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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1850
1875
1900
1925
1950
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
East India Company Rule
Sikh Empire
British Crown Rule (Raj)
Dominion of India
Republic of India
Pan-Indian · 4
Northwest · 3
North · 3
Himalaya · 3
Gangetic Plain · 1
Northeast · 1
Central · 3
West · 4
Deccan · 1
South · 3
Sri Lanka · 2
Islands · 1
Coastal · 14