India is a vast country and was ruled by various dynasties in different periods. The rulers were of Indian origin or came from other parts of the world, especially from west or north.
They settled here forever instead of returning to their homeland outside India. Some of the important dynasties of India are as follows:
Dynasty | Founder/Famous King | Capital | Last king |
Haryanka Dynasty (544-413 BCE) | Bimbisara | Rajgriha later Pataliputra | Nagasaka |
Shishunaga Dynasty (413-345 BCE) | Shisunaga | Rajgir | Mahanandin |
Nanda Dynasty (345-321 BCE) | Mahapadma Nanda | Pataliputra | Dhana Nanda |
Maurya Dynasty (321-185 BCE) | Chandragupta Maurya | Pataliputra | Brihadratha |
Shunga Dynasty (185-75 BCE) | Pushyamitra shunga | Pataliputra later Vidisha | Devbhuti |
Kanva Dynasty (73 -26 BCE) | Vasudeva Kanva | Pataliputra | Susharman |
Gupta Dynasty (240-550 CE) | Sri Gupta | Pataliputra | Vishnu Gupta |
Pandyan Dynasty (550-1350 CE) | Koon Pandiyan(south Pandya) Kadunkoen(Central Pandya) | Korakai->Madurai->Tenkasi->Tirunelveli | Jatavarman Parakrama Pandyan |
Chola Dynasty (300s BCE–1279 CE) | Vijayalaya Chola | Puhar and Thanjavur | Rajendra Chola III |
Satavahana Dynasty (271 BCE-220 CE) | Simuka | Pratistanapuram, Amaravathi | Yajna Sri Satakarni |
Kushan Dynasty (80-125) | Kajula Kadaphis | Bagram, Peshawar, Taxila, Mathura | Kipu Nanda |
Pallava Dynasty (272 -885) | Simhavishnu | Kanchepuram | Aparajita Varman |
Chalukya Dynasty (543-753) | Pulakeshin 1 (Deccan Chalukyas) | Badami | Kriti Varman |
Rashtrakutas Dynasty (735-982) | Danti Durga | Manyakheta | Indra IV |
Slave Dynasty (1206-1290) | Qutb-Al -Din Ibaq | Delhi, Lahore, Daulatabad | Muizuddin Qaiqabad |
Khilji Dynasty (1290-1320) | Jalal-ud-din | Delhi | Khusro Khan |
Thuglaq Dynasty (1320-1413) | Ghiyas-Ud-Din | Delhi | Feroz shah |
Lodhi Dynasty (1451-1526) | Bahlo | Delhi | Ibrahim |
Mughal Empire (1526-1857) | Babur | Delhi | Bahadur Shah II |
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