List of Hindu empires and dynasties explained

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

List

!Empire or Dynasty! Established!Disestablished!Capital(s)!Language(s)!Today part of!Map
Amvastha Kingdom3500 BCE315 BCESuvrataVedic SanskritIndia, Pakistan
Brihadratha dynasty1700 BCE682 BCEGirivrajaVedic Sanskrit
Gopala Dynasty1400 BCE841 BCEPashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, KathmanduSanskrit
Pundravardhana Kingdom1280 BCE345 BCEMahasthangarhPali, Sanskrit
Kuru Kingdom1200 BCE500 BCEĀsandīvat, Hastinapura, IndraprasthaSanskrit
Anga Kingdom1100 BCE530 BCEChampaPrakrit, Sanskrit
Vidarbha Kingdom1100 BCE500 BCEKaundinyapurSanskrit
Khasa Kingdom1100 BCE500 BCEKedarnath ('Kedare-Khasa-Mandale')Sanskrit, Prakrit, Khas language
Panchala Kingdom1100 BCE350 CEAhichatra, KampilaSanskrit
Mahisapala dynasty841 BCE679 BCEKathmanduSanskrit
Gandhara Kingdom800 BCE535 BCEPuṣkalavati, Takṣaśilā, PuruṣapuraSanskrit
Kirata Kingdom700 BCE300 CEYalung, ThankotKiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit



Kingdom of Kosala700 BCE345 BCEShravasti, AyodhyaSanskrit
Vajjika Leaguec. 6th century BCEc. 468 BCEVaishaliSanskrit
Malla BCEKusinārā, PāvāPrakrit
Matsya Kingdom700 BCE345 BCEViratNagarSanskrit
Surasena Kingdom700 BCE345 BCEMathuraSanskrit
Avanti Kingdom700 BCE300 BCEUjjayiniSanskrit
Asmaka Kingdom700 BCE300 BCEPotaliSanskrit
Kingdom of Vatsa700 BCE345 BCEKauśāmbīSanskrit
Shakya700 BCE345 BCEKapilavastu Tilaurakot, NepalSanskrit, Pali
Kingdom of Kashi700 BCE345 BCEBanarasSanskrit
Chedi Kingdom700 BCE345 BCESuktimatiSanskrit
Heheya KingdomMahishmatiSanskrit
Pradyota dynasty682 BCE544 BCERajagrihaPrakrit, Sanskrit
Haryanka Dynasty554 BCE413 BCERajagriha, PataliputraPrakrit, Sanskrit
Ror dynasty450 BCE489 CEArorSanskrit
Shishunaga Empire413 BCE345 BCERajgir, Vaishali, PataliputraPrakrit, Sanskrit
Paurava dynasty[1] 400 BCE301 BCESagala, MathuraSanskrit
Malava Empire350 BCE650 CEVidishaSanskrit
Nanda Empire345 BCE322 BCEPataliputraMagadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit


Mauryan Empire322 BCE184 BCEPataliputraMagadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit
Chera Dynasty300 BCE1102 CEKarur, Kodungallur, KollamTamil
Chola Empire300 BCE1279 CEThanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, PazhaiyaaraiTamil
Pandyan Empire300 BCE1345 CEKorkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, VizhinjamTamil
Gangaridai Kingdom300 BCE200 CE--

Mahameghavahana dynasty225 BCE300 CEKalingaSanskrit
Kuninda Kingdom2nd century BCE3rd century CEsouthern areas of modern Himachal PradeshPrakrit, Sanskrit
Shunga Empire185 BCE75 BCEPataliputra, VidishaPrakrit, Sanskrit


Kingdom of Samatata180 BCE335--
Deva Dynasty of Saketa150 BCE10 BCEAyodhyaSanskrit
Satavahana Empire100 BCE225 CEPratishthana, AmaravatiPrakrit, Sanskrit
Kanva Dynasty75 BCE30 BCEPataliputra or VidishaSanskrit
Northern Satrap Dynasty60 BCE150 CESagala, MathuraPrakrit, Sanskrit
Chutu dynasty30 BCE280 CEBanavasiPrakrit
Suren Kingdom19 CE225 CETakṣaśilā, KabulPali, Parthian, Sanskrit, Greek
Kushan Empire30 CE375 CEPuruṣapura, Takṣaśilā,MathuraGreek, Bactrian,Gandhari Prakrit, Hybrid Sanskrit
Kshaharata Empire35 CE405 CEUjjain, BarygazaPali, Prakrit, Sanskrit
Funan Empire50 CE550 CEVyadhapuraKhmer, Sanskrit



Nagvanshi Dynasty94 CE1952 CEKhukhragarh, NavratangarhPrakrit, Nagpuri
Parataraja Kingdom125 CE300 CELoralaiPali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Scythian
Salakanagara Kingdom130 CE362 CE-Sanskrit
Langkasuka Kingdom150 CE1475 CE-Malay
Kingdom of Gangga Negara150 CE1025 CEBeruasMalay
Kingdom of Champa192 CE1832 CEIndrapura, Vijaya, PandurangaChamic languages, Sanskrit

Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty200 CE275 CEVijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda)Prakrit, Sanskrit, Telugu
Abhira dynasty203 CE370 CEAnjaneri, Thalner, Prakashe, Bhamer, AsirgarhAhirani,ApabhraṃśaSanskrit
Bharashiva Dynasty205 CE335 CEPadmavatiPrakrit, Sanskrit
Soma Dynasty205 CE305 CEKathmanduSanskrit
Gupta Empire240 CE550 CEPataliputraPrakrit, Sanskrit



Kalabhra Empire250 CE600 CEKaveripumpattinam, MaduraiPrakrit, Tamil, Sanskrit
Paurava Dynasty (reinstated)[2] BrahmapurSanskrit
Pallava Empire275 CE897 CEKanchipuramTamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit
Licchavi dynasty305 CE1200 CEKathmanduBajjika, Sanskrit

Kataha330 CE1136 CEKatahaOld Malay, Sanskrit
Kadamba Empire345 CE525 CEBanavasiKannada, Sanskrit
Kingdom of Malwa (350–545)350 CE550 CEMandsaurSanskrit
Western Ganga Dynasty350 CE575 CETalakadu, KolarKannada, Sanskrit
Kamarupa Kingdom350 CE1140 CEPragjyotishpura, Haruppeswara, DurjayaAssamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit


Tarumanagara Kingdom358 CE669 CESundapuraSundanese, Sanskrit
Kutai Martadipura399 CE1635 CEMuara KamanSanskrit, probably old version of Kutainese language
Vishnukundina Dynasty420 CE624 CENalgonda, Eluru, AmaravatiSanskrit, Prakrit, Telugu
Sharabhapuriya Dynasty465 CE590 CESharabhapuraSanskrit
Kingdom of Valabhi475 CE776 CEVallabhiApabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni
Kingdom of Thanesar500606KanyakubjaSanskrit
Nala Kingdom515585PushkariSanskrit
Rai Dynasty524632ArorSanskrit
Chalukya Dynasty543753BadamiKannada, Sanskrit
Kalachuri Dynasty550620MahishmatiSanskrit
Chenla Empire550802Shrestapura, Bhavapura, Isanapura, ShambhupuraKhmer, Sanskrit


Chahamana Dynasty5501194ShakambhariPrakrit, Sanskrit
Kingdom of Kannauj5501036KannaujSanskrit
Kalingga Kingdom550650-Old Javanese, Sanskrit
Gauda Kingdom590626-
Panduvamshi Dynasty600790ShripuraSanskrit
Eastern Chalukya Empire6241189Vengi, RajahmundrySanskrit, Telugu
Karkota Empire625885Sanskrit


Brahman Dynasty of Sindh632724ArorSanskrit
Srivijaya Empire6501377Palembang, Chaiya, JambiOld Malay, Sanskrit







Shailendra Dynasty6501025Kedu PlainOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Galuh Kingdom6691482KawaliSundanese, Sanskrit
Sunda Kingdom6691579Kawali, Pakuan PajajaranSundanese, Sanskrit
Kalachuri Tripuri Dynasty6751212TripuriPrakrit, Sanskrit
688 CE1949 CESrinagar, Uttarakhand
Tehri
Narendranagar		Garhwali, Jaunsari, Sanskrit
Chavda Dynasty690942Panchasar, AṇahilaváḍaPrakrit
Mallabhum Kingdom6941800Laugram, Pradyumnapur, BishnupurSanskrit, Prakrit
Katyuri kings (Karttikeyapur)700 CE1065 CEJoshimath later shifted to Baijnath, UttarakhandKhas, Sanskrit, Prakrit
700 CE1790 CEChampawatKumaoni, Dotyali, Nepali

Limbuwan7th Century CE1774Morang, BijaypurLimbu, Lepcha

Gurjaratra730816KannaujPrakrit, Sanskrit
Mataram Kingdom7321006Mamratipura Old Javanese, Sanskrit
Saindhava Dynasty735920BhutamabilikaPrakrit, Sanskrit
Tomara Dynasty7361151DelhiPrakrit, Sanskrit
Pala Empire7501199Bikrampur, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Mahipal, RamavatiPrakrit, Sanskrit


Haripunjaya Kingdom7501292LamphunThai
Rashtrakuta Empire753982ManyakhetaKannada, Sanskrit
Khmer Empire8021431Mahendraparvata, Hariharalaya, Koh Ker, YasodharapuraKhmer, Sanskrit



Chudasama Dynasty8251472Vamanasthali, JunagadhOld Gujarati, Prakrit
Later Chola Empire8481279Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda CholapuramTamil







Somavamshi Dynasty8501150YayatinagaraSanskrit
Yadava Dynasty8501334DevagiriKannada, Marathi, Sanskrit
Utpala Dynasty8551003AvantipurSanskrit

Hindu Shahi Dynasty8791026KabulSanskrit

Kingdom of Malwa9001305DharPrakrit, Sanskrit
Bali Kingdom9141908Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel, KlungkungKawi, Balinese
Pagan Empire9401297PaganBurmese, Mon, Pyu
Khasa Malla kingdom9541450Sinja Valley, NepalKhas, Sanskrit, Dotyali

Western Chalukya Empire9731189Manyakheta, BasavakalyanKannada, Sanskrit
Rajahnate of Butuan10011756ButuanButuanon, Old Malay
Lohara Dynasty10031320SrinagarSanskrit

Rajanate of Sanmalan10111405Zamboanga CityTamil
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa10171310PolonnaruwaPali, Sanskrit
Kahuripan Kingdom10191045KahuripanOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Hoysala Empire10261343Halebidu, BelurKannada, Sanskrit
Janggala Kingdom10451136Hujung GaluhOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Kediri Kingdom10451221KadiriOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Sena Dynasty10701230NabadwipSanskrit
Eastern Ganga Empire10781434Dantapura, Kalinganagara, KatakaSanskrit
Gahadavala Dynasty10801194Varanasi, KanyakubjaSanskrit
Dimasa Kingdom10871832Dimapur, Maibang, KhaspurDimasa
Karnat Dynasty10971324SimraungadhMaithili, Sanskrit
Chero dynasty12th CE18th CEBhojpuri, Nagpuri
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty11501375Rajagambhiram, PadaveeduSanskrit, Tamil
Vanni Nadu Dynasty11501803VanniTamil
Deva Dynasty11561250BikrampurBengali, Sanskrit
Kakatiya Dynasty11631323OrugalluSanskrit, Telugu
Khen Dynasty11851498Kamarupanagara, KamatapuraAssamese, Kamtapuri
Sutiya Kingdom11871673Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, SadiyaAssamese, Sanskrit
Malla Dynasty12001768Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Patan, NepalNewari,Nepali, Sanskrit, Maithili
Doti Rainka kingdom13th century1790Dipayal Silgadhi, NepalDotyali, Khas, Sanskrit, Kumaoni

Jaffna Kingdom12151624NallurTamil
Singhasari Kingdom12221292TumapelOld Javanese, Sanskrit
Ahom Kingdom12281826Charaideo, Garhgaon, Rangpur, JorhatAssamese, Tai-Ahom
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty12361375Rajagambhiram, PadaveeduTamil, Sanskrit
Yajvapala Dynasty12371289Nalapura-
Vaghela Dynasty12441304DholkaApabhramsa, Old Gujarati, Prakrit
Rajahnate of Cebu12501565SinghapalaCebuano, Old Malay, Middle Tamil
Narayangarh Raj12641947Midnapore districtBengali Language
Majapahit Empire12931527Majapahit, WilwatiktaOld Javanese, Sanskrit






Sena Dynasty (Nepal)13th Century CE18th Century CEMakwanpurgadhi, Chaudandi, PalpaNepali, Maithili Language, Khas, Bengali, Sanskrit
Reddy Dynasty13251448Addanki, Kondavidu, RajahmundryTelugu, Sanskrit
Musunuri Nayakas11501369WarangalTelugu, Sanskrit
Vijayanagara Empire13361646Vijayanagara, Penukonda, ChandragiriKannada, Sanskrit, Telugu
Oiniwar Dynasty13531526MadhubaniMaithili language
Kallala dynasty14041789Sinja ValleyKhas language, Nepali, Sanskrit
Gajapati Kingdom14341541CuttackOdia
Bhoi dynasty15411947Cuttack, Puri, KhurdaOdia
Koch Dynasty15151949Chikana, KamatapurKamtapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Sanskrit
Madurai Nayak Dynasty15291736Madurai, TiruchirapalliTelugu, Tamil, Sanskrit
Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom15321673ThanjavurTelugu, Tamil, Sanskrit
Gorkha Kingdom15591768Gorkha DarbarNepali
Raj Darbhanga15771947DarbhangaMaithili
Midnapore Raj15681812MedinipurBengali Language
Maratha Empire16741818Raigad, Gingee, Satara, PuneMarathi, Sanskrit
Pudukkottai Kingdom16801800PudukkottaiTamil
Sivaganga Kingdom17251733SivagangaTamil
Kingdom of Nepal17682008KathmanduNepali, Sanskrit


18461952JammuDogri

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porus | Indian prince. Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. Book: Ancient Communities of the Himalaya. 9788173870903. Saklani. Dinesh Prasad. 1998.

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