List of Hindu empires and dynasties
Hindu empires rose to power following the birth of Hinduism in the Indian subcontinent. The Maurya Empire founded by Chandragupta, during the reign of Ashoka, was one of the largest empires in South Asia, diplomatically engaging with Greece, Macedonia, Epirus, Cyrene and Egypt.[1] The period of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta is sometimes attributed to as the First 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.
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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 Iranian dynasties and countries
- List of Zoroastrian states and dynasties
- List of Muslim states and dynasties
- List of Jewish 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
- Sarkar, Benoy Kumar. “Hindu Political Philosophy.” Political Science Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 4, 1918, pp. 485. JSTOR
- Gupta, Soumyabrata (2018-06-13). "Retelling history: Walking with the warrior-king Samudragupta". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- "Porus | Indian prince". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- https://books.google.co.in/books?id=tK5y4iPArKQC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=brahmapura+pauravas&source=bl&ots=B9gNJ8EG5L&sig=ACfU3U0ux8NlyJbNDxQD7bR2CjbVRaH0AA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqs7etuPboAhW683MBHc3hCNcQ6AEwAnoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=brahmapura%20pauravas&f=false