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History of India

History of South Asia
(Indian Subcontinent)

Stone Age

70,000–3300 BCE

• Mehrgarh Culture

• 7000–3300 BCE

Indus Valley Civilization

3300–1700 BCE

Late Harappan Culture

1700–1300 BCE

Iron Age

1200–0 BCE

• Maha Janapadas

• 700–300 BCE

• Magadha Empire

• 545 BCE - 550

• Maurya Empire

• 321–184 BCE

• Chera Empire

• 300 BCE–1200 CE

• Chola Empire

• 300 BCE–1070 CE

• Pandyan Empire

• 250 BCE–1345 CE

• Satavahana

• 230 BCE–220 CE

Middle Kingdoms

0 BCE–1279 CE

• Kushan Empire

• 60–240 CE

• Gupta Empire

• 280–550

• Pala Empire

• 750–1174

• Chalukya Dynasty

• 543–753

• Rashtrakuta

• 753–982

• Western Chalukya Empire

• 973–1189

Hoysala Empire

1040–1346

Kakatiya Empire

1083–1323

Islamic Sultanates

1206–1596

• Delhi Sultanate

• 1206–1526

• Deccan Sultanates

• 1490–1596

Ahom Kingdom

1228–1826

Vijayanagara Empire

1336–1646

Mughal Empire

1526–1858

Maratha Empire

1674–1818

Sikh Confederacy

1716–1799

Sikh Empire

1799–1849

Company rule in India

1757–1858

British Raj

1858–1947

Modern States

1947–present