Hemu was born in 1501 in the village of Machheri, near Rajgarh in Alwar, Rajasthan. He belonged to the Dhusar Brahmin (Bhargava) family. His father, Puran Das, was a priest and a deeply religious man.
Hemchandra Vikramaditya, who is also known as Hemu, was the last Hindu ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi in the 16th ...