Kingdom of Sikkim

Kingdom Level 3

1642 – 1975

Namgyal kingdom; merged with India in 1975.

🗺 See on map in 1809

Capital: Yuksom, later Gangtok
Region: Northeast
Duration: 333 years
Main period: Mughal Empire

Approximate extent.

📚 Recommended reading on the Kingdom of Sikkim

Textbook

Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)

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The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.

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Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12)

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Source-based chapters on Harappa, Vijayanagara, the Mughal court and 1857 — essential for UPSC.

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India and the Contemporary World I & II (Classes 9–10)

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Nationalism in Europe and India, the French Revolution and the making of a global world.

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History of Modern India

Bipan Chandra · Orient BlackSwan

The old-NCERT modern India classic, from the decline of the Mughals to independence.

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📄 Research papers

Paper🏛 Library access

Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States

Richard M. Eaton · 2000
Journal of Islamic Studies 11(3): 283–319

A documented, case-by-case study of temple destruction and its political context, 1192–1760.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1093/jis/11.3.283

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🇮🇳 Indian scholarship

Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India

Irfan Habib · 1969
The Journal of Economic History 29(1): 32–78

Money, markets, crafts and credit in the Mughal economy — and why they did not lead to capitalism.

✓ Verified with Crossref · 28 Sep 2026 · Original article by its authors, at the publisher

Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1017/S0022050700097825

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🇮🇳 Indian scholarship

Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia

Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997
Modern Asian Studies 31(3): 735–762

Reads Mughal India as part of a connected early-modern world rather than an isolated civilisation.

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Knowing the Country: Empire and Information in India

C. A. Bayly · 1993
Modern Asian Studies 27(1): 3–43

Spies, runners and news-writers: how the Company took over Indian systems of information.

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Read at the publisher ↗Google Scholar ↗doi:10.1017/S0026749X00016061

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🗂 Era 1

Medieval India
Part of this era

⏳ Periods 1

Mughal Empire
Belongs to this period

🏛 Kingdoms & empires 12

Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968
Existed at the same time (326 years)
Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769
Existed at the same time (127 years)
Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826
Existed at the same time (184 years)
Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949
Existed at the same time (307 years)
Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950
Existed at the same time (308 years)
Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815
Existed at the same time (173 years)
Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961
Existed at the same time (319 years)
Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857
Existed at the same time (215 years)
British East India Company 1600 – 1858
Existed at the same time (216 years)
Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818
Existed at the same time (144 years)
Nawabs of Bengal 1717 – 1765
Existed at the same time (48 years)
Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948
Existed at the same time (224 years)

🔧 Technology 3

Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th century
Made or discovered in this time
The first passenger train 16 April 1853
Made or discovered in this time
Electric light arrives 1879
Made or discovered in this time

📄 Research 3

Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States Richard M. Eaton · 2000
Research on this topic
Potentialities of Capitalistic Development in the Economy of Mughal India Irfan Habib · 1969
Research on this topic
Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997
Research on this topic

📚 Books 2

Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERT
Recommended reading
Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERT
Recommended reading

Contemporaries

Powers that coexisted with the Kingdom of Sikkim for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.

Sultanate of the Maldives ★

Islands · c. 1153 – 1968

Overlap: 326 years

Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★

Himalaya · 1201 – 1769

Overlap: 127 years

Ahom Kingdom ★

Northeast · 1228 – 1826

Overlap: 184 years

Mewar (Sisodia) ★

West · 1326 – 1949

Overlap: 307 years

Kingdom of Mysore ★

South · 1399 – 1950

Overlap: 308 years

Kingdom of Kandy ★

Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815

Overlap: 173 years

Portuguese Estado da Índia ★

Coastal · 1505 – 1961

Overlap: 319 years

Mughal Empire ★

North · 1526 – 1857

Overlap: 215 years

British East India Company ★

Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858

Overlap: 216 years

Maratha Empire ★

Deccan · 1674 – 1818

Overlap: 144 years

Nawabs of Bengal ★

East · 1717 – 1765

Overlap: 48 years

Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★

Sikh Empire ★

Kingdom of Nepal ★

Himalaya · 1816 – 2008

Overlap: 159 years

British Raj (Crown Rule) ★

Pan-Indian · 1858 – 1947

Overlap: 89 years

Kingdom of Bhutan ★

Himalaya · 1907 – present

Overlap: 68 years

Republic of India ★

Pan-Indian · 1950 – present

Overlap: 25 years

Zamorins of Calicut

South · c. 1124 – 1766

Overlap: 124 years

Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)

West · c. 1128 – 1949

Overlap: 307 years

Marwar (Rathore)

West · c. 1226 – 1949

Overlap: 307 years

Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi)

Deccan · 1490 – 1686

Overlap: 44 years

Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)

Northeast · 1515 – 1949

Overlap: 307 years

Golconda Sultanate (Qutb Shahi)

Madurai Nayaks

Portuguese Bassein & Bombay

Coastal · 1534 – 1739

Overlap: 97 years

Portuguese Diu

Coastal · 1535 – 1961

Overlap: 319 years

Portuguese Daman

Coastal · 1559 – 1961

Overlap: 319 years

Gorkha Kingdom

Himalaya · 1559 – 1768

Overlap: 126 years

Dutch East India Company (VOC) in India

Coastal · 1605 – 1825

Overlap: 183 years

Dutch Coromandel (Pulicat)

Coastal · 1610 – 1825

Overlap: 183 years

Bhutan under the Zhabdrung (Druk Desi)

Himalaya · 1616 – 1907

Overlap: 265 years

Danish India

Coastal · 1620 – 1869

Overlap: 227 years

Danish Tranquebar

Coastal · 1620 – 1845

Overlap: 203 years

Fort St George, Madras

Coastal · 1639 – 1858

Overlap: 216 years

Dutch Chinsurah

Coastal · 1656 – 1825

Overlap: 169 years

Dutch Ceylon

Sri Lanka · 1658 – 1796

Overlap: 138 years

Dutch Malabar (Cochin)

Coastal · 1663 – 1795

Overlap: 132 years

French India

Coastal · 1668 – 1954

Overlap: 286 years

Bombay (English East India Company)

Coastal · 1668 – 1858

Overlap: 190 years

Chandernagore

Coastal · 1673 – 1950

Overlap: 277 years