long war between them & then both cut eachother heads. But after this , the body of Baba Deep Singh stood up without head & he lifted his head on his palm & started walking towards Shri Harmandir Sahib, while killing enemies with his sword. Finally Baba Deep Singh ji reached Shri Harmandir Sahib & offered his head in circumambulation & gave up his life.

3. Alha & Udal

Alha & Udal was the legendary general of the Chandel king Paramardideva ( also known as Parmal).Alha & Udal were children of the Dasraj,a successful commander of the army of Chandel king Parmal. Alha & Udal were the one of the strongest warriors in history. They fought against Prithviraj Chauhan in 1182. According to Hindu Mythology they had blessings to be immortal from Lord Sharda. As they defeat whole army of prithviraj chauhan.

4. Takshak

Muhamad bin Quasim invaded India in 712 AD. He was extremely cruel & tyrannical. He did not leave a single youth alive in his attack. Takshak was the first warrior in history who rage his voice against ‘Jihad’. Takshak was the chief general of King Nagbhut if Kannauj. Takshak was a very brave soldier. He was brave enough to cut the head of an elephant with a sword. Kannauj was a strong kingdom so that’s reason Arabians attacks on them many times. In 733 battle Takshak kill thousands of enemies but he dead in this war. The result of this war was , After that no other invader from Arabia dared to attack for almost 300 years.

5. Maharana Amar Singh

Maharana Amar Singh Sisodiya was the 14th King of Mewar dynasty of Sisodiya Rajputs. He was the eldest son of Great King Maharana Pratap. His capital was Udaipur. Maharana Amar Singh was admired for his Bravery, Valour, Leadership & Sense of Justice. He fought Battle of Haldighati, Battle of Diveri & many other battles with his father Maharana Pratap. After the death of Maharana Pratap he fought 18 battles against Mughal Empire & won back many forts with chittor. He got ‘Chakraveer‘ titel for his Bravery.

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Vishal Thakur
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