List of Hindu empires and dynasties

The following list enumerates Hindu empires and dynasties in chronological order.

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Empire or Dynasty Established Disestablished Capital(s) Language(s) Today part of Map
Brihadratha dynasty 1700 BCE 682 BCE Girivraja Vedic Sanskrit   India
Gopala Dynasty 1400 BCE 841 BCE Pashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, Kathmandu Sanskrit     Nepal
Pundravardhana Kingdom 1280 BCE 345 BCE Mahasthangarh Pali, Sanskrit   Bangladesh
  India
 
Kuru Kingdom 1200 BCE 500 BCE Āsandīvat, Hastinapura, Indraprastha Sanskrit   India
Anga Kingdom 1100 BCE 530 BCE Champa Prakrit, Sanskrit   India
Vidarbha Kingdom 1100 BCE 500 BCE Kaundinyapur Sanskrit   India
Khasa Kingdom 1100 BCE 500 BCE Kedarnath ('Kedare-Khasa-Mandale') Sanskrit, Prakrit, Khas language     Nepal
  India
Panchala Kingdom 1100 BCE 350 CE Ahichatra, Kampila Sanskrit   India
    Nepal
Mahisapala dynasty 841 BCE 679 BCE Kathmandu Sanskrit     Nepal
  India
Gandhara Kingdom 800 BCE 535 BCE Puṣkalavati, Taxila, Purushapura Sanskrit   Afghanistan
  Pakistan
 
Kirata Kingdom 700 BCE 300 CE Yalung, Thankot Kiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit     Nepal
  Tibet
  Bhutan
  China
  Pakistan
Kingdom of Kosala 700 BCE 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 345 BCE ViratNagar Sanskrit   India
Surasena Kingdom 700 BCE 345 BCE Mathura Sanskrit   India
Avanti Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Ujjayini Sanskrit   India
Asmaka Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Potali Sanskrit   India
Kingdom of Vatsa 700 BCE 345 BCE Kauśāmbī Sanskrit   India
Shakya 700 BCE 345 BCE Kapilavastu Tilaurakot, Nepal Sanskrit, Pali     Nepal
  India
Kingdom of Kashi 700 BCE 345 BCE Banaras Sanskrit   India
Chedi Kingdom 700 BCE 345 BCE Suktimati Sanskrit   India
Heheya Kingdom Mahishmati Sanskrit   India
Pradyota dynasty 682 BCE 544 BCE Rajagriha Prakrit, Sanskrit   India
    Nepal
Haryanka Dynasty 554 BCE 413 BCE Rajagriha, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit   India
    Nepal
 
Ror dynasty 450 BCE 489 CE Rori Sanskrit   Pakistan
Shishunaga Empire 413 BCE 345 BCE Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit   India
    Nepal
Paurava dynasty[1] 400 BCE 301 BCE Punjab Sanskrit   India
  Pakistan
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

 
Chera Dynasty 300 BCE 1102 CE Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam Tamil   India
Chola Empire 300 BCE 1279 CE Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Pazhaiyaarai Tamil   India
  Sri Lanka
Pandyan Empire 300 BCE 1345 CE Korkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam Tamil   India
  Sri Lanka
 
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 Taxila, Kabul Pali, Parthian, Sanskrit, Greek   Afghanistan
  Pakistan

  India

 
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 Balochistan 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)[2] 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
 
Aulikara Dynasty 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
Maitraka Dynasty 475 CE 776 CE Vallabhi Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni   India
Pushyabhuti Dynasty 500 647 Sthanvishvara, Kanyakubja Sanskrit   India
  Bangladesh
    Nepal
  Bhutan
  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
Maukhari Dynasty 550 800 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 - 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
 
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty 730 1036 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, Sanskrit   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
 
Paramara Dynasty 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 Sanskrit, 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, Sanskrit   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, Sanskrit   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, Sanskrit   India
Sivaganga Kingdom 1725 1733 Sivaganga Tamil   India
Kingdom of Nepal 1768 2008 Kathmandu Nepali, Sanskrit     Nepal
  India
  China
  Bangladesh
 
Dogra Dynasty 1846 1952 Jammu Dogriperiod   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.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Porus | Indian prince". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ Saklani, Dinesh Prasad (1998). Ancient Communities of the Himalaya. ISBN 9788173870903.