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The current head of state of India is Droupadi Murmu, elected in 2022 after being nominated by the National Democratic Alliance. From 1947 to 1950, the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was King of India , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] who was also the monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions of the British Commonwealth .
For Lists of rulers of India, see: List of Indian monarchs (c. 3000 BCE – 1956 CE) List of presidents of India (1950–present)
Toggle Vedic India (c. 2000s – 200s BCE) subsection. 1.1 Kingdom of Magadha. ... If this is true, then the first Tomara king can be dated to 747 CE (429+318), which ...
Such an emergency was declared in India in 1962 (Indo-China war), 1971 (Indo-Pakistan war), [30] and 1975 to 1977 (declared by Indira Gandhi). Under Article 352 of the India constitution, the president can declare such an emergency only on the basis of a written request by the cabinet of ministers headed by the prime minister. Such a ...
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.
King: Norodom Sihamoni Cambodia: 14 October 2004 [k] (20 years, 75 days) Norodom [l] Ceremonial: Hereditary and elective [m] [39] King: Frederik X Denmark: 14 January 2024 (349 days) Glücksburg (official) [n] Monpezat : Ceremonial: Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark [43] King: Mswati III Eswatini: 25 April 1986 (38 years, 247 days) Dlamini ...
The later Vedic era (c. 1000-600 BC) saw the introduction of religious ceremonies intended to affirm the Hindu king's supernatural powers: rajasuya, ashvamedha, vajapeya , aindrī-mahābhiṣeka, and punarābhiṣeka. The introduction of these expansive and expensive rituals was a probable cause of persistent tensions between the Hindu kings ...
In case a child king is crowned, the mother of the king takes charge of the kingdom and acts as a regent. Until the young king is of the age, the Rajmata (Queen mother) administers the kingdom. Famous examples include Rajamata Shetu Lakshmi Bai of Travancore dynasty, Gowri Lakshmi Bai, Maharaji (later Rajamata) Rudrama Devi of Kakatiya dynasty.