List of Hindu

Empires and
Dynasties

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Greater India is a reflection of the historical Hindu
realm.

Hindu empires rose to power following the

birth of Hinduism in the Indian
subcontinent. Considered to be the
greatest empire of its time in the world, the
Maurya Empire under Chandragupta and
Ashoka became larger than British India,
diplomatically engaging with Greece,
Macedonia, Epirus, Cyrene and Egypt.[1]
The period of the Gupta Empire under
Samudragupta is commonly attributed to
as the Golden Age of India.[2] The
historical and geographic extent of Indian
civilization is referred to as Greater India
and encompasses empires that also
practiced Dharmic faiths such as
Buddhism and Jainism.

The following list enumerates Hindu

empires and dynasties in chronological
order.
 Today
Empire Established Disestablished Capital(s) Language(s)
o

Puṣkalavati, Taxila,
 Afgha
Gandhara Kingdom 1500 BCE 535 BCE Sanskrit
Purushapura
 Pa

Pundravardhana  Bangl
1280 BCE 300 BCE Mahasthangarh Pali, Sanskrit
Kingdom
 In

Āsandīvat,
Hastinapura,
Kuru Kingdom 1200 BCE 525 BCE Sanskrit  In
Indraprastha

 In

Anga Kingdom 1100 BCE 500 BCE Champa Prakrit, Sanskrit

 Bangl

 In
Panchala Kingdom 900 BCE 400 BCE Ahichatra, Kampila Sanskrit
   N

 In
Kingdom of Kosala 700 BCE 500 BCE Shravasti, Ayodhya Sanskrit
   N

 In
Vrijji Kingdom 700 BCE 400 BCE Vaishali Maithili, Sanskrit
   N

Malla Republic 700 BCE 300 BCE Kusavati, Sanskrit  In

 Kushinagar    N

Matsya Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Viratanagari Sanskrit  In

Surasena Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Mathura Sanskrit  In

Avanti Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Ujjayini Sanskrit  In

Asmaka Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Potali Sanskrit  In

Kingdom of Vatsa 700 BCE 300 BCE Kauśāmbī Sanskrit  In

 In

Magadha Kingdom 600 BCE 300 BCE Rajagriha Prakrit, Sanskrit  Bangl

   N

Kingdom of Kashi 600 BCE 345 BCE Banaras Sanskrit  In

Chedi Kingdom 600 BCE 300 BCE Suktimati Sanskrit  In

 In
Rajagriha,
Haryanka Dynasty 550 BCE 413 BCE Prakrit, Sanskrit
Pataliputra    N

Kingdom of  Sr
543 BCE 505 BCE Tambapanni Sinhalese
Tambapanni Lanka

Kingdom of  Sr
505 BCE 377 BCE Upatissa Nuwara Sinhalese
Upatissa Nuwara Lanka

Ror Dynasty 450 BCE 489 Rori Sanskrit  Pa

 In
Rajgir, Vaishali,
Shishunaga Empire 413 BCE 345 BCE Prakrit, Sanskrit
Pataliputra    N

Anuradhapura 377 BCE 1017 Anuradhapura Sinhalese, Tamil  Sr

Kingdom Lanka

Malava Empire 350 BCE 650 Vidisha Sanskrit  In

 In

Magadhi Prakrit,  Bangl

Nanda Empire 345 BCE 322 BCE Pataliputra
Sanskrit
   N

 Pa

End of 4th
 In
Century BCE
Paurava Dynasty Unknown Punjab Sanskrit
or start of 3rd  Pa
century BCE

Maurya Empire 322 BCE 180 BCE Pataliputra Magadhi Prakrit,  In
Sanskrit  Pa

 Afgha

 Bangl

   N

 Ira

 Bh

 Myan
  Tajikis

Korkai, Madurai,  In

Pandyan Empire 300 BCE 1650 Tirunelveli, Sanskrit, Tamil  Sr

Vizhinjam Lanka

 Bangl
Gangaridai
300 BCE Unknown - -  Bh
Kingdom
 In

Mahameghavahana
255 BCE 450 - -  In
dynasty

 In

 Bangl
Shunga Empire 185 BCE 75 BCE Pataliputra, Vidisha Prakrit, Sanskrit
   N

 Bh

Kingdom of  Bangl
180 BCE 335 - -
Samatata
 In

Deva Dynasty of
150 BCE 10 BCE Ayodhya Sanskrit  In
Saketa

Satavahana Empire 100 BCE 225 Pratishthana, Prakrit, Tamil,  In

 Amaravati Telugu

Pataliputra or
Kanva Dynasty 75 BCE 30 BCE Sanskrit  In
Vidisha

 In
Northern Satrap
60 BCE 150 Sagala, Mathura Prakrit, Sanskrit
Dynasty  Pa

Chutu Dynasty 30 BCE 280 Banavasi Kannada  In

Apracharaja Prakrit, Scythian  Afgha

15 BCE 50 Bajaur
Dynasty language
 Pa

Greek, Pali,  Afgha

Suren Kingdom 19 225 Taxila, Kabul Parthian,  Pa

Sanskrit
 In

 In
Pali, Prakrit,
Kshaharata Empire 35 405 Ujjain, Barygaza
Sanskrit  Pa

Khukhragarh,
Nagvanshi Dynasty 1st CE 20th CE Prakrit, Nagpuri  In
Navratangarh

Funan Empire 50 550 Vyadhapura Khmer, Sanskrit  La

 Camb

 Th

 Vi
  Myan

Pali, Prakrit,  Pa

Parataraja Sanskrit,
125 300 Balochistan
Kingdom
Scythian  Afgha

Salakanagara
130 362 - Sanskrit
Kingdom  Indon

Karur, Kodungallur,
Chera Dynasty 130 1102 Malayalam, Tamil  In
Kollam

Langkasuka  Malay
150 1475 - Malay
Kingdom
 Th

Kingdom of
150 1025 Beruas Malay
Gangga Negara  Malay

 Vi
Chamic
 La
Kingdom of Indrapura, Vijaya, languages,
192 1832
Champa Panduranga
Sanskrit
 Camb

Andhra Ikshvaku Prakrit, Sanskrit,

200 275 -  In
Dynasty Tamil

Bharashiva Dynasty 205 335 Padmavati Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

Kaveripumpattinam,
Kalabhra Empire 250 600 Prakrit, Tamil  In
Madurai
Gupta Empire 275 590 Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

 Bangl

 Pa

   N

Paurava End of 4th

Brahmapur Sanskrit Unknown  In
Dynasty(reinstated) Century CE

Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Pallava Empire 275 897 Kanchipuram  In
Tamil

Old Malay,
Kataha 330 1136 Kataha
Sanskrit  Malay

Kannada,
Kadamba Empire 345 525 Banavasi  In
Sanskrit

Aulikara Dynasty 350 550 Mandsaur Sanskrit  In

Western Ganga
350 1000 Talakadu,kolar Kannada,Sanskrit  In
Dynasty

 In

 Bh
Pragjyotishpura,
Kamarupa Assamese,
350 1140 Haruppeswara,
Kingdom Prakrit, Sanskrit  Bangl
Durjaya

 Myan

Tarumanagara 358 669 Sundapura Sundanese,

Kingdom Sanskrit  Indon

Vishnukundina Nalgonda, Eluru,

420 624 Sanskrit  In
Dynasty Amaravati

Sharabhapuriya
465 590 Sharabhapura Sanskrit  In
Dynasty

Apabhramsa,

Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Maitraka Dynasty 475 776 Vallabhi  In
Sauraseni

 In

 Bangl
Pushyabhuti Sthanvishvara,
500 647 -    N
Dynasty Kanyakubja
 Bh

 Pa

Nala Kingdom 515 585 Pushkari Sanskrit  In

Rai Dynasty 524 632 Aror Sanskrit  Pa

Apabhramsa,

Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Chalukya Dynasty 543 753 Badami  In
Sauraseni

Kalachuri Dynasty 550 620 Mahishmati Sanskrit  In

Chenla Empire 550 802 Shrestapura, Khmer, Sanskrit

 Bhavapura,  Camb

Isanapura,  Th
Shambhupura
 La

 Vi

Chahamana
550 1194 Shakambhari Prakrit, Sanskrit  In
Dynasty

Maukhari Dynasty 550 800 Kannauj Sanskrit  In

Old Javanese,
Kalingga Kingdom 550 650 -
Sanskrit  Indon

 In

Gauda Kingdom 590 626 Karnasuvarna -

 Bangl

Panduvamshi
600 790 Shripura Sanskrit  In
Dynasty

Eastern Chalukya Kannada,

624 1189 Vengi, Rajahmundry  In
Empire Sanskrit, Telugu

Karkota Empire 625 885 Srinagar, Sanskrit  In

Parihaspore,  Pa
Srinagar

 Afgha

 Bangl
Brahman Dynasty  Pa
632 724 - Sanskrit
of Sindh  Ira

 Indon

 Malay

 Singa

Palembang, Kewu,  Th

Old Malay,
Srivijaya Empire 650 1377
Chaiya, Jambi Sanskrit

 Camb

 Philip

 Vi

 Br

Old Javanese,
Shailendra Dynasty 650 1025 Batang, Kalingga
Sanskrit  Indon

Sundanese,
Galuh Kingdom 669 1482 Kawali
Sanskrit  Indon

Sundanese,
Kawali, Pakuan
Sunda Kingdom 669 1579
Pajajaran Sanskrit  Indon

Kalachuri Tripuri 675 1212 Tripuri Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

Dynasty

Panchasar, Old Gujarati,

Chavda Dynasty 690 942  In
Aṇahilaváḍa Prakrit

Laugram,  In
Mallabhum Pradyumnapur,
694 1800 Bengali, Sanskrit
Kingdom
Bishnupur  Bangl

 In
Gurjara-Pratihara
730 1036 Kannauj Prakrit, Sanskrit
Dynasty    N

Mdaη i Bhumi
Mataram,

Mamrati, Poh Pitu, Old Javanese,

Mataram Kingdom 732 1006 Mdaη i Tamwlang,
Sanskrit  Indon
Mdaη i Watugaluh,

Mdaη i Wwatan

Saindhava Dynasty 735 920 Bhutamabilika Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

Tomara Dynasty 736 1151 Delhi Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

Bikrampur,
Pataliputra, Gauda,  Bangl

Monghyr,  In
Pala Empire 750 1199 Prakrit, Sanskrit
Somapura, Mahipal,    N

Ramavati  Pa
Haripunjaya 750 1292 Lamphun Thai  Th
Kingdom

Kannada,
Rashtrakuta Empire 753 982 Manyakheta  In
Sanskrit

 Camb
Mahendraparvata,  La
Hariharalaya,
Khmer Empire 802 1431 Khmer, Sanskrit
Koh Ker,  Myan
Yasodharapura
 Th

 Vi

Chudasama Vamanasthali, Old Gujarati,

825 1472  In
Dynasty Junagadh Prakrit

Later Chola Empire 848 1279 Pazhaiyaarai, Sanskrit, Tamil  In

Thanjavur,  Sr
Gangaikonda Lanka
Cholapuram

 Maldiv

 Indon

 Singa
  Malay

Somavamshi
850 1150 Yayatinagara Sanskrit  In
Dynasty

 Pa

Hindu Shahi
879 1026 Kabul Sanskrit  Afgha
Dynasty
 In

Burmese, Mon,
Pagan Empire 940 1297 Pagan
Pyu  Myan

Kannada,
Marathi,
Yadava Dynasty 850 1334 Devagiri  In
Sanskrit

 In

Utpala Dynasty 855 1003 Avantipur Sanskrit  Afgha

 Pa

Paramara Dynasty 900 1305 Dhar Prakrit, Sanskrit  In

Bedulu,
Samprangan,
Bali Kingdom 914 1908 Gelgel, Kawi, Balinese
 Indon
Klungkung
Khasa Kingdom 954 1450 Sinja Valley Khas, Sanskrit    N

Western Chalukya Manyakheta, Kannada,

973 1189  In
Empire Basavakalyan Sanskrit

Rajahnate of Butuanon, Old

1001 1756 Butuan
Butuan Malay  Philip

 In

Lohara Dyansty 1003 1320 Srinagar Sanskrit  Afgha

 Pa

Kingdom of
1017 1310 Polonnaruwa Pali, Sanskrit  In
Polonnaruwa

Old Javanese,
Kahuripan Kingdom 1019 1045 Kahuripan
Sanskrit  Indon

Kannada,
Hoysala Empire 1026 1343 Halebidu, Belur  In
Sanskrit

Old Javanese,
Janggala Kingdom 1045 1136 Hujung, Galuh
Sanskrit  Indon

Old Javanese,
Kediri Kingdom 1045 1221 Kadiri
Sanskrit  Indon

 Bangl
Sena Dynasty 1070 1230 Nabadwip Sanskrit
 In
Eastern Ganga 1078 1434 Dantapura, Sanskrit  In
Empire Kalinganagara,
Kataka

Gahadavala Varanasi,
1080 1194 Sanskrit  In
Dynasty Kanyakubja

Chero dynasty 12th CE 18th CE Bhojpuri, Nagpuri  In

Sambhuvaraya Rajagambhiram,
1150 1375 Sanskrit, Tamil  In
Dynasty Padaveedu

Vanni Nadu  Sr

1150 1803 Vanni Tamil
Dynasty Lanka

 Bangl
Deva Dynasty 1156 1250 Bikrampur Bengali, Sanskrit
 In

Kakatiya Dynasty 1163 1323 Orugallu Sanskrit, Telugu  In

 In
Kamarupanagara, Assamese,
Khen Dynasty 1185 1498
Kamatapura Kamtapuri
 Myan

Swarnagiri,
Sutiya Kingdom 1187 1673 Assamese  In
Ratnapur, Sadiya

 Sr
Jaffna Kingdom 1215 1624 Nallur Tamil
Lanka

Old Javanese,
Singhasari
1222 1292 Tumapel
Kingdom Sanskrit  Indon

Ahom Kingdom 1228 1826 Charaideo, Assamese, Tai-  In

 Garhgaon, Ahom
 Myan
Rangpur, Jorhat

Sambhuvaraya Rajagambhiram,
1236 1375 Tamil  In
Dynasty Padaveedu

Yajvapala Dynasty 1237 1289 Nalapura -  In

Apabhramsa,

Vaghela Dynasty 1244 1304 Dholka Old Gujarati,  In

Prakrit

Cebuano, Malay,
Rajahnate of Cebu 1250 1565 Singhapala
Tamil  Philip

 Indon

 Malay

 Singa
Old Javanese,
Majapahit,
Majapahit Empire 1293 1527  Br
Wilwatikta Sanskrit

 Th

 Ti
Leste

 Philip
Reddy Dynasty 1325 1448 Addanki, Kondavidu, Telugu  In
Rajahmundry

Musunuri Nayaka
1326 1370 Warangal Telugu  In
Dynasty

Vijayanagara,
 Vijayanagara Kannada,
1336 1646 Penukonda,  In
Empire Sanskrit, Telugu
Chandragiri

 In
Oiniwar Dynasty 1353 1526 Madhubani Maithili language
   N

Gajapati Kingdom 1434 1541 Cuttack Odia  In

Kamtapuri,
Assamese,
Koch Dynasty 1515 1949 Chikana, Kamatapur  In
Bengali, Sanskrit

Madurai Nayak Madurai,

1529 1736 Tamil, Telugu  In
Dynasty Tiruchirapalli

Thanjavur Nayak
1532 1673 Thanjavur Tamil, Telugu  In
Kingdom

Gorkha Kingdom 1559 1768 Gorkha Darbar Nepali    N

 In
Raj Darbhanga 1577 1947 Darbhanga Maithili
   N

 In
 Maratha Raigad, Gingee,
1674 1818 Marathi, Sanskrit
Empire Satara, Pune  Pa

Pudukkottai
1680 1800 Pudukkottai Tamil  In
Kingdom

Sivaganga 1725 1733 Sivaganga Tamil  In

Kingdom

 Kingdom of
1768 2007 Kathmandu Nepali    N
Nepal

 In

 Pa

Dogra Dynasty 1846 1952 Srinagar Kashmiri

 Ch

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
List of Jain Empires and Dynasties
List of Jewish states and dynasties
 List of Zoroastrian states and dynasties
List of Muslim states and dynasties
List of Tengrist states and dynasties
Mahajanapadas
Indianization of Southeast Asia
Seleucid–Mauryan war
Hinduism in Southeast Asia
Muslim invasion of Afghanistan

References
1. Sarkar, Benoy Kumar. “Hindu Political
Philosophy.” Political Science
 Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, 1918, pp. 485.
JSTOR
2. Gupta, Soumyabrata (2018-06-13).
"Retelling history: Walking with the
warrior-king Samudragupta" . Deccan
Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

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