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List of monarchs of Punjab
Maharaja of Punjab | |
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Style | Maharaja Sultan Raja Nawab Sardar |
First monarch |
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Last monarch | Duleep Singh 1843–1849 (as Maharaja of Punjab) |
Formation | 11th century BC |
Abolition | 29 March 1849 |
Residence | Attock Fort Bhatinda Fort Rohtas Fort Akal Takht Takht Kesgarh Sahib Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Takht Sri Patna Sahib Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Derawar Fort Lahore Fort Phillaur Fort Darbar Mahal Pharwala Fort Qila Mubarak Multan Fort Sheikhupura Fort |
Appointer | Hereditary |
Pretender(s) | none (House extinct) |
This article lists the monarchs of Punjab from the ancient kingdom of Sindhu-Sauvīra around 1000 BC until the deposition of the Sikh Empire in 1849.[1]
Sindhu-Sauvīra
- Udayana or Udrayana or Rudrayana (6th to 5th century BC)
- Kesikumara (5th century BC)
Achaemenid Empire (513 – 338 BC)
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Name | Image | Comments | Dates |
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Darius I | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt. Cousin of Cambyses II and Bardiya. | 513–486 BC | |
Xerxes I | ![]() |
King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 486–465 BC |
Artaxerxes I | ![]() |
King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 465–424 BC |
Xerxes II | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt. Assassinated by his half-brother and successor, Sogdianus. | 424 BC (45 days) | |
Sogdianus | King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt | 424–423 BC | |
Darius II | ![]() |
King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt. His birth name was Ochus. | 423–405 BC |
Artaxerxes II | ![]() |
King of Persia. Ruling for 47 years, Artaxerxes II was the longest reigning Achaemenid king. His birth name was Arses. | 405–358 BC |
Artaxerxes III | ![]() |
King of Persia in addition to Pharaoh of Egypt, having re-conquered the land after it was lost during the reign of Artaxerxes II. His birth name was Ochus. | 358–338 BC |
Pauravas
- Porus (before 326 BC, probably 338 BC – between 321 and 315 BC)
Macedonian Empire (326 – 316 BC)
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Name | Reign | Succession | Life details |
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Alexander III "the Great" | 326 – 323 (3 years) |
Son of Philip II | 356 – 10/11 June 323 (aged 33) Conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire; died of illness at Babylon[2] |
Philip III Arrhidaeus | 323 – 317 (6 years) |
Son of Philip II; co-ruler with Alexander IV | c. 358 – 317 (aged 41)[3] Owing to his diminished mental capacity, Philip never ruled in his own right and instead went through a series of regents; executed by Olympias.[4] |
Alexander IV | 323 – 316 (7 years) |
Son of Alexander III; co-ruler with Philip III | 323 – 316 (aged 13) Due to his age, Alexander never ruled in his own right. Alexander III's mother, Olympias, guarded him until her execution in 316; murdered by Cassander.[4] |
Maurya Empire (322 – 184 BC)
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