Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, Hemu Vikramaditya or simply Hemu (1501–1556) was a Hindu Emperor

Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife or a woman who rules in her own right...

 of India during the sixteenth century, in medieval times. This was one of the crucial periods in Indian history, when the Mughals and Afghans were desperately vying for power.

The son of a Hindu priest, who later became a food seller, and a vendor of salt petre

Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula KNO3. It is an ionic salt of potassium ions K+ and nitrate ions NO3−.It occurs as a mineral niter and is a natural solid source of nitrogen. Its common names include saltpetre , from medieval Latin sal petræ: "stone salt" or possibly "Salt...

 at Rewari

Rewari

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, Hemu rose to become Chief of Army and Prime Minister

Prime minister

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 of Adil Shah Suri of the Suri Dynasty.