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
Regional Kingdoms & Ghaznavid/Ghurid Expansion
Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani & Deccan Sultanates
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
Sur Empire
Northwest · 5
North · 5
Himalaya · 4
Gangetic Plain · 2
East · 5
Northeast · 2
Central · 4
West · 7
Deccan · 9
South · 8
Sri Lanka · 4
Islands · 1
Coastal · 5