List of Hindu empires and dynasties
Hindu empires rose to power following the birth of Hinduism in the Indian subcontinent. The Maurya Empire founded by Chandragupta, during the reign of Ashoka, was one of the largest empires in South Asia, diplomatically engaging with Greece, Macedonia, Epirus, Cyrene and Egypt. The period of the Gupta Empire under Samudragupta is sometimes attributed to as the First Golden Age of India. The historical and geographic extent of Indian civilization is referred to as Greater India.The Great Hindu Nation
The following list enumerates Hindu empires and dynasties in chronological order.
| Empire | Established | Disestablished | Capital | Language | Today part of | Map |
| Gandhara Kingdom | 1500 BCE | 535 BCE | Puṣkalavati, Taxila, Purushapura | Sanskrit | ||
| Gopal Bansa | 1400 BCE | 841 BCE | Pashupatinath Temple, Gaushala, Kathmandu | Sanskrit | ||
| Pundravardhana Kingdom | 1280 BCE | 300 BCE | Mahasthangarh | Pali, Sanskrit | ||
| Kuru Kingdom | 1200 BCE | 525 BCE | Āsandīvat, Hastinapura, Indraprastha | Sanskrit | ||
| Anga Kingdom | 1100 BCE | 500 BCE | Champa | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Panchala Kingdom | 900 BCE | 400 BCE | Ahichatra, Kampila | Sanskrit | ||
| Mahispal Bansa | 841 BCE | 700 BCE | Kathmandu | Sanskrit | ||
| Kirata Kingdom | 700 BCE | 300 AD | Yalung, Thankot, Eastern Nepal | Kiranti languages, Sanskrit, Pali Prakrit | ||
| Kingdom of Kosala | 700 BCE | 500 BCE | Shravasti, Ayodhya | Sanskrit | ||
| Vrijji Kingdom | 700 BCE | 400 BCE | Vaishali | Maithili, Sanskrit | ||
| Malla Republic | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Kusavati, Kushinagar | Sanskrit | ||
| Matsya Kingdom | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Viratanagari | Sanskrit | ||
| Surasena Kingdom | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Mathura | Sanskrit | ||
| Avanti Kingdom | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Ujjayini | Sanskrit | ||
| Asmaka Kingdom | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Potali | Sanskrit | ||
| Kingdom of Vatsa | 700 BCE | 300 BCE | Kauśāmbī | Sanskrit | ||
| Shakya | 700 BCE | 200 BCE | Kapilavastu Tilaurakot | Sanskrit, Pali | ||
| Magadha Kingdom | 600 BCE | 300 BCE | Rajagriha | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Kingdom of Kashi | 600 BCE | 345 BCE | Banaras | Sanskrit | ||
| Chedi Kingdom | 600 BCE | 300 BCE | Suktimati | Sanskrit | ||
| Haryanka Dynasty | 550 BCE | 413 BCE | Rajagriha, Pataliputra | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Kingdom of Tambapanni | 543 BCE | 505 BCE | Tambapanni | Sinhalese | ||
| Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara | 505 BCE | 377 BCE | Upatissa Nuwara | Sinhalese | ||
| Ror Dynasty | 450 BCE | 489 | Rori | Sanskrit | ||
| Shishunaga Empire | 413 BCE | 345 BCE | Rajgir, Vaishali, Pataliputra | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Anuradhapura Kingdom | 377 BCE | 1017 | Anuradhapura | Sinhalese, Tamil | ||
| Malava Empire | 350 BCE | 650 | Vidisha | Sanskrit | ||
| Nanda Empire | 345 BCE | 322 BCE | Pataliputra | Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Paurava Dynasty | 400 BCE | 301 BCE | Punjab | Sanskrit | v | - |
| Maurya Empire | 322 BCE | 180 BCE | Pataliputra | Magadhi Prakrit, Sanskrit | v | |
| Chera Dynasty | 300 BCE | 1102 | Karur, Kodungallur, Kollam | Malayalam, Tamil | ||
| Pandyan Empire | 300 BCE | 1345 | Korkai, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Vizhinjam | Tamil | ||
| Gangaridai Kingdom | 300 BCE | Unknown | - | - | ||
| Shunga Empire | 185 BCE | 75 BCE | Pataliputra, Vidisha | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Kingdom of Samatata | 180 BCE | 335 | - | - | ||
| Deva Dynasty of Saketa | 150 BCE | 10 BCE | Ayodhya | Sanskrit | ||
| Satavahana Empire | 100 BCE | 225 | Pratishthana, Amaravati | Prakrit, Tamil, Telugu | ||
| Kanva Dynasty | 75 BCE | 30 BCE | Pataliputra or Vidisha | Sanskrit | ||
| Northern Satrap Dynasty | 60 BCE | 150 | Sagala, Mathura | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Chutu Dynasty | 30 BCE | 280 | Banavasi | Prakrit | ||
| Apracharaja Dynasty | 15 BCE | 50 | Bajaur | Prakrit, Scythian language | ||
| Suren Kingdom | 19 | 225 | Taxila, Kabul | Greek, Pali, Parthian, Sanskrit | v | |
| Kshaharata Empire | 35 | 405 | Ujjain, Barygaza | Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Funan Empire | 50 | 550 | Vyadhapura | Khmer, Sanskrit | ||
| Nagvanshi Dynasty | 83 CE | 1952 CE | Khukhragarh, Navratangarh | Prakrit, Nagpuri | ||
| Parataraja Kingdom | 125 | 300 | Balochistan | Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Scythian | ||
| Salakanagara Kingdom | 130 | 362 | - | Sanskrit | ||
| Langkasuka Kingdom | 150 | 1475 | - | Malay | ||
| Kingdom of Gangga Negara | 150 | 1025 | Beruas | Malay | ||
| Kingdom of Champa | 192 | 1832 | Indrapura, Vijaya, Panduranga | Chamic languages, Sanskrit | ||
| Andhra Ikshvaku Dynasty | 200 | 275 | - | Prakrit, Sanskrit, Tamil | ||
| Bharashiva Dynasty | 205 | 335 | Padmavati | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Soma Dynasty | 205 AD | 305 AD | Kathmandu | Sanskrit | ||
| Kalabhra Empire | 250 | 600 | Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai | Prakrit, Tamil | ||
| Gupta Empire | 275 | 590 | Pataliputra | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Paurava Dynasty | Brahmapur | Sanskrit | ||||
| Pallava Empire | 275 | 897 | Kanchipuram | Tamil, Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Licchavi | 305 AD | 1200 AD | Kathmandu | Vajjika, Sanskrit, Maithili language | ||
| Kataha | 330 | 1136 | Kataha | Old Malay, Sanskrit | ||
| Kadamba Empire | 345 | 525 | Banavasi | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Aulikara Dynasty | 350 | 550 | Mandsaur | Sanskrit | ||
| Western Ganga Dynasty | 350 | 575 | Talakadu, kolar | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Kamarupa Kingdom | 350 | 1140 | Pragjyotishpura, Haruppeswara, Durjaya | Assamese, Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Tarumanagara Kingdom | 358 | 669 | Sundapura | Sundanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Vishnukundina Dynasty | 420 | 624 | Nalgonda, Eluru, Amaravati | Sanskrit | ||
| Sharabhapuriya Dynasty | 465 | 590 | Sharabhapura | Sanskrit | ||
| Maitraka Dynasty | 475 | 776 | Vallabhi | Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Sauraseni | ||
| Pushyabhuti Dynasty | 500 | 647 | Sthanvishvara, Kanyakubja | - | ||
| Nala Kingdom | 515 | 585 | Pushkari | Sanskrit | ||
| Rai Dynasty | 524 | 632 | Aror | Sanskrit | ||
| Chalukya Dynasty | 543 | 753 | Badami | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Kalachuri Dynasty | 550 | 620 | Mahishmati | Sanskrit | ||
| Chenla Empire | 550 | 802 | Shrestapura, Bhavapura, Isanapura, Shambhupura | Khmer, Sanskrit | ||
| Chahamana Dynasty | 550 | 1194 | Shakambhari | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Maukhari Dynasty | 550 | 800 | Kannauj | Sanskrit | ||
| Kalingga Kingdom | 550 | 650 | - | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Gauda Kingdom | 590 | 626 | Karnasuvarna | - | ||
| Panduvamshi Dynasty | 600 | 790 | Shripura | Sanskrit | ||
| Eastern Chalukya Empire | 624 | 1189 | Vengi, Rajahmundry | Sanskrit, Telugu | ||
| Karkota Empire | 625 | 885 | Srinagar, Parihaspore, Srinagar | Sanskrit | ||
| Brahman Dynasty of Sindh | 632 | 724 | - | Sanskrit | ||
| Srivijaya Empire | 650 | 1377 | Palembang, Kewu, Chaiya, Jambi | Old Malay, Sanskrit | ||
| Shailendra Dynasty | 650 | 1025 | Batang, Kalingga | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Galuh Kingdom | 669 | 1482 | Kawali | Sundanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Sunda Kingdom | 669 | 1579 | Kawali, Pakuan Pajajaran | Sundanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Kalachuri Tripuri Dynasty | 675 | 1212 | Tripuri | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Chavda Dynasty | 690 | 942 | Panchasar, Aṇahilaváḍa | Old Gujarati, Prakrit | ||
| Mallabhum Kingdom | 694 | 1800 | Bengali, Sanskrit | Laugram, Pradyumnapur, Bishnupur | ||
| Limbuwan | 7th Century CE | 1774 | Morang, Bijaypur | Limbu, Lepcha | ||
| Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty | 730 | 1036 | Kannauj | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Mataram Kingdom | 732 | 1006 | Mdaη i Bhumi Mataram, Mamrati, Poh Pitu, Mdaη i Tamwlang, Mdaη i Watugaluh, Mdaη i Wwatan | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Saindhava Dynasty | 735 | 920 | Bhutamabilika | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Tomara Dynasty | 736 | 1151 | Delhi | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Pala Empire | 750 | 1199 | Bikrampur, Pataliputra, Gauda, Monghyr, Somapura, Mahipal, Ramavati | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Haripunjaya Kingdom | 750 | 1292 | Lamphun | Thai | ||
| Rashtrakuta Empire | 753 | 982 | Manyakheta | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Khmer Empire | 802 | 1431 | Mahendraparvata, Hariharalaya, Koh Ker, Yasodharapura | Khmer, Sanskrit | ||
| Chudasama Dynasty | 825 | 1472 | Vamanasthali, Junagadh | Old Gujarati, Prakrit | ||
| Later Chola Empire | 848 | 1279 | Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Tamil | ||
| Somavamshi Dynasty | 850 | 1150 | Yayatinagara | Sanskrit | ||
| Yadava Dynasty | 850 | 1334 | Devagiri | Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit | ||
| Utpala Dynasty | 855 | 1003 | Avantipur | Sanskrit | ||
| Hindu Shahi Dynasty | 879 | 1026 | Kabul | Sanskrit | ||
| Paramara Dynasty | 900 | 1305 | Dhar | Prakrit, Sanskrit | ||
| Bali Kingdom | 914 | 1908 | Bedulu, Samprangan, Gelgel, Klungkung | Kawi, Balinese | ||
| Pagan Empire | 940 | 1297 | Pagan | Burmese, Mon, Pyu | ||
| Khasa Kingdom | 954 | 1450 | Sinja Valley | Khas, Sanskrit | ||
| Western Chalukya Empire | 973 | 1189 | Manyakheta, Basavakalyan | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Rajahnate of Butuan | 1001 | 1756 | Butuan | Butuanon, Old Malay | ||
| Lohara Dyansty | 1003 | 1320 | Srinagar | Sanskrit | ||
| Kingdom of Polonnaruwa | 1017 | 1310 | Polonnaruwa | Pali, Sanskrit | ||
| Kahuripan Kingdom | 1019 | 1045 | Kahuripan | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Hoysala Empire | 1026 | 1343 | Halebidu, Belur | Kannada, Sanskrit | ||
| Janggala Kingdom | 1045 | 1136 | Hujung, Galuh | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Kediri Kingdom | 1045 | 1221 | Kadiri | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Sena Dynasty | 1070 | 1230 | Nabadwip | Sanskrit | ||
| Eastern Ganga Empire | 1078 | 1434 | Dantapura, Kalinganagara, Kataka | Sanskrit | ||
| Gahadavala Dynasty | 1080 | 1194 | Varanasi, Kanyakubja | Sanskrit | ||
| Karnat Dynasty | 1097 | 1324 | Simraungadh | Maithili Language | ||
| Chero dynasty | 12th CE | 18th CE | Bhojpuri, Nagpuri | |||
| Sambhuvaraya Dynasty | 1150 | 1375 | Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu | Sanskrit, Tamil | ||
| Vanni Nadu Dynasty | 1150 | 1803 | Vanni | Tamil | ||
| Deva Dynasty | 1156 | 1250 | Bikrampur | Bengali, Sanskrit | ||
| Kakatiya Dynasty | 1163 | 1323 | Orugallu | Sanskrit, Telugu | ||
| Khen Dynasty | 1185 | 1498 | Kamarupanagara, Kamatapura | Assamese, Kamtapuri | ||
| Sutiya Kingdom | 1187 | 1673 | Swarnagiri, Ratnapur, Sadiya | Assamese | ||
| Malla Dynasty | 1200 | 1768 | Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Patan, Nepal | Newari, Nepali, Sanskrit, Maithili Language | ||
| Jaffna Kingdom | 1215 | 1624 | Nallur | Tamil | ||
| Singhasari Kingdom | 1222 | 1292 | Tumapel | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Ahom Kingdom | 1228 | 1826 | Charaideo, Garhgaon, Rangpur, Jorhat | Assamese, Tai-Ahom | ||
| Sambhuvaraya Dynasty | 1236 | 1375 | Rajagambhiram, Padaveedu | Tamil | ||
| Yajvapala Dynasty | 1237 | 1289 | Nalapura | - | ||
| Vaghela Dynasty | 1244 | 1304 | Dholka | Apabhramsa, Old Gujarati, Prakrit | ||
| Rajahnate of Cebu | 1250 | 1565 | Singhapala | Cebuano, Malay, Tamil | ||
| Majapahit Empire | 1293 | 1527 | Majapahit, Wilwatikta | Old Javanese, Sanskrit | ||
| Sena Dynasty | 13th Century CE | 18th Century CE | Makwanpurgadhi, Chaudandi, Palpa | Nepali, Maithili Language, Khas, Bengali, Sanskrit | ||
| Reddy Dynasty | 1325 | 1448 | Addanki, Kondavidu, Rajahmundry | Telugu | ||
| Musunuri Nayakas | 1150 | 1369 | Warangal | Telugu | ||
| 1336 | 1646 | Vijayanagara, Penukonda, Chandragiri | Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu | |||
| Oiniwar Dynasty | 1353 | 1526 | Madhubani | Maithili language | ||
| Kallala dynasty | 1404 | 1789 | Sinja Valley | Khas language, Nepali, Sanskrit | ||
| Gajapati Kingdom | 1434 | 1541 | Cuttack | Odia | ||
| Koch Dynasty | 1515 | 1949 | Chikana, Kamatapur | Kamtapuri, Assamese, Bengali, Sanskrit | ||
| Madurai Nayak Dynasty | 1529 | 1736 | Madurai, Tiruchirapalli | Tamil, Telugu | ||
| Thanjavur Nayak Kingdom | 1532 | 1673 | Thanjavur | Tamil, Telugu | ||
| Gorkha Kingdom | 1559 | 1768 | Gorkha Darbar | Nepali | ||
| Raj Darbhanga | 1577 | 1947 | Darbhanga | Maithili | ||
| 1674 | 1818 | Raigad, Gingee, Satara, Pune | Marathi, Sanskrit | |||
| Pudukkottai Kingdom | 1680 | 1800 | Pudukkottai | Tamil | ||
| Sivaganga Kingdom | 1725 | 1733 | Sivaganga | Tamil | ||
| 1768 | 2008 | Kathmandu | Nepali, Sanskrit | |||
| Dogra Dynasty | 1846 | 1952 | Srinagar | Kashmiri |
Note: Kingdoms that acted as princely states to the British Empire are not mentioned except for the time period when they exercised sovereign control.