of his court had deigned to keep Hemu prisoner rather than executing him, in the hope that he could have been persuaded to join royal service where he would surely have distinguished himself. Hemu's supporters erected a memorial for him at Panipat now known as Hemu's Samadhi Sthal. See also Chunar Fort Third Battle of Panipat Notes References External links Mughal-era historians on Hemu Akbarnama by Abu'l-Fazl The Muntakhabu-’rūkh by Bada'uni Tabaqat-i-Akbari by Nizamuddin Ahmad Tārikh-i-Salātin-i-Afghāniyah by Ahmad Yadgar Táríkh-i Dáúdí by Abdullah 1556 deaths Indian military leaders Sur Empire People executed by India by decapitation Indian monarchs Hindu monarchs People from Alwar People from Rewari Executed Indian people People executed by the Mughal Empire 16th-century executions by India Medieval India 16th-century Indian monarchs History of Rajasthan History of Delhi History of Haryana