Hemu

Hemu
Maharaja Hemchandra Vikramaditya
A posthumous portrait of Hemu
Rule	7 October 1556– 5 November 1556
Coronation	7 October 1556
Predecessor	Adil Shah Suri
Successor	Akbar
Born	1501 Alwar, Rajasthan
Died	5 November 1556 Panipat, Haryana
Regnal name Vikramaditya
Father	Rai Puran Das
Religion	Hinduism

Hemu (/ˈheɪˌmuː/; also known as Hemu Vikramaditya and Hemchandra Vikramaditya; died 5 November 1556) was an Indian emperor who previously served as a general and Wazir of Adil Shah Suri of Sur Empire during a period in Indian history when Mughals and Afghans were vying for power across North India. He fought Afghan rebels across North India from Punjab to Bengal and Mughal forces of Humayun and Akbar in Agra and Delhi, winning 22 battles for Adil Shah Suri.

Hemu claimed royal status after defeating Akbar's Mughal forces on 7 October 1556 in the Battle of Delhi and assumed the title of Vikramaditya that had been adopted by many Indian kings and emperors in the past. A month later, Hemu was wounded by a chance arrow and captured unconscious during the Second Battle of Panipat and was subsequently beheaded by Akbar, who took the title of Ghazi.