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Uttar Pradesh

Population (2011)199,581,477
Density (per sq km)828
Urban population (%)22.28
Kingdoms and empires30
Events on the map42

🗺 Geography

⛰ Land and rivers

Physiographic divisions: The Northern Plain (most of the state)

Rivers: Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Betwa, Ghaghara

Physical India →

⚠ Natural hazards

Natural hazards →

🌿 Protected areas and natural heritage

Ramsar wetlands (13): Upper Ganga River, Sarsai Nawar Jheel, Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Sandi Bird Sanctuary, Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, Saman Bird Sanctuary, Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary, Sur Sarovar, Haiderpur Wetland, Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary, Patna Bird Sanctuary, Sheikha Jheel Bird Sanctuary, Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary

Tiger reserves (3): Dudhwa, Pilibhit, Ranipur

Climate & life → · Water & protected areas →

🏭 Resources and economy

Crops: Rice, Wheat, Bajra, Maize, Pulses, Sugarcane, Cotton

Industries: Sugar, Aluminium smelting, Fertilisers

Resources & economy →

📜 History

👑 Who held this land

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

Ochre Coloured Pottery Culture c. 2,000–1,500 BCE · based here
Kuru c. 1,200–350 BCE · based here
Kosala c. 1,100–460 BCE · based here
Panchala c. 1,100–350 BCE · based here
Later Vedic Polities c. 1,000–600 BCE · based here
Kashi c. 1,000–500 BCE · based here
Vatsa c. 1,000–400 BCE · based here
Surasena c. 800–350 BCE · based here
Magadha c. 700–321 BCE
Shakya c. 600–480 BCE · based here
Koliya c. 600–450 BCE · based here
Malla c. 600–400 BCE · based here
Moriya of Pipphalivana c. 600–400 BCE · based here
Mauryan Empire c. 321–185 BCE
Shunga Dynasty c. 185–73 BCE
Kushan Empire c. 30 CE – c. 375 CE
Gupta Empire c. 240 CE – c. 550 CE · based here
Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty c. 500 CE – c. 647 CE · based here
Maukhari Dynasty c. 550 CE – c. 606 CE · based here
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Gahadavala Dynasty c. 1089 – c. 1197 · based here
Ghurid Empire c. 1175 – 1206
Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526 · based here
Jaunpur (Sharqi) Sultanate 1394 – 1479 · based here
Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857 · based here
Sur Empire 1540 – 1556 · based here
British East India Company 1600 – 1858
Rohilkhand 1721 – 1774 · based here
Awadh (Nawabs of Oudh) 1722 – 1856 · based here
Kingdom of Nepal — expansion era 1768 – 1816
2,000 BCE1950

📅 Events in Uttar Pradesh

🏛 Historic places

Sarnathc. 250 BCELumbini (Ashoka pillar)c. 249 BCEFatehpur Sikri1571Taj Mahal1653

🎨 People and culture

👥 2011 Census

Population
199,581,477
Share of India’s population (%)
16.49
Density (per sq km)
828
Decadal growth 2001–11 (%)
20.09
Urban population (%)
22.28
Work participation rate (%)
32.9

People →

🎨 Art & culture

Classical dances: Kathak

UNESCO intangible heritage: Kumbh Mela

Art & culture →

Geography: features are those on our Geography map that cover a good part of the state (or that NCERT places in it); hazards, reserves, crops, minerals, industries and ports are where NCERT, UNESCO or the Ramsar list name or place them. Census figures are for 2011, as NCERT prints them.

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.