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ISOINWikidataQ668↗
1805 CE
395 BCE1997 CE
5 polities active
Mughal Empire
Era unknown

1526 – 1857


Ruler

Unknown


Capital

Shahjahanabad (Delhi)

now Delhi

1648 – present

Maratha Confederacy
Era unknown

1674 – 1818


Ruler

Unknown


Capital

Raigad

now Raigad Fort

1674 – present

Kingdom of Mewar
Era unknown

734 – 1818


Ruler

Unknown


Capital

Udaipur

1559 – present

Kingdom of Mysore
Era unknown

1399 – 1947


Ruler

Unknown


Capital

Srirangapatna

17th century – present

Sikh Empire
Era unknown

1799 – 1849


Ruler

Maharaja Ranjit Singh
Maharaja Ranjit Singh

24 years old

Maharaja

12 April 1801 – 27 June 1839


Capital

Lahore

1799 – present

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Events

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  • Ashoka's Conversion to Buddhism

    Ashoka adopts Buddhism and the policy of Dhamma after the Kalinga War.

    Ashoka's Conversion to Buddhism

    261 BCE
  • Third Buddhist Council

    Buddhist council convened under Ashoka at Pataliputra.

    Third Buddhist Council

    250 BCE
  • Founding of the Delhi Sultanate

    Qutb al-Din Aibak establishes Turkish rule at Delhi.

    Founding of the Delhi Sultanate

    1206
  • Chola Naval Expedition to Srivijaya

    Rajendra Chola's naval campaign against the Srivijaya empire.

    Chola Naval Expedition to Srivijaya

    1025
  • Third Battle of Panipat

    Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in a bloody battle.

    Third Battle of Panipat

    14 January 1761
  • Rajendra Chola's Ganges Expedition

    Rajendra Chola's northern campaign reaching the river Ganges.

    Rajendra Chola's Ganges Expedition

    1019 – 1022
  • Coronation of Shivaji

    Shivaji crowned Chhatrapati, founding the Maratha kingdom.

    Coronation of Shivaji

    6 June 1674
  • Battle of Haldighati

    Maharana Pratap resists the Mughal army in the Aravalli pass.

    Battle of Haldighati

    18 June 1576

Places

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  • Agra

    Mughal capital, home to the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort.

    Agra

    1504
  • B

    Capital of the Chalukyas, famed for its rock-cut cave temples.

    Badami

    540
  • BG

    Place of the Buddha's enlightenment, site of the Mahabodhi Temple.

    Bodh Gaya

    5th century BCE
  • Chittorgarh

    Great hill fort of Mewar, a symbol of Rajput resistance and sacrifice.

    Chittorgarh

    7th century
  • Delhi

    Imperial capital of the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals and modern India.

    Delhi

    8th century
  • Ellora

    Rock-cut cave complex with the monolithic Kailasa Temple.

    Ellora

    6th century
  • FS

    Planned capital built by Akbar, a masterpiece of Mughal architecture.

    Fatehpur Sikri

    1571
  • GC

    Capital founded by Rajendra Chola I to mark his Ganges campaign.

    Gangaikonda Cholapuram

    1025

States & Union Territories

Andaman & Nicobar
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Bihar2 places
  • Chandigarh
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  • Delhi1 place
  • Goa
  • Gujarat
  • Haryana2 places
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Jammu & Kashmir
  • Jharkhand
  • Karnataka3 places
  • Kerala
  • Ladakh
  • Lakshadweep
  • Madhya Pradesh2 places
  • Maharashtra2 places
  • Manipur
  • Meghalaya
  • Mizoram
  • Nagaland
  • Odisha
  • Puducherry
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan3 places
  • Sikkim
  • Tamil Nadu4 places
  • Telangana
  • Tripura
  • Uttarakhand
  • Uttar Pradesh5 places
  • West Bengal1 place