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List of Hindu empires and dynasties

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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.[2]

Early Indian history does not have an equivalent of chronicles (like the ones established in the West by Herodotus in the 5th century BC or Kojiki / Nihongi in Japan): "with the single exception of Rajatarangini (History of Kashmir), there is no historical text in Sanskrit dealing with the whole or even parts of India" (R. C. Majumdar).[3] While there are texts in Sanskrit, the Puranas, that profess to include the early Indian history, they were actually compiled by brahmins in the 1st millennium AD, and can be considered as contemporary with the described facts only from the time of Guptas (3rd century AD). These texts are considered legendary,[4] corresponding kingdoms are listed separately in the Puranic kings section.

List

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Empire or Dynasty Established Disestablished Capital(s) Language(s) Today part of Map
Kuru Kingdom 1900 BCE[citation needed] 380 BCE Āsandīvat, Hastinapura, Indraprastha Vedic Sanskrit, Sanskrit  India
Brihadratha dynasty 1700 BCE[citation needed] 682 BCE[citation needed] Girivraja Vedic Sanskrit  India
Gopala Dynasty 1400 BCE[citation needed] 841 BCE[citation needed] Pashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, Kathmandu Sanskrit    Nepal
Pundravardhana Kingdom 1280 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Mahasthangarh Pali, Sanskrit  Bangladesh
 India
Anga Kingdom 1100 BCE[citation needed] 530 BCE Champa Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Vidarbha Kingdom 1100 BCE[citation needed] 500 BCE Kaundinyapur Sanskrit  India
Khasa Kingdom 1100 BCE[citation needed] 500 BCE Kedarnath ('Kedare-Khasa-Mandale') Sanskrit, Prakrit, Khas language    Nepal
 India
Panchala Kingdom 1100 BCE[citation needed] 350 CE Ahichatra, Kampila Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Mahisapala dynasty 841 BCE[citation needed] 679 BCE Kathmandu Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
Gandhara Kingdom 800 BCE[citation needed] 535 BCE Puṣkalavati, Takṣaśilā, Puruṣapura Sanskrit  Afghanistan
 Pakistan
Kirata Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 300 CE Yalung, Thankot Kiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit    Nepal
 Tibet
 Bhutan
 China
 Pakistan
Kingdom of Kosala 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Shravasti, Ayodhya Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Vajjika League c. 6th century BCE c. 468 BCE Vaishali Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Malla c. 4th century BCE c. 7th century Kusinārā, Pāvā Prakrit  India
   Nepal
Matsya Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE ViratNagar Sanskrit  India
Surasena Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Mathura Sanskrit  India
Avanti Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 300 BCE Ujjayini Sanskrit  India
Asmaka Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 300 BCE Potali Sanskrit  India
Kingdom of Vatsa 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Kauśāmbī Sanskrit  India
Shakya 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Kapilavastu Tilaurakot, Nepal Sanskrit, Pali    Nepal
 India
Kingdom of Kashi 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Banaras Sanskrit  India
Chedi Kingdom 700 BCE[citation needed] 345 BCE Suktimati Sanskrit  India
Pradyota dynasty 682 BCE[citation needed] 544 BCE Rajagriha Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Pandyan Empire 600 BCE[citation needed] 1759 CE Korkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam Tamil  India
 Sri Lanka
Chera Dynasty 600 BCE[citation needed] 1753 CE Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam Tamil  India
Haryanka Dynasty 554 BCE 413 BCE Rajagriha, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Ror dynasty 450 BCE 489 CE Aror Sanskrit  Pakistan
Shishunaga Empire 413 BCE 345 BCE Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
   Nepal
Paurava dynasty[5] 400 BCE 301 BCE Sagala, Mathura Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
Chola Empire 400 BCE 1540 CE Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Pazhaiyaarai Tamil  India
 Sri Lanka Maldives
Malava Empire 350 BCE 650 CE Vidisha Sanskrit  India
Nanda Empire 345 BCE 322 BCE Pataliputra Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Bangladesh
   Nepal
 Pakistan
Mauryan Empire 322 BCE 184 BCE Pataliputra Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit  India

 Myanmar

 Afghanistan

 Bangladesh

 Iran

 Tajikistan

 Nepal

 Bhutan

 Pakistan

Gangaridai Kingdom 300 BCE 200 CE - -  Bangladesh
 Bhutan
 India
Mahameghavahana dynasty 225 BCE 300 CE Kalinga Sanskrit  India
Kuninda Kingdom 2nd century BCE 3rd century CE southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Shunga Empire 185 BCE 75 BCE Pataliputra, Vidisha Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Bangladesh
   Nepal
 Bhutan
Kingdom of Samatata 180 BCE 335 - -  Bangladesh
 India
Deva Dynasty of Saketa 150 BCE 10 BCE Ayodhya Sanskrit  India
Satavahana Empire 100 BCE 225 CE Pratishthana, Amaravati Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Kanva Dynasty 75 BCE 30 BCE Pataliputra or Vidisha Sanskrit  India
Northern Satrap Dynasty 60 BCE 150 CE Sagala, Mathura Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
Chutu dynasty 30 BCE 280 CE Banavasi Prakrit  India
Suren Kingdom 19 CE 225 CE Takṣaśilā, Kabul Pali, Parthian, Sanskrit, Greek  Afghanistan
 Pakistan

 India

Kushan Empire 30 CE 375 CE Puruṣapura, Takṣaśilā,Mathura Greek, Bactrian,Gandhari Prakrit, Hybrid Sanskrit  India

 Pakistan Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Tibet Iran

 East Turkestan

 China

Kshaharata Empire 35 CE 405 CE Ujjain, Barygaza Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
Funan Empire 50 CE 550 CE Vyadhapura Khmer, Sanskrit  Laos
 Cambodia
 Thailand
 Vietnam
 Myanmar
Nagvanshi Dynasty 94 CE 1952 CE Khukhragarh, Navratangarh Prakrit, Nagpuri  India
Parataraja Kingdom 125 CE 300 CE Loralai Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Scythian  Pakistan
 Afghanistan
Salakanagara Kingdom 130 CE 362 CE - Sanskrit  Indonesia
Langkasuka Kingdom 150 CE 1475 CE - Malay  Malaysia
 Thailand
Kingdom of Gangga Negara 150 CE 1025 CE Beruas Malay  Malaysia
Kingdom of Champa 192 CE 1832 CE Indrapura, Vijaya, Panduranga Chamic languages, Sanskrit  Vietnam
 Laos
 Cambodia
Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty 200 CE 275 CE Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda) Prakrit, Sanskrit, Telugu  India
Abhira dynasty 203 CE 370 CE Anjaneri, Thalner, Prakashe, Bhamer, Asirgarh Ahirani,

Apabhraṃśa Sanskrit

 India
Bharashiva Dynasty 205 CE 335 CE Padmavati Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Soma Dynasty 205 CE 305 CE Kathmandu Sanskrit    Nepal
Gupta Empire 240 CE 550 CE Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Bangladesh
 Pakistan
   Nepal
 Afghanistan
Kalabhra Empire 250 CE 600 CE Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai Prakrit,

Tamil, Sanskrit

 India
Paurava Dynasty (reinstated)[6] c. 4th century CE c. 7th century CE Brahmapur Sanskrit  India
Pallava Empire 275 CE 897 CE Kanchipuram Tamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Licchavi dynasty 305 CE 1200 CE Kathmandu Bajjika, Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
 Bhutan
Kataha 330 CE 1136 CE Kataha Old Malay, Sanskrit  Malaysia
Kadamba Empire 345 CE 525 CE Banavasi Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Kingdom of Malwa (350–545) 350 CE 550 CE Mandsaur Sanskrit  India
Western Ganga Dynasty 350 CE 575 CE Talakadu, Kolar Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Kamarupa Kingdom 350 CE 1140 CE Pragjyotishpura, Haruppeswara, Durjaya Assamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
 Bhutan
 Bangladesh
 Myanmar
Tarumanagara Kingdom 358 CE 669 CE Sundapura Sundanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Kutai Martadipura 399 CE 1635 CE Muara Kaman Sanskrit, probably old version of Kutainese language  Indonesia
Vishnukundina Dynasty 420 CE 624 CE Nalgonda, Eluru, Amaravati Sanskrit, Prakrit, Telugu  India
Sharabhapuriya Dynasty 465 CE 590 CE Sharabhapura Sanskrit  India
Kingdom of Valabhi 475 CE 776 CE Vallabhi Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni  India
Kingdom of Thanesar 500 606 Kanyakubja Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
Nala Kingdom 515 585 Pushkari Sanskrit  India
Rai Dynasty 524 632 Aror Sanskrit  Pakistan
Chalukya Dynasty 543 753 Badami Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Kalachuri Dynasty 550 620 Mahishmati Sanskrit  India
Chenla Empire 550 802 Shrestapura, Bhavapura, Isanapura, Shambhupura Khmer, Sanskrit  Cambodia
 Thailand
 Laos
 Vietnam
Chahamana Dynasty 550 1194 Shakambhari Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Kingdom of Kannauj 550 1036 Kannauj Sanskrit  India
Kalingga Kingdom 550 650 - Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Gauda Kingdom 590 626 Karnasuvarna -  India
 Bangladesh
Panduvamshi Dynasty 600 790 Shripura Sanskrit  India
Eastern Chalukya Empire 624 1189 Vengi, Rajahmundry Sanskrit, Telugu  India
Karkota Empire 625 885 Srinagar, Parihaspore Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
 Afghanistan
 Bangladesh
Brahman Dynasty of Sindh 632 724 Aror Sanskrit  India

 Pakistan

Srivijaya Empire 650 1377 Palembang, Chaiya, Jambi Old Malay, Sanskrit  Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Thailand
 Cambodia
 Philippines
 Vietnam
 Brunei
 Taiwan
Shailendra Dynasty 650 1025 Kedu Plain Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Galuh Kingdom 669 1482 Kawali Sundanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Sunda Kingdom 669 1579 Kawali, Pakuan Pajajaran Sundanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Kalachuri Tripuri Dynasty 675 1212 Tripuri Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Garhwal Kingdom 688 CE 1949 CE Srinagar, Uttarakhand
Tehri
Narendranagar
Garhwali, Jaunsari, Sanskrit  India
Chavda Dynasty 690 942 Panchasar, Aṇahilaváḍa Prakrit  India
Mallabhum Kingdom 694 1800 Laugram, Pradyumnapur, Bishnupur Sanskrit, Prakrit  India
 Bangladesh
Katyuri kings (Karttikeyapur) 700 CE 1065 CE Joshimath later shifted to Baijnath, Uttarakhand Khas, Sanskrit, Prakrit  India
   Nepal
Chand kings 700 CE 1790 CE Champawat Kumaoni, Dotyali, Nepali  India
   Nepal
 Tibet
Limbuwan 7th Century CE 1774 Morang, Bijaypur Limbu, Lepcha    Nepal
 India
 Bhutan
Gurjaratra 730 816 Kannauj Prakrit, Sanskrit  India Afghanistan
 Pakistan
Mataram Kingdom 732 1006 Mamratipura Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Saindhava Dynasty 735 920 Bhutamabilika Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Tomara Dynasty 736 1151 Delhi Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Pala Empire 750 1199 Bikrampur, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Mahipal, Ramavati Prakrit, Sanskrit  Bangladesh
 India
   Nepal
 Pakistan
Haripunjaya Kingdom 750 1292 Lamphun Thai  Thailand
Rashtrakuta Empire 753 982 Manyakheta Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Khmer Empire 802 1431 Mahendraparvata, Hariharalaya, Koh Ker, Yasodharapura Khmer, Sanskrit  Cambodia
 Laos
 Myanmar
 Thailand
 Vietnam
Chudasama Dynasty 825 1472 Vamanasthali, Junagadh Old Gujarati, Prakrit  India
Later Chola Empire 848 1279 Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram Tamil  India
 Bangladesh
 Sri Lanka
 Maldives
 Indonesia
 Singapore
 Malaysia
 Thailand
 Myanmar
Somavamshi Dynasty 850 1150 Yayatinagara Sanskrit  India
Yadava Dynasty 850 1334 Devagiri Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit  India
Utpala Dynasty 855 1003 Avantipur Sanskrit  India
 Afghanistan
 Pakistan
Hindu Shahi Dynasty 879 1026 Kabul Sanskrit  Pakistan
 Afghanistan
 India
Kingdom of Malwa 900 1305 Dhar Prakrit, Sanskrit  India
Bali Kingdom 914 1908 Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel, Klungkung Kawi, Balinese  Indonesia
Pagan Empire 940 1297 Pagan Burmese, Mon, Pyu  Myanmar
Khasa Malla kingdom 954 1450 Sinja Valley, Nepal Khas, Sanskrit, Dotyali    Nepal
 India
 Tibet
Western Chalukya Empire 973 1189 Manyakheta, Basavakalyan Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Rajahnate of Butuan 1001 1756 Butuan Butuanon, Old Malay  Philippines
Lohara Dynasty 1003 1320 Srinagar Sanskrit  India
 Afghanistan
 Pakistan
Rajanate of Sanmalan 1011 1405 Zamboanga City Tamil  Philippines
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa 1017 1310 Polonnaruwa Pali, Sanskrit  India
Kahuripan Kingdom 1019 1045 Kahuripan Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Hoysala Empire 1026 1343 Halebidu, Belur Kannada, Sanskrit  India
Janggala Kingdom 1045 1136 Hujung Galuh Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Kediri Kingdom 1045 1221 Kadiri Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Sena Dynasty 1070 1230 Nabadwip Sanskrit  Bangladesh
 India
Eastern Ganga Empire 1078 1434 Dantapura, Kalinganagara, Kataka Sanskrit  India
Gahadavala Dynasty 1080 1194 Varanasi, Kanyakubja Sanskrit  India
Dimasa Kingdom 1087 1832 Dimapur, Maibang, Khaspur Dimasa  India
Karnat Dynasty 1097 1324 Simraungadh Maithili, Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
Chero dynasty 12th CE 18th CE Bhojpuri, Nagpuri  India
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty 1150 1375 Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu Sanskrit, Tamil  India
Vanni Nadu Dynasty 1150 1803 Vanni Tamil  Sri Lanka
Deva Dynasty 1156 1250 Bikrampur Bengali, Sanskrit  Bangladesh
 India
Kakatiya Dynasty 1163 1323 Orugallu Sanskrit, Telugu  India
Khen Dynasty 1185 1498 Kamarupanagara, Kamatapura Assamese, Kamtapuri  India
 Myanmar
Sutiya Kingdom 1187 1673 Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, Sadiya Assamese, Sanskrit  India
Malla Dynasty 1200 1768 Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Patan, Nepal Newari,

Nepali, Sanskrit, Maithili

   Nepal
Doti Rainka kingdom 13th century 1790 Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal Dotyali, Khas, Sanskrit, Kumaoni    Nepal
 India
 Tibet
Jaffna Kingdom 1215 1624 Nallur Tamil  Sri Lanka
Singhasari Kingdom 1222 1292 Tumapel Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
Ahom Kingdom 1228 1826 Charaideo, Garhgaon, Rangpur, Jorhat Assamese, Tai-Ahom  India
 Myanmar
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty 1236 1375 Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu Tamil, Sanskrit  India
Yajvapala Dynasty 1237 1289 Nalapura -  India
Vaghela Dynasty 1244 1304 Dholka Apabhramsa, Old Gujarati, Prakrit  India
Rajahnate of Cebu 1250 1565 Singhapala Cebuano, Old Malay, Middle Tamil  Philippines
Narayangarh Raj 1264 1947 Midnapore district Bengali Language  India
Majapahit Empire 1293 1527 Majapahit, Wilwatikta Old Javanese, Sanskrit  Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Brunei
 Thailand
 Timor Leste
 Philippines
 Australia
Sena Dynasty (Nepal) 13th Century CE 18th Century CE Makwanpurgadhi, Chaudandi, Palpa Nepali, Maithili Language, Khas, Bengali, Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
Reddy Dynasty 1325 1448 Addanki, Kondavidu, Rajahmundry Telugu, Sanskrit  India
Musunuri Nayakas 1150 1369 Warangal Telugu, Sanskrit  India
Vijayanagara Empire 1336 1646 Vijayanagara, Penukonda, Chandragiri Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu  India
Oiniwar Dynasty 1353 1526 Madhubani Maithili language  India
Kallala dynasty 1404 1789 Sinja Valley Khas language, Nepali, Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
Gajapati Kingdom 1434 1541 Cuttack Odia  India
Bhoi dynasty 1541 1947 Cuttack, Puri, Khurda Odia  India
Koch Dynasty 1515 1949 Chikana, Kamatapur Kamtapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Sanskrit  India
Madurai Nayak Dynasty 1529 1736 Madurai, Tiruchirapalli Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit  India
Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom 1532 1673 Thanjavur Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit  India
Gorkha Kingdom 1559 1768 Gorkha Darbar Nepali    Nepal
Raj Darbhanga 1577 1947 Darbhanga Maithili  India
Midnapore Raj 1568 1812 Medinipur Bengali Language  India
Maratha Empire 1674 1818 Raigad, Gingee, Satara, Pune Marathi, Sanskrit  India
 Pakistan
Maratha Empire
Pudukkottai Kingdom 1680 1800 Pudukkottai Tamil  India
Sivaganga Kingdom 1725 1733 Sivaganga Tamil  India
Kingdom of Nepal 1768 2008 Kathmandu Nepali, Sanskrit    Nepal
 India
 China
 Bangladesh
Jammu and Kashmir 1846 1952 Jammu Dogri  India
 Pakistan
 China

Note: Kingdoms that acted as princely states to the British Empire are not mentioned except for the time period when they exercised sovereign control.

Puranic kings

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Five Puranas (Vayu, Matsya, Brahmanda, Vishnu, Bhagavata) contain dynastic Puranic lists.[7] Approach of researchers to these lists varies from outright skepticism, especially prevalent in the 19th century ("extravagant romances, ... works of imagination",[8] "particular year is never mentioned"[9]) to cautious partial acceptance along the lines traced by F. E. Pargiter: "false genealogies ... imitate genuine genealogies", accepting limitations does not require to declare the absence of "any trust whatever".[10] Ludo Rocher in his book "The Puranas" (1986) provides a long list of chronological calculations based on Puranic lists with a warning that they are "often highly imaginative".[11]

Kingdom Capital(s) Language(s) Today part of
Puru kingdom Vedic Sanskrit  India
Yadu kingdom Vedic Sanskrit  India
Anu kingdom Vedic Sanskrit  India
Iksvakus kingdom Vedic Sanskrit  India
Heheya Kingdom Mahishmati Vedic Sanskrit  India

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Chaulagain 2019, pp. 1–2.
  2. ^ Chaulagain 2019, p. 6.
  3. ^ Witzel 1990, p. 1.
  4. ^ Witzel 1990, p. 2.
  5. ^ "Porus | Indian prince". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  6. ^ Saklani, Dinesh Prasad (1998). Ancient Communities of the Himalaya. Indus. ISBN 9788173870903.
  7. ^ Rocher 1986, p. 115.
  8. ^ Rocher 1986, p. 116.
  9. ^ Rocher 1986, p. 117.
  10. ^ Rocher 1986, p. 118.
  11. ^ Rocher 1986, p. 122.

Sources

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