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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Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani & Deccan Sultanates
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
Sur Empire
Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
East India Company Rule
Sikh Empire
British Crown Rule (Raj)
Dominion of India
Republic of India
Pan-Indian · 4
Northwest · 9
North · 6
Himalaya · 7
Gangetic Plain · 3
East · 5
Northeast · 2
Central · 4
West · 5
Deccan · 8
South · 6
Sri Lanka · 8
Islands · 2
Coastal · 21