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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1790
1800
1810
1820
1830
1840
1850
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
East India Company Rule
Sikh Empire
British Crown Rule (Raj)
Pan-Indian · 2
Northwest · 2
North · 3
Himalaya · 3
Gangetic Plain · 1
Northeast · 2
Central · 3
West · 4
Deccan · 2
South · 3
Sri Lanka · 3
Islands · 1
Coastal · 18