List of top 100 kingdom & king for promoters of sanatam dharma in india & worldwide?
Here’s a list of some of the most significant kingdoms and kings who have been promoters of Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism) in India and worldwide throughout history.
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Ancient Indian Kingdoms & Kings
- Ikshvaku Dynasty – King Harishchandra, Lord Rama
- Suryavanshi Dynasty – King Dasharatha, Lord Rama
- Chandravanshi Dynasty – King Yayati, Lord Krishna
- Maurya Empire – Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, Emperor Ashoka (after Kalinga War promoted Dharma)
- Gupta Empire – Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
- Kushan Empire – King Kanishka (Patron of Hinduism & Buddhism)
- Pallava Dynasty – King Narasimhavarman I, Mahendravarman I
- Chola Dynasty – Rajaraja Chola I, Rajendra Chola I
- Pandya Dynasty – King Nedunjeliyan, Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan
- Chera Dynasty – King Senguttuvan
- Satavahana Empire – King Gautamiputra Satakarni
- Vakataka Dynasty – King Pravarasena I
- Rashtrakuta Empire – King Amoghavarsha
- Chalukya Dynasty – Pulakesin II, Vikramaditya II
- Kakatiya Dynasty – King Prataparudra
- Yadava Dynasty – King Ramachandra
- Hoysala Dynasty – King Vishnuvardhana
- Pandyas of Tamil Nadu – Sundara Pandyan
- Vijayanagara Empire – Harihara I, Bukka Raya I, Krishnadevaraya
- Ahom Kingdom – King Suhungmung
Medieval Indian Kingdoms & Kings
- Rajput Kingdoms – King Prithviraj Chauhan, Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga, Maharana Pratap
- Mewar Kingdom – Bappa Rawal, Maharana Pratap
- Maratha Empire – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Shahu
- Sikh Empire – Guru Gobind Singh (Hindu-Sikh unity), Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- Gajapati Kingdom (Odisha) – Kapilendra Deva
- Mithila Kingdom – King Janaka (Father of Sita Devi)
- Travancore Kingdom – Marthanda Varma, Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
- Mysore Kingdom – Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
- Koch Kingdom (Assam & Bengal) – Maharaja Naranarayan
- Bastar Kingdom – King Pravir Chandra Bhanj Deo
Promoters of Sanatan Dharma Outside India
- Greater Nepal & Gurkha Kingdom – King Prithvi Narayan Shah
- Bali (Indonesia) – King Dharmodayana Warmadewa
- Majapahit Empire (Indonesia) – King Hayam Wuruk
- Srivijaya Empire (Indonesia, Malaysia) – King Sri Jayanasa
- Khmer Empire (Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand) – King Jayavarman II
- Champa Kingdom (Vietnam) – King Bhadravarman
- Siam (Thailand) – King Ramkhamhaeng
- Tibetan Empire – King Trisong Detsen (Patron of Buddhism, Hindu influence)
- Sri Lanka (Ravana’s Lanka) – King Ravana, King Parakramabahu
- Mauritius Hindu Leadership – Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
- Hindu Kings of Fiji – Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (Later converted)
- Caribbean Hindu Promoters – Dr. Cheddi Jagan (Guyana)
- Hindu Leaders of South Africa – S. Radhakrishna Chetty
- Trinidad & Tobago Hindu Leaders – Bhadase Sagan Maraj
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More Influential Kings of India & Abroad
- King Bhoja (Paramara Dynasty, Malwa)
- Raja Raja Chola I (Great temple builder)
- Krishna Deva Raya (Vijayanagar)
- Martanda Varma (Travancore)
- Jai Singh II (Jaipur, astronomical advancements)
- Raghunath Singh of Nepal
- Narasimhavarman II (Pallava)
- Mahipala (Pala Empire)
- Lakshmanasena (Sena Dynasty)
- Ballala Sena (Bengal)
- Govinda III (Rashtrakuta)
- Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala)
- Rudrama Devi (Kakatiya, female warrior queen)
- Bappa Rawal (Mewar)
- Mahendravarman (Pallava)
- Rajendra Chola II
- Ramachandra Yadava
- Chhatrasal Bundela (Madhya Pradesh)
- Kharavela (Kalinga)
- Chandragupta II Vikramaditya (Gupta Empire)
- Skandagupta (Last strong Gupta ruler)
- Rudradeva (Kakatiya Dynasty)
- Suheldev (Raja of Shravasti, fought Mahmud of Ghazni)
- Puru (Puru Dynasty, fought Alexander)
- Jayachandra (Kannauj, rival of Prithviraj Chauhan)
- Mahadeva Pandyan (Tamil Nadu)
- Srivallabha Pandyan
- Kakustha (Ikshvaku)
- Vikramaditya I (Chalukya)
- Nandivarman II (Pallava)
- Harsha Vardhana (Pushyabhuti Dynasty)
- Mahendrapala I (Gurjara-Pratihara)
- Mihira Bhoja (Pratihara)
- Someshvara I (Western Chalukya)
- Karikala Chola
- Rajadhiraj Chola
- Adityan Chola
- Mahendra Varma Pallava
- Virupaksha Raya (Vijayanagar)
- Devaraya I (Vijayanagar)
- Devaraya II (Vijayanagar)
- Maharaja Chhatrasal (Bundelkhand)
- Veer Ballala III (Hoysala)
- Trilochanapala (Shahi Kingdom, Afghanistan)
- Bhojadeva (Malwa)
- Narasimhavarman I (Pallava)
- Vasudeva Kanva (Kanva Dynasty)
- Veera Kerala Varma (Kerala)
- Jayasimha Siddharaja (Solanki)
- Bhaskaravarman (Kamrupa)
- Madhava Varma (Andhra)
- Rudradaman I (Saka ruler promoting Sanskrit)
- Jayapida (Karkota Dynasty, Kashmir)
- Lalitaditya Muktapida (Karkota, Kashmir)
- Someshvara II (Western Chalukya)
- Anangpal Tomar (Delhi Kingdom)
This list includes Hindu kings & empires who significantly promoted Sanatan Dharma through governance, temple building, Vedic education, and cultural preservation. Many of these rulers fought invaders and defended Dharma.
