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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.

Swimlane chart Major periods (Level 1)
250 CE 300 CE 350 CE 400 CE 450 CE 500 CE 550 CE
Post-Mauryan Powers Kushan Empire Gupta Empire & Regional Powers Post-Gupta / Early Medieval
Northwest · 3
★ Kushan Empire
Alchon Huns (Hunas)
Rai Dynasty of Sindh
North · 1
★ Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty
Himalaya · 1
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Gangetic Plain · 2
★ Gupta Empire
Maukhari Dynasty
East · 2
Later Guptas of Magadha
Gauda Kingdom (Shashanka)
Northeast · 1
Kamarupa
West · 2
Western Kshatrapas
Maitraka Dynasty
Deccan · 3
Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri
Vakataka Dynasty
★ Chalukyas of Badami
South · 8
Early Pandyas (Sangam era)
Early Cheras (Sangam era)
Early Cholas (Sangam era)
Kalabhra Interregnum
★ Pallava Dynasty
Kadamba Dynasty
Western Ganga Dynasty
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
Sri Lanka · 1
★ Anuradhapura Kingdom