Empire or Dynasty |
Established |
Disestablished |
Capital(s) |
Language(s) |
Today part of |
Map |
Brihadratha dynasty |
1700 BCE |
682 BCE |
Girivraja |
Vedic Sanskrit |
India |
|
Gopala Dynasty |
1400 BCE |
841 BCE |
Pashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, Kathmandu |
Sanskrit |
Nepal |
|
Pundravardhana Kingdom |
1280 BCE |
345 BCE |
Mahasthangarh |
Pali, Sanskrit |
Bangladesh India |
|
Kuru Kingdom |
1200 BCE |
500 BCE |
Āsandīvat, Hastinapura, Indraprastha |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Anga Kingdom |
1100 BCE |
530 BCE |
Champa |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Vidarbha Kingdom |
1100 BCE |
500 BCE |
Kaundinyapur |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Khasa Kingdom |
1100 BCE |
500 BCE |
Kedarnath ('Kedare-Khasa-Mandale') |
Sanskrit, Prakrit, Khas language |
Nepal India |
|
Panchala Kingdom |
1100 BCE |
350 CE |
Ahichatra, Kampila |
Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Mahisapala dynasty |
841 BCE |
679 BCE |
Kathmandu |
Sanskrit |
Nepal India |
|
Gandhara Kingdom |
800 BCE |
535 BCE |
Puṣkalavati, Taxila, Purushapura |
Sanskrit |
Afghanistan Pakistan |
|
Kirata Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 CE |
Yalung, Thankot |
Kiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit |
Nepal Tibet Bhutan China Pakistan |
|
Kingdom of Kosala |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Shravasti, Ayodhya |
Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Vajjika League |
c. 6th century BCE |
c. 468 BCE |
Vaishali |
Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Malla |
c. 4th century BCE |
c. 7th century |
Kusinārā, Pāvā |
Prakrit |
India Nepal |
|
Matsya Kingdom |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
ViratNagar |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Surasena Kingdom |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Mathura |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Avanti Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 BCE |
Ujjayini |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Asmaka Kingdom |
700 BCE |
300 BCE |
Potali |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kingdom of Vatsa |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Kauśāmbī |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Shakya |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Kapilavastu Tilaurakot, Nepal |
Sanskrit, Pali |
Nepal India |
|
Kingdom of Kashi |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Banaras |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Chedi Kingdom |
700 BCE |
345 BCE |
Suktimati |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Heheya Kingdom |
|
|
Mahishmati |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Pradyota dynasty |
682 BCE |
544 BCE |
Rajagriha |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Haryanka Dynasty |
554 BCE |
413 BCE |
Rajagriha, Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Ror dynasty |
450 BCE |
489 CE |
Rori |
Sanskrit |
Pakistan |
|
Shishunaga Empire |
413 BCE |
345 BCE |
Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Nepal |
|
Paurava dynasty[1] |
400 BCE |
301 BCE |
Punjab |
Sanskrit |
India Pakistan |
|
Malava Empire |
350 BCE |
650 CE |
Vidisha |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Nanda Empire |
345 BCE |
322 BCE |
Pataliputra |
Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Bangladesh Nepal Pakistan |
|
Mauryan Empire |
322 BCE |
184 BCE |
Pataliputra |
Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India
Myanmar
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Iran
Tajikistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Pakistan |
|
Chera Dynasty |
300 BCE |
1102 CE |
Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam |
Tamil |
India |
|
Chola Empire |
300 BCE |
1279 CE |
Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Pazhaiyaarai |
Tamil |
India Sri Lanka |
|
Pandyan Empire |
300 BCE |
1345 CE |
Korkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam |
Tamil |
India Sri Lanka |
|
Gangaridai Kingdom |
300 BCE |
200 CE |
- |
- |
Bangladesh Bhutan India |
|
Mahameghavahana dynasty |
225 BCE |
300 CE |
Kalinga |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kuninda Kingdom |
2nd century BCE |
3rd century CE |
southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Shunga Empire |
185 BCE |
75 BCE |
Pataliputra, Vidisha |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan |
|
Kingdom of Samatata |
180 BCE |
335 |
- |
- |
Bangladesh India |
|
Deva Dynasty of Saketa |
150 BCE |
10 BCE |
Ayodhya |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Satavahana Empire |
100 BCE |
225 CE |
Pratishthana, Amaravati |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kanva Dynasty |
75 BCE |
30 BCE |
Pataliputra or Vidisha |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Northern Satrap Dynasty |
60 BCE |
150 CE |
Sagala, Mathura |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Pakistan |
|
Chutu dynasty |
30 BCE |
280 CE |
Banavasi |
Prakrit |
India |
|
Suren Kingdom |
19 CE |
225 CE |
Taxila, Kabul |
Pali, Parthian, Sanskrit, Greek |
Afghanistan Pakistan
India |
|
Kshaharata Empire |
35 CE |
405 CE |
Ujjain, Barygaza |
Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Pakistan |
|
Funan Empire |
50 CE |
550 CE |
Vyadhapura |
Khmer, Sanskrit |
Laos Cambodia Thailand Vietnam Myanmar |
|
Nagvanshi Dynasty |
94 CE |
1952 CE |
Khukhragarh, Navratangarh |
Prakrit, Nagpuri |
India |
|
Parataraja Kingdom |
125 CE |
300 CE |
Balochistan |
Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Scythian |
Pakistan Afghanistan |
|
Salakanagara Kingdom |
130 CE |
362 CE |
- |
Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Langkasuka Kingdom |
150 CE |
1475 CE |
- |
Malay |
Malaysia Thailand |
|
Kingdom of Gangga Negara |
150 CE |
1025 CE |
Beruas |
Malay |
Malaysia |
|
Kingdom of Champa |
192 CE |
1832 CE |
Indrapura, Vijaya, Panduranga |
Chamic languages, Sanskrit |
Vietnam Laos Cambodia |
|
Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty |
200 CE |
275 CE |
Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda) |
Prakrit, Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Abhira dynasty |
203 CE |
370 CE |
Anjaneri, Thalner, Prakashe, Bhamer, Asirgarh |
Ahirani,
Apabhraṃśa
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Bharashiva Dynasty |
205 CE |
335 CE |
Padmavati |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Soma Dynasty |
205 CE |
305 CE |
Kathmandu |
Sanskrit |
Nepal |
|
Gupta Empire |
240 CE |
550 CE |
Pataliputra |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal Afghanistan |
|
Kalabhra Empire |
250 CE |
600 CE |
Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai |
Prakrit,
Tamil, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Paurava Dynasty (reinstated)[2] |
c. 4th century CE |
c. 7th century CE |
Brahmapur |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Pallava Empire |
275 CE |
897 CE |
Kanchipuram |
Tamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Licchavi dynasty |
305 CE |
1200 CE |
Kathmandu |
Bajjika, Sanskrit |
Nepal India Bhutan |
|
Kataha |
330 CE |
1136 CE |
Kataha |
Old Malay, Sanskrit |
Malaysia |
|
Kadamba Empire |
345 CE |
525 CE |
Banavasi |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Aulikara Dynasty |
350 CE |
550 CE |
Mandsaur |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Western Ganga Dynasty |
350 CE |
575 CE |
Talakadu, Kolar |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kamarupa Kingdom |
350 CE |
1140 CE |
Pragjyotishpura, Haruppeswara, Durjaya |
Assamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Bhutan Bangladesh Myanmar |
|
Tarumanagara Kingdom |
358 CE |
669 CE |
Sundapura |
Sundanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Kutai Martadipura |
399 CE |
1635 CE |
Muara Kaman |
Sanskrit, probably old version of Kutainese language |
Indonesia |
|
Vishnukundina Dynasty |
420 CE |
624 CE |
Nalgonda, Eluru, Amaravati |
Sanskrit, Prakrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Sharabhapuriya Dynasty |
465 CE |
590 CE |
Sharabhapura |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Maitraka Dynasty |
475 CE |
776 CE |
Vallabhi |
Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni |
India |
|
Pushyabhuti Dynasty |
500 |
647 |
Sthanvishvara, Kanyakubja |
Sanskrit |
India Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Pakistan |
|
Nala Kingdom |
515 |
585 |
Pushkari |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Rai Dynasty |
524 |
632 |
Aror |
Sanskrit |
Pakistan |
|
Chalukya Dynasty |
543 |
753 |
Badami |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kalachuri Dynasty |
550 |
620 |
Mahishmati |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Chenla Empire |
550 |
802 |
Shrestapura, Bhavapura, Isanapura, Shambhupura |
Khmer, Sanskrit |
Cambodia Thailand Laos Vietnam |
|
Chahamana Dynasty |
550 |
1194 |
Shakambhari |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Maukhari Dynasty |
550 |
800 |
Kannauj |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kalingga Kingdom |
550 |
650 |
- |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Gauda Kingdom |
590 |
626 |
Karnasuvarna |
- |
India Bangladesh |
|
Panduvamshi Dynasty |
600 |
790 |
Shripura |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Eastern Chalukya Empire |
624 |
1189 |
Vengi, Rajahmundry |
Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Karkota Empire |
625 |
885 |
Srinagar, Parihaspore |
Sanskrit |
India Pakistan Afghanistan Bangladesh |
|
Brahman Dynasty of Sindh |
632 |
724 |
- |
Sanskrit |
India
Pakistan |
|
Srivijaya Empire |
650 |
1377 |
Palembang, Chaiya, Jambi |
Old Malay, Sanskrit |
Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand Cambodia Philippines Vietnam Brunei Taiwan |
|
Shailendra Dynasty |
650 |
1025 |
Kedu Plain |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Galuh Kingdom |
669 |
1482 |
Kawali |
Sundanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Sunda Kingdom |
669 |
1579 |
Kawali, Pakuan Pajajaran |
Sundanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Kalachuri Tripuri Dynasty |
675 |
1212 |
Tripuri |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Garhwal Kingdom |
688 CE |
1949 CE |
Srinagar, Uttarakhand Tehri Narendranagar |
Garhwali, Jaunsari, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Chavda Dynasty |
690 |
942 |
Panchasar, Aṇahilaváḍa |
Prakrit |
India |
|
Mallabhum Kingdom |
694 |
1800 |
Laugram, Pradyumnapur, Bishnupur |
Sanskrit, Prakrit |
India Bangladesh |
|
Katyuri kings (Karttikeyapur) |
700 CE |
1065 CE |
Joshimath later shifted to Baijnath, Uttarakhand |
Khas, Sanskrit, Prakrit |
India Nepal |
|
Chand kings |
700 CE |
1790 CE |
Champawat |
Kumaoni, Dotyali, Nepali |
India Nepal Tibet |
|
Limbuwan |
7th Century CE |
1774 |
Morang, Bijaypur |
Limbu, Lepcha |
Nepal India Bhutan |
|
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty |
730 |
1036 |
Kannauj |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India Afghanistan Pakistan |
|
Mataram Kingdom |
732 |
1006 |
Mamratipura |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Saindhava Dynasty |
735 |
920 |
Bhutamabilika |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Tomara Dynasty |
736 |
1151 |
Delhi |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Pala Empire |
750 |
1199 |
Bikrampur, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Mahipal, Ramavati |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan |
|
Haripunjaya Kingdom |
750 |
1292 |
Lamphun |
Thai |
Thailand |
|
Rashtrakuta Empire |
753 |
982 |
Manyakheta |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Khmer Empire |
802 |
1431 |
Mahendraparvata, Hariharalaya, Koh Ker, Yasodharapura |
Khmer, Sanskrit |
Cambodia Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam |
|
Chudasama Dynasty |
825 |
1472 |
Vamanasthali, Junagadh |
Old Gujarati, Prakrit |
India |
|
Later Chola Empire |
848 |
1279 |
Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram |
Tamil, Sanskrit |
India Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives Indonesia Singapore Malaysia Thailand Myanmar |
|
Somavamshi Dynasty |
850 |
1150 |
Yayatinagara |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Yadava Dynasty |
850 |
1334 |
Devagiri |
Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Utpala Dynasty |
855 |
1003 |
Avantipur |
Sanskrit |
India Afghanistan Pakistan |
|
Hindu Shahi Dynasty |
879 |
1026 |
Kabul |
Sanskrit |
Pakistan Afghanistan India |
|
Paramara Dynasty |
900 |
1305 |
Dhar |
Prakrit, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Bali Kingdom |
914 |
1908 |
Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel, Klungkung |
Kawi, Balinese |
Indonesia |
|
Pagan Empire |
940 |
1297 |
Pagan |
Burmese, Mon, Pyu |
Myanmar |
|
Khasa Malla kingdom |
954 |
1450 |
Sinja Valley, Nepal |
Khas, Sanskrit, Dotyali |
Nepal India Tibet |
|
Western Chalukya Empire |
973 |
1189 |
Manyakheta, Basavakalyan |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Rajahnate of Butuan |
1001 |
1756 |
Butuan |
Butuanon, Old Malay |
Philippines |
|
Lohara Dynasty |
1003 |
1320 |
Srinagar |
Sanskrit |
India Afghanistan Pakistan |
|
Rajanate of Sanmalan |
1011 |
1405 |
Zamboanga City |
Sanskrit, Tamil |
Philippines |
|
Kingdom of Polonnaruwa |
1017 |
1310 |
Polonnaruwa |
Pali, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Kahuripan Kingdom |
1019 |
1045 |
Kahuripan |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Hoysala Empire |
1026 |
1343 |
Halebidu, Belur |
Kannada, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Janggala Kingdom |
1045 |
1136 |
Hujung Galuh |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Kediri Kingdom |
1045 |
1221 |
Kadiri |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Sena Dynasty |
1070 |
1230 |
Nabadwip |
Sanskrit |
Bangladesh India |
|
Eastern Ganga Empire |
1078 |
1434 |
Dantapura, Kalinganagara, Kataka |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Gahadavala Dynasty |
1080 |
1194 |
Varanasi, Kanyakubja |
Sanskrit |
India |
|
Dimasa Kingdom |
1087 |
1832 |
Dimapur, Maibang, Khaspur |
Dimasa |
India |
|
Karnat Dynasty |
1097 |
1324 |
Simraungadh |
Maithili, Sanskrit |
Nepal India |
|
Chero dynasty |
12th CE |
18th CE |
|
Bhojpuri, Nagpuri |
India |
|
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty |
1150 |
1375 |
Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu |
Sanskrit, Tamil |
India |
|
Vanni Nadu Dynasty |
1150 |
1803 |
Vanni |
Tamil, Sanskrit |
Sri Lanka |
|
Deva Dynasty |
1156 |
1250 |
Bikrampur |
Bengali, Sanskrit |
Bangladesh India |
|
Kakatiya Dynasty |
1163 |
1323 |
Orugallu |
Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Khen Dynasty |
1185 |
1498 |
Kamarupanagara, Kamatapura |
Assamese, Kamtapuri |
India Myanmar |
|
Sutiya Kingdom |
1187 |
1673 |
Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, Sadiya |
Assamese, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Malla Dynasty |
1200 |
1768 |
Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Patan, Nepal |
Newari,
Nepali, Sanskrit, Maithili |
Nepal |
|
Doti Rainka kingdom |
13th century |
1790 |
Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal |
Dotyali, Khas, Sanskrit, Kumaoni |
Nepal India Tibet |
|
Jaffna Kingdom |
1215 |
1624 |
Nallur |
Tamil, Sanskrit |
Sri Lanka |
|
Singhasari Kingdom |
1222 |
1292 |
Tumapel |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia |
|
Ahom Kingdom |
1228 |
1826 |
Charaideo, Garhgaon, Rangpur, Jorhat |
Assamese, Tai-Ahom |
India Myanmar |
|
Sambhuvaraya Dynasty |
1236 |
1375 |
Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu |
Tamil, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Yajvapala Dynasty |
1237 |
1289 |
Nalapura |
- |
India |
|
Vaghela Dynasty |
1244 |
1304 |
Dholka |
Apabhramsa, Old Gujarati, Prakrit |
India |
|
Rajahnate of Cebu |
1250 |
1565 |
Singhapala |
Cebuano, Old Malay, Middle Tamil |
Philippines |
|
Narayangarh Raj |
1264 |
1947 |
Midnapore district |
Bengali Language |
India |
|
Majapahit Empire |
1293 |
1527 |
Majapahit, Wilwatikta |
Old Javanese, Sanskrit |
Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Brunei Thailand Timor Leste Philippines Australia |
|
Sena Dynasty (Nepal) |
13th Century CE |
18th Century CE |
Makwanpurgadhi, Chaudandi, Palpa |
Nepali, Maithili Language, Khas, Bengali, Sanskrit |
Nepal India |
|
Reddy Dynasty |
1325 |
1448 |
Addanki, Kondavidu, Rajahmundry |
Telugu, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Musunuri Nayakas |
1150 |
1369 |
Warangal |
Telugu, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Vijayanagara Empire |
1336 |
1646 |
Vijayanagara, Penukonda, Chandragiri |
Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu |
India |
|
Oiniwar Dynasty |
1353 |
1526 |
Madhubani |
Maithili language |
India |
|
Kallala dynasty |
1404 |
1789 |
Sinja Valley |
Khas language, Nepali, Sanskrit |
Nepal India |
|
Gajapati Kingdom |
1434 |
1541 |
Cuttack |
Odia |
India |
|
Bhoi dynasty |
1541 |
1947 |
Cuttack, Puri, Khurda |
Odia |
India |
|
Koch Dynasty |
1515 |
1949 |
Chikana, Kamatapur |
Kamtapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Madurai Nayak Dynasty |
1529 |
1736 |
Madurai, Tiruchirapalli |
Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom |
1532 |
1673 |
Thanjavur |
Telugu, Tamil, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Gorkha Kingdom |
1559 |
1768 |
Gorkha Darbar |
Nepali |
Nepal |
|
Raj Darbhanga |
1577 |
1947 |
Darbhanga |
Maithili |
India |
|
Midnapore Raj |
1568 |
1812 |
Medinipur |
Bengali Language |
India |
|
Maratha Empire |
1674 |
1818 |
Raigad, Gingee, Satara, Pune |
Marathi, Sanskrit |
India Pakistan |
|
Pudukkottai Kingdom |
1680 |
1800 |
Pudukkottai |
Tamil, Sanskrit |
India |
|
Sivaganga Kingdom |
1725 |
1733 |
Sivaganga |
Tamil |
India |
|
Kingdom of Nepal |
1768 |
2008 |
Kathmandu |
Nepali, Sanskrit |
Nepal India China Bangladesh |
|
Dogra Dynasty |
1846 |
1952 |
Jammu |
Dogriperiod |
India Pakistan China |
|