List of Hindu empires and dynasties

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Indian empires rose to power following the birth of Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism in the Indian subcontinent. The period of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta is sometimes attributed to as the Golden Age of India.[1]

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The following list enumerates Hindu empires and dynasties in chronological order.

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Gopala Dynasty 1400 BCE 841 BCE Pashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, Kathmandu Sanskrit Template:Flag
Pundravardhana Kingdom 1280 BCE 345 BCE Mahasthangarh Pali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kuru Kingdom 1200 BCE 345 BCE Āsandīvat, Hastinapura, Indraprastha Sanskrit Template:Flag
Anga Kingdom 1100 BCE 525 BCE Champa Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Vidarbha Kingdom 1100 BCE 500 BCE Kaundinyapur Sanskrit Template:Flag
Khasa Kingdom 1100 BCE 500 BCE Kedarnath ('Kedare-Khasa-Mandale') Sanskrit, Prakrit, Khas language Template:Flag
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Panchala Kingdom 1100 BCE 350 CE Ahichatra, Kampila Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Mahisapala dynasty 841 BCE 679 BCE Kathmandu Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Gandhara Kingdom 800 BCE 535 BCE Puṣkalavati, Taxila, Purushapura Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kirata Kingdom 700 BCE 300 CE Yalung, Thankot Kiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Kosala 700 BCE 345 BCE Shravasti, Ayodhya Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Vajjika League c. 6th century BCE c. 468 BCE Vaishali Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Matsya Kingdom 700 BCE 345 BCE ViratNagar Sanskrit Template:Flag
Surasena Kingdom 700 BCE 345 BCE Mathura Sanskrit Template:Flag
Avanti Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Ujjayini Sanskrit Template:Flag
Asmaka Kingdom 700 BCE 300 BCE Potali Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kingdom of Vatsa 700 BCE 345 BCE Kauśāmbī Sanskrit Template:Flag
Shakya 700 BCE 345 BCE Kapilavastu Tilaurakot, Nepal Sanskrit, Pali Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Kashi 700 BCE 345 BCE Banaras Sanskrit Template:Flag
Chedi Kingdom 700 BCE 345 BCE Suktimati Sanskrit Template:Flag
Heheya Kingdom Mahishmati Sanskrit Template:Flag
Pradyota dynasty 682 BCE 544 BCE Rajagriha Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Haryanka Dynasty 554 BCE 413 BCE Rajagriha, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Tambapanni 543 BCE 505 BCE Tambapanni Sinhalese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara 505 BCE 377 BCE Upatissa Nuwara Sinhalese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Ror dynasty 450 BCE 489 CE Rori Sanskrit Template:Flag
Shishunaga Empire 413 BCE 345 BCE Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Paurava dynasty[2] 400 BCE 301 BCE Punjab Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE 1017 Anuradhapura Sinhalese, Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Malava Empire 350 BCE 650 CE Vidisha Sanskrit Template:Flag
Nanda Empire 345 BCE 322 BCE Pataliputra Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Mauryan Empire 322 BCE 184 BCE Pataliputra Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:IND


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Chera Dynasty 300 BCE 1102 CE Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam Sanskrit, Tamil Template:Flag
Chola Empire 300 BCE 1279 CE Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Pazhaiyaarai Sanskrit, Tamil Template:Flag
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Pandyan Empire 300 BCE 1345 CE Korkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Gangaridai Kingdom 300 BCE 200 CE - - Template:Flag
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Mahameghavahana dynasty 225 BCE 300 CE Kalinga Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kuninda Kingdom 2nd century BCE 3rd century CE southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Shunga Empire 185 BCE 75 BCE Pataliputra, Vidisha Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Samatata 180 BCE 335 - - Template:Flag
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Deva Dynasty of Saketa 150 BCE 10 BCE Ayodhya Sanskrit Template:Flag
Satavahana Empire 100 BCE 225 CE Pratishthana, Amaravati Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kanva Dynasty 75 BCE 30 BCE Pataliputra or Vidisha Sanskrit Template:Flag
Northern Satrap Dynasty 60 BCE 150 CE Sagala, Mathura Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Chutu dynasty 30 BCE 280 CE Banavasi Prakrit Template:Flag
Suren Kingdom 19 CE 225 CE Taxila, Kabul Pali, Parthian, Sanskrit, Greek Template:Flag
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Kshaharata Empire 35 CE 405 CE Ujjain, Barygaza Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Funan Empire 50 CE 550 CE Vyadhapura Khmer, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Nagvanshi Dynasty 64 CE 1952 CE Khukhragarh, Navratangarh Prakrit, Nagpuri Template:Flag
Parataraja Kingdom 125 CE 300 CE Balochistan Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Scythian Template:Flag
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Salakanagara Kingdom 130 CE 362 CE - Sanskrit Template:Flag
Langkasuka Kingdom 150 CE 1475 CE - Malay Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Gangga Negara 150 CE 1025 CE Beruas Malay Template:Flag
Kingdom of Champa 192 CE 1832 CE Indrapura, Vijaya, Panduranga Chamic languages, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty 200 CE 275 CE - Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil Template:Flag
Abhira dynasty 203 CE 370 CE Anjaneri, Thalner, Prakashe, Bhamer, Asirgarh Ahirani,

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Bharashiva Dynasty 205 CE 335 CE Padmavati Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Soma Dynasty 205 CE 305 CE Kathmandu Sanskrit Template:Flag
Gupta Empire 240 CE 550 CE Pataliputra Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kalabhra Empire 250 CE 600 CE Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai Prakrit,

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Pallava Empire 275 CE 897 CE Kanchipuram Tamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Licchavi dynasty 305 CE 1200 CE Kathmandu Bajjika, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kataha 330 CE 1136 CE Kataha Old Malay, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kadamba Empire 345 CE 525 CE Banavasi Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Aulikara Dynasty 350 CE 550 CE Mandsaur Sanskrit Template:Flag
Western Ganga Dynasty 350 CE 575 CE Talakadu, Kolar Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kamarupa Kingdom 350 CE 1140 CE Pragjyotishpura, Haruppeswara, Durjaya Assamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Tarumanagara Kingdom 358 CE 669 CE Sundapura Sundanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kutai Martadipura 399 CE 1635 CE Muara Kaman Sanskrit, probably old version of Kutainese language Template:Flag
Vishnukundina Dynasty 420 CE 624 CE Nalgonda, Eluru, Amaravati Sanskrit, Prakrit Template:Flag
Sharabhapuriya Dynasty 465 CE 590 CE Sharabhapura Sanskrit Template:Flag
Maitraka Dynasty 475 CE 776 CE Vallabhi Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni Template:Flag
Pushyabhuti Dynasty 500 647 Sthanvishvara, Kanyakubja Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Nala Kingdom 515 585 Pushkari Sanskrit Template:Flag
Rai Dynasty 524 632 Aror Sanskrit Template:Flag
Chalukya Dynasty 543 753 Badami Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kalachuri Dynasty 550 620 Mahishmati Sanskrit Template:Flag
Chenla Empire 550 802 Shrestapura, Bhavapura, Isanapura, Shambhupura Khmer, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Chahamana Dynasty 550 1194 Shakambhari Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Maukhari Dynasty 550 800 Kannauj Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kalingga Kingdom 550 650 - Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Gauda Kingdom 590 626 Karnasuvarna - Template:Flag
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Panduvamshi Dynasty 600 790 Shripura Sanskrit Template:Flag
Eastern Chalukya Empire 624 1189 Vengi, Rajahmundry Sanskrit, Telugu Template:Flag
Karkota Empire 625 885 Srinagar, Parihaspore Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Brahman Dynasty of Sindh 632 724 - Sanskrit Template:IND

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Srivijaya Empire 650 1377 Palembang, Chaiya, Jambi Old Malay, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Shailendra Dynasty 650 1025 Kedu Plain Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Galuh Kingdom 669 1482 Kawali Sundanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Sunda Kingdom 669 1579 Kawali, Pakuan Pajajaran Sundanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kalachuri Tripuri Dynasty 675 1212 Tripuri Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Garhwal Kingdom 688 CE 1949 CE Srinagar, Uttarakhand
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Chavda Dynasty 690 942 Panchasar, Aṇahilaváḍa Prakrit Template:Flag
Mallabhum Kingdom 694 1800 Laugram, Pradyumnapur, Bishnupur Sanskrit, Prakrit Template:Flag
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Katyuri kings (Karttikeyapur) 700 CE 1065 CE Joshimath later shifted to Baijnath, Uttarakhand Khas, Sanskrit, Prakrit Template:Flag
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Chand kings 700 CE 1790 CE Champawat Kumaoni, Dotyali, Nepali Template:Flag
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Limbuwan 7th Century CE 1774 Morang, Bijaypur Limbu, Lepcha Template:Flag
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Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty 730 1036 Kannauj Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Mataram Kingdom 732 1006 Mamratipura Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Saindhava Dynasty 735 920 Bhutamabilika Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Tomara Dynasty 736 1151 Delhi Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Pala Empire 750 1199 Bikrampur, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Mahipal, Ramavati Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Haripunjaya Kingdom 750 1292 Lamphun Thai Template:Flag
Rashtrakuta Empire 753 982 Manyakheta Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Khmer Empire 802 1431 Mahendraparvata, Hariharalaya, Koh Ker, Yasodharapura Khmer, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Chudasama Dynasty 825 1472 Vamanasthali, Junagadh Old Gujarati, Prakrit Template:Flag
Later Chola Empire 848 1279 Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Somavamshi Dynasty 850 1150 Yayatinagara Sanskrit Template:Flag
Yadava Dynasty 850 1334 Devagiri Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Utpala Dynasty 855 1003 Avantipur Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Hindu Shahi Dynasty 879 1026 Kabul Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Paramara Dynasty 900 1305 Dhar Prakrit, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Bali Kingdom 914 1908 Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel, Klungkung Kawi, Balinese Template:Flag
Pagan Empire 940 1297 Pagan Burmese, Mon, Pyu Template:Flag
Khasa Malla kingdom 954 1450 Sinja Valley, Nepal Khas, Sanskrit, Kumaoni, Dotyali Template:Flag
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Western Chalukya Empire 973 1189 Manyakheta, Basavakalyan Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Rajahnate of Butuan 1001 1756 Butuan Butuanon, Old Malay Template:Flag
Lohara Dynasty 1003 1320 Srinagar Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kingdom of Polonnaruwa 1017 1310 Polonnaruwa Pali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kahuripan Kingdom 1019 1045 Kahuripan Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Hoysala Empire 1026 1343 Halebidu, Belur Kannada, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Janggala Kingdom 1045 1136 Hujung Galuh Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Kediri Kingdom 1045 1221 Kadiri Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Sena Dynasty 1070 1230 Nabadwip Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Eastern Ganga Empire 1078 1434 Dantapura, Kalinganagara, Kataka Sanskrit Template:Flag
Gahadavala Dynasty 1080 1194 Varanasi, Kanyakubja Sanskrit Template:Flag
Karnat Dynasty 1097 1324 Simraungadh Maithili, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Chero dynasty 12th CE 18th CE Bhojpuri, Nagpuri Template:Flag
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty 1150 1375 Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu Sanskrit, Tamil Template:Flag
Vanni Nadu Dynasty 1150 1803 Vanni Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Deva Dynasty 1156 1250 Bikrampur Bengali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Kakatiya Dynasty 1163 1323 Orugallu Sanskrit, Telugu Template:Flag
Khen Dynasty 1185 1498 Kamarupanagara, Kamatapura Assamese, Kamtapuri Template:Flag
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Sutiya Kingdom 1187 1673 Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, Sadiya Assamese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Malla Dynasty 1200 1768 Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Patan, Nepal Newari,

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Doti Rainka kingdom 13th century 1790 Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal Dotyali, Khas, Sanskrit, Kumaoni Template:Flag
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Jaffna Kingdom 1215 1624 Nallur Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Singhasari Kingdom 1222 1292 Tumapel Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Ahom Kingdom 1228 1826 Charaideo, Garhgaon, Rangpur, Jorhat Assamese, Tai-Ahom Template:Flag
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Sambhuvaraya Dynasty 1236 1375 Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Yajvapala Dynasty 1237 1289 Nalapura - Template:Flag
Vaghela Dynasty 1244 1304 Dholka Apabhramsa, Old Gujarati, Prakrit Template:Flag
Rajahnate of Cebu 1250 1565 Singhapala Cebuano, Old Malay, Middle Tamil Template:Flag
Majapahit Empire 1293 1527 Majapahit, Wilwatikta Old Javanese, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Sena Dynasty (Nepal) 13th Century CE 18th Century CE Makwanpurgadhi, Chaudandi, Palpa Nepali, Maithili Language, Khas, Bengali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Reddy Dynasty 1325 1448 Addanki, Kondavidu, Rajahmundry Telugu, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Musunuri Nayakas 1150 1369 Warangal Telugu, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Vijayanagara Empire 1336 1646 Vijayanagara, Penukonda, Chandragiri Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu Template:Flag
Oiniwar Dynasty 1353 1526 Madhubani Maithili language Template:Flag
Kallala dynasty 1404 1789 Sinja Valley Khas language, Nepali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Gajapati Kingdom 1434 1541 Cuttack Odia Template:Flag
Bhoi dynasty 1541 1947 Cuttack, Puri, Khurda Odia Template:Flag
Koch Dynasty 1515 1949 Chikana, Kamatapur Kamtapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Madurai Nayak Dynasty 1529 1736 Madurai, Tiruchirapalli Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom 1532 1673 Thanjavur Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Gorkha Kingdom 1559 1768 Gorkha Darbar Nepali Template:Flag
Raj Darbhanga 1577 1947 Darbhanga Maithili Template:Flag
Maratha Empire 1674 1818 Raigad, Gingee, Satara, Pune Marathi, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Pudukkottai Kingdom 1680 1800 Pudukkottai Tamil, Sanskrit Template:Flag
Sivaganga Kingdom 1725 1733 Sivaganga Tamil Template:Flag
Kingdom of Nepal 1768 2008 Kathmandu Nepali, Sanskrit Template:Flag
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Dogra Dynasty 1846 1952 Jammu Dogri Template:Flag
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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

References

  1. ↑ Retelling history: Walking with the warrior-king Samudragupta, Gupta, Soumyabrata. Deccan Chronicle(2018-06-13). Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  2. ↑ Porus | Indian prince. Encyclopedia Britannica.
  3. ↑ Ancient Communities of the Himalaya{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1998). ISBN 9788173870903
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