🗺 History by state

History of Maharashtra

Kingdoms and empires18

Events on the map37

Historic places4

Population (2011)112,372,972

👑 Who held this land

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

Chalcolithic Cultures c. 3,000–700 BCE

Jorwe Culture c. 1,500–900 BCE · based here

Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE

Satavahana Empire c. 200 BCE – c. 225 CE · based here

Vakataka Dynasty c. 250 CE – c. 500 CE · based here

Chalukyas of Badami c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE

Rashtrakuta Empire c. 753 CE – c. 982 CE

Western Chalukyas of Kalyani c. 973 CE – c. 1189

Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty c. 1187 – 1317 · based here

Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526

Bahmani Sultanate 1347 – 1527

Berar Sultanate (Imad Shahi) 1490 – 1574 · based here

Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Nizam Shahi) 1490 – 1636 · based here

Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857

Portuguese Bassein & Bombay 1534 – 1739 · based here

Bombay (English East India Company) 1668 – 1858 · based here

Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818 · based here

Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948

3,000 BCE1950

📅 Events in Maharashtra

c. 1,400 BCE Jorwe farming villages at Inamgaon · Inamgaon
c. 100 CE Chaitya halls at Karla and Nashik · Karla
c. 124 CE Gautamiputra Satakarni defeats Nahapana · Nashik
c. 380 CE Gupta-Vakataka marriage alliance · Nandivardhana
c. 480 CE Ajanta's later caves under Harishena · Ajanta
c. 753 CE Dantidurga founds Rashtrakuta power · Ellora region
c. 757 CE Kailasa temple, Ellora begun · Ellora
1296 Alauddin Khalji raids Devagiri · Devagiri
1327 Capital shifted to Daulatabad · Daulatabad
1659 Shivaji kills Afzal Khan at Pratapgad · Pratapgad
1661 Bombay passes to England · Mumbai
1665 Treaty of Purandar · Purandar
1674 ★ Shivaji crowned Chhatrapati · Raigad
1680 Death of Shivaji · Raigad
1681 Aurangzeb moves to the Deccan · Aurangabad
1689 Execution of Sambhaji · Tulapur
1707 ★ Death of Aurangzeb · Ahmednagar
1708 Death of Guru Gobind Singh · Nanded
1713 Balaji Vishwanath becomes Peshwa · Satara
1720 Baji Rao I becomes Peshwa · Pune
1724 Battle of Shakar Kheda: Hyderabad State founded · Shakar Kheda
1775 First Anglo-Maratha War begins · Pune
1795 Battle of Kharda · Kharda
1802 Treaty of Bassein · Vasai
1803 Battle of Assaye · Assaye
1817 Battle of Khadki · Khadki
1818 ★ Third Anglo-Maratha War ends · Pune
1848 Doctrine of Lapse applied to Satara · Satara
1853 First passenger railway: Bombay to Thane · Mumbai
1885 ★ Indian National Congress founded · Mumbai
1915 Gandhi returns to India · Mumbai
1916 Home Rule Leagues launched · Pune
1932 Poona Pact · Pune
1942 ★ Quit India Movement · Mumbai
1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny · Mumbai
1960 Bombay State split into Maharashtra and Gujarat · Mumbai
2008 Mumbai terror attacks · Mumbai

🏛 Historic places

Inamgaonc. 1,600 BCE Ajanta Cavesc. 200 BCE Ellora Cavesc. 600 CE Raigad Fort1674

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.