C. Rajagopalachari was the first Governor-General of India after independence.

Lord Canning was the first Governor-General of India after the British Crown took control in 1858.

Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of India, serving from 1773 to 1785.

Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of India in 1947.

Qutb al-Din Aibak was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, ruling from 1206 to 1210.

Indira Gandhi was the first woman Prime Minister of India, serving from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 to 1984.

Qutb al-Din Aibak founded the Delhi Sultanate in 1206 after the fall of the Ghurid Empire.

Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India after his victory at the Battle of Panipat in 1526.

Babur founded the Mughal Empire in 1526 after his victory at the Battle of Panipat.

Bahadur Shah II, also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar, was the last effective ruler of the Mughal Empire.

Ibrahim Lodi was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate before it fell to the Mughals.

Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India, serving from 1947 until independence.

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the Quit India Movement in 1942.

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the Quit India Movement of 1942.