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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1350
1400
1450
1500
1550
1600
1650
Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Delhi Sultanate & Regional Kingdoms
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani & Deccan Sultanates
European Maritime Powers
Mughal Empire
Sur Empire
Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
Pan-Indian · 1
Northwest · 3
North · 4
Himalaya · 4
Gangetic Plain · 1
East · 3
Northeast · 2
Central · 3
West · 5
Deccan · 9
South · 8
Sri Lanka · 5
Islands · 1
Coastal · 17