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
