Empire |
Established |
Disestablished |
Capital(s) |
Language(s) |
Today Part of |
Map |
Gandhara Kingdom |
1500 BCE |
535 BCE |
Puṣkalavati, Taxila,
Purushapura |
Sanskrit |
Afghanistan
Pakistan |
|
Pundravardhana Kingdom |
1280 BCE |
300 BCE |
Mahasthangarh |
Pali, Sanskrit |
Bangladesh
India |
|
Kuru Kingdom |
1200 BCE |
525 BCE |
Āsandīvat, Hastinapura,
Indraprastha |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Anga Kingdom |
1100 BCE |
500 BCE |
Champa |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bangladesh |
|
Panchala Kingdom |
900 BCE |
400 BCE |
Ahichatra, Kampila |
Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Kingdom of Kosala |
700 BCE |
500 BCE |
Shravasti, Ayodhya |
Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Kamboja Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 BCE |
Rajpur |
Sanskrit |
Afghanistan |
|
Vrijji Kingdom |
700 BCE |
400 BCE |
Vaishali |
Maithili, Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Malla Republic |
700 BCE |
300 BCE |
Kusavati, Kushinagar |
Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Matsya Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 BCE |
Viratanagari |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Surasena Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 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 |
300 BCE |
Kauśāmbī |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Magadha Kingdom |
600 BCE |
300 BCE |
Rajagriha |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bangladesh
Nepal |
|
Kingdom of Kashi |
600 BCE |
345 BCE |
Banaras |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Chedi Kingdom |
600 BCE |
300 BCE |
Suktimati |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Haryanka Dynasty |
550 BCE |
413 BCE |
Rajagriha, Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Kingdom of Tambapanni |
543 BCE |
505 BCE |
Tambapanni |
Sinhalese |
Sri Lanka |
|
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara |
505 BCE |
377 BCE |
Upatissa Nuwara |
Sinhalese |
Sri Lanka |
|
Shishunaga Empire |
413 BCE |
345 BCE |
Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Anuradhapura Kingdom |
377 BCE |
1017 |
Anuradhapura |
Sinhalese, Tamil |
Sri Lanka |
|
Nanda Empire |
345 BCE |
321 BCE |
Pataliputra |
Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan |
|
Maurya Empire |
322 BCE |
180 BCE |
Pataliputra |
Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Nepal
Iran
Myanmar
Tajikistan |
|
Pandyan Empire |
300 BCE |
1650 |
Korkai, Madurai,
Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam |
Sanskrit, Tamil |
India
Sri Lanka |
|
Gangaridai Kingdom |
300 BCE |
Unknown |
- |
- |
Bangladesh
India |
|
Mahameghavahana dynasty |
255 BCE |
450 |
- |
- |
India |
|
Shunga Empire |
185 BCE |
75 BCE |
Pataliputra, Vidisha |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bangladesh
Nepal |
|
Kingdom of Samatata |
180 BCE |
335 |
- |
- |
Bangladesh
India |
|
Deva Dynasty of Saketa |
150 BCE |
10 BCE |
Ayodhya |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Satavahana Empire |
100 BCE |
225 |
Pratishthana, Amaravati |
Prakrit, Tamil, Telugu |
India |
|
Kanva Dynasty |
75 BCE |
30 BCE |
Pataliputra or Vidisha |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Northern Satrap Dynasty |
60 BCE |
150 |
Sagala, Mathura |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan |
|
Chutu Dynasty |
30 BCE |
280 |
Banavasi |
Kannada |
India |
|
Apracharaja Dynasty |
15 BCE |
50 |
Bajaur |
Prakrit, Scythian language |
Afghanistan Pakistan |
|
Kushan Empire |
30 |
375 |
Bagram, Peshawar, Taxila, Mathura |
Bactrian, Greek, Sanskrit |
Afghanistan
India
Pakistan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
China |
|
Kshaharata Empire |
35 |
405 |
Ujjain, Barygaza |
Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan |
|
Funan Empire |
50 |
550 |
Vyadhapura |
Khmer, Sanskrit |
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Vietnam
Myanmar |
|
Parataraja Kingdom |
125 |
300 |
Balochistan |
Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Scythian |
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Iran |
|
Salakanagara Kingdom |
130 |
362 |
- |
Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Chera Dynasty |
130 |
1102 |
Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam |
Malayalam, Tamil |
India |
|
Langkasuka Kingdom |
150 |
1475 |
- |
Malay |
Malaysia
Thailand |
|
Kingdom of Champa |
192 |
1832 |
Indrapura, Vijaya, Panduranga |
Chamic languages,
Sanskrit |
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia |
|
Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty |
200 |
275 |
- |
Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil |
India |
|
Bharashiva Dynasty |
205 |
335 |
Padmavati |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kalabhra Empire |
250 |
600 |
Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai |
Prakrit, Tamil |
India |
|
Gupta Empire |
275 |
590 |
Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal |
|
Pallava Empire |
275 |
897 |
Kanchipuram |
Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil |
India |
|
Kadamba Empire |
345 |
525 |
Banavasi |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kamarupa Kingdom |
350 |
1140 |
Pragjyotishpura,
Haruppeswara, Durjaya |
Assamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Myanmar |
|
Tarumanagara Kingdom |
358 |
669 |
Sundapura |
Sundanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Maitraka Dynasty |
475 |
776 |
Vallabhi |
Apabhramsa,
Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Sauraseni |
India |
|
Pushyabhuti Dynasty |
500 |
647 |
Sthanvishvara, Kanyakubja |
- |
India
Bangladesh
Nepal
Pakistan |
|
Rai Dynasty |
524 |
632 |
Aror |
Sanskrit |
Pakistan |
|
Chalukya Dynasty |
543 |
753 |
Badami |
Apabhramsa,
Prakrit, Sanskrit,
Sauraseni |
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 |
|
Eastern Chalukya Empire |
624 |
1189 |
Vengi, Rajahmundry |
Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Karkota Empire |
625 |
885 |
Srinagar, Parihaspore, Srinagar |
Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Bangladesh |
|
Brahman Dynasty of Sindh |
632 |
724 |
- |
Sanskrit |
Pakistan
Iran |
|
Srivijaya Empire |
650 |
1377 |
Palembang, Kewu,
Chaiya, Jambi |
Old Malay, Sanskrit |
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Vietnam
Brunei |
|
Shailendra Dynasty |
650 |
1025 |
Batang, Kalingga |
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 |
|
Chavda Dynasty |
690 |
942 |
Panchasar, Aṇahilaváḍa |
Old Gujarati, Prakrit |
India |
|
Mallabhum Kingdom |
694 |
1800 |
Bengali, Sanskrit |
Laugram, Pradyumnapur,
Bishnupur |
India
Bangladesh |
|
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty |
730 |
1036 |
Kannauj |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Nepal |
|
Mataram Kingdom |
732 |
1006 |
Mdaη i Bhumi Mataram,
Mamrati, Poh Pitu, Mdaη i Tamwlang,
Mdaη i Watugaluh,
Mdaη i Wwatan |
Old Javanese,
Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
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 |
|
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 |
Sanskrit, Tamil |
India
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia |
|
Yadava Dynasty |
850 |
1334 |
Devagiri |
Kannada, Marathi,
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Paramara Dynasty |
900 |
1305 |
Dhar |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Bali Kingdom |
914 |
1908 |
Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel,
Klungkung |
Kawi, Balinese |
Indonesia |
|
Khasa Kingdom |
954 |
1450 |
Sinja Valley |
Khas, Sanskrit |
Nepal |
|
Western Chalukya Empire |
973 |
1189 |
Manyakheta, Basavakalyan |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Deva Dynasty |
1156 |
1250 |
Bikrampur |
Bengali, Sanskrit |
Bangladesh
India |
|
Kakatiya Dynasty |
1163 |
1323 |
Orugallu |
Telugu |
India |
|
Sutiya Kingdom |
1187 |
1673 |
Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, Sadiya |
Assamese |
India |
|
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 |
India |
|
Yajvapala Dynasty |
1237 |
1289 |
Nalapura |
- |
India |
|
Vaghela Dynasty |
1244 |
1304 |
Dholka |
Apabhramsa,
Old Gujarati, Prakrit |
India |
|
Majapahit Empire |
1293 |
1527 |
Majapahit, Wilwatikta |
Old Javanese,
Sanskrit |
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Brunei
Thailand
Timor Leste
Philippines |
|
Reddy Dynasty |
1325 |
1448 |
Addanki, Kondavidu, Rajahmundry |
Telugu |
India |
|
Musunuri Nayaka Dynasty |
1326 |
1370 |
Warangal |
Telugu |
India |
|
Vijayanagara Empire |
1336 |
1646 |
Vijayanagara, Penukonda, Chandragiri |
Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Gajapati Kingdom |
1434 |
1541 |
Cuttack |
Odia |
India |
|
Koch Dynasty |
1515 |
1949 |
Chikana, Kamatapur |
Kamtapuri, Assamese,
Bengali, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Madurai Nayak Dynasty |
1529 |
1736 |
Madurai, Tiruchirapalli |
Tamil, Telugu |
India |
|
Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom |
1532 |
1673 |
Thanjavur |
Tamil, Telugu |
India |
|
Maratha Empire |
1674 |
1818 |
Raigad, Gingee, Satara, Pune |
Marathi, Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan |
|
Pudukkottai Kingdom |
1680 |
1800 |
Pudukkottai |
Tamil |
India |
|
Sivaganga Kingdom |
1725 |
1733 |
Sivaganga |
Tamil |
India |
|
Kingdom of Nepal |
1768 |
2008 |
Kathmandu |
Nepali |
Nepal |
|
Dogra Dynasty |
1947 |
1952 |
Srinagar |
Kashmiri |
India
Pakistan
China |
|