Timeline
Every bar is a polity. Read vertically at any point to see who existed at the same time — the subcontinent was almost never ruled by a single power.
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Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani & Deccan Sultanates
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
Sur Empire
Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
Pan-Indian · 1
Northwest · 4
North · 5
Himalaya · 4
Gangetic Plain · 3
East · 4
Northeast · 2
Central · 5
West · 6
Deccan · 10
South · 9
Sri Lanka · 5
Islands · 1
Coastal · 19