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🗺 History by state

History of Karnataka

Kingdoms and empires16
Events on the map24
Historic places4
Population (2011)61,130,704

👑 Who held this land

Kingdoms, empires and cultures whose territory, as drawn on our map, covered a large part of today’s Karnataka, or that were based here. Extents are approximate, so treat this as a guide to who held the region — not as exact borders.

South Indian Neolithic (Ash-mound cultures) c. 3,000–1,200 BCE · based here
Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE
Kadamba Dynasty c. 345 CE – c. 525 CE · based here
Western Ganga Dynasty c. 350 CE – c. 1000 · based here
Chalukyas of Badami c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE · based here
Rashtrakuta Empire c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE · based here
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani c. 973 CE – c. 1189 · based here
Hoysala Empire c. 1026 – 1343 · based here
Kalachuris of Kalyani c. 1156 – c. 1181 · based here
Vijayanagara Empire 1336 – 1646 · based here
Bahmani Sultanate 1347 – 1527 · based here
Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950 · based here
Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi) 1490 – 1686 · based here
Bidar Sultanate (Barid Shahi) 1492 – 1619 · based here
Keladi Nayakas (Ikkeri) 1499 – 1763 · based here
Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857
3,000 BCE1950

📅 Events in Karnataka

🏛 Historic places

Badami Cave Temples578 CEPattadakalc. 740 CEHampi1336Gol Gumbaz1656

How this is made: nothing here is new — it is YugMap’s own map data sorted by today’s states. A kingdom is listed if its territory on our map covered at least 40% of the state at some point, or if its centre or capital lies here; events and places are listed where their map point falls inside the state. State outlines follow India’s official map.