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Plate I · Chronological overview

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The wheel of time, plate-bound. Dynasties as bars, eras as bands, manuscripts as vertical marks. Every event carries its source, evidence class, and date certainty.

Early Vedic AgeLater Vedic AgeEpic and Puranic AgeMauryan Post-Mauryan PeriodGupta Golden AgeEarly Medieval PeriodRashtrakuta PePala PeriodImperial Chola PeriodKakatiya Vijayanagara PeriodMaratha Colonial PePost-IndeKuru Kingdom · 1200 BCE – 900 BCEKuru KingdomMagadha · 1200 BCE – 344 BCEMagadhaGandhāra · 1199 BCE – 534 BCEGandhāraAnga Kingdom · 1100 BCE – 500 BCEAnga KingdomKashi · 1000 BCE – 600 BCEKashiPancala · 900 BCE – 400 BCEPancalaPauravas · 889 BCE – 321 BCEPauravasVideha · 850 BCE – 500 BCEVidehaAvanti · 700 BCE – 300 BCEAvantiKosala · 700 BCE – 500 BCEKosalaMatsya · 700 BCE – 300 BCEMatsyaSurasena · 700 BCE – 300 BCESurasenaVajji · 700 BCE – 400 BCEVajjiVatsa · 700 BCE – 300 BCEVatsaKolathunadu · 600 BCE – 1792 CEKolathunaduKingdom of Tambapanni · 542 BCE – 436 BCEShishunaga dynasty · 412 BCE – 344 BCEAnuradhapura Kingdom · 376 BCE – 1017 CEAnuradhapura KingdomNanda Empire · 344 BCE – 320 BCEMaurya Dynasty · 322 BCE – 185 BCEChera Dynasty · 300 BCE – 1102 CEChera DynastyChola Dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CEChola DynastyPandya Dynasty · 300 BCE – 1345 CEPandya DynastyAy kingdom · 300 BCE – 1000 CEAy kingdomSatavahana Dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CESatavahana DynastyIndo-Scythians · 199 BCE – 400 CEIndo-ScythiansShunga Dynasty · 185 BCE – 73 BCEIndo-Parthian kingdom · 18 BCE – 226 CEIndo-Parthian kingdomApraca · 14 BCE – 50 CEWestern Satraps · 35 CE – 405 CEWestern SatrapsKanker State · 200 CE – 1947 CEKanker StateKalabhra · 250 CE – 600 CEKalabhraVakataka empire · 250 CE – 500 CEVakataka empirePallava Dynasty · 275 CE – 897 CEPallava DynastyGupta Dynasty · 320 CE – 550 CEGupta DynastyKadamba Dynasty · 345 CE – 540 CEKadamba DynastyWestern Ganga Dynasty (Talakad) · 350 CE – 1000 CEWestern Ganga Dynasty (Talakad)Kamarupa · 350 CE – 1140 CEKamarupaVarman dynasty · 350 CE – 655 CEVarman dynastyWestern Ganga dynasty · 350 CE – 1000 CEWestern Ganga dynastyMaitraka dynasty · 475 CE – 767 CEMaitraka dynastyEastern Ganga Dynasty (Odisha) · 496 CE – 1434 CEEastern Ganga Dynasty (Odisha)Maukhari · 510 CE – 606 CEChalukya of Badami · 543 CE – 757 CEChalukya of BadamiChalukya dynasty · 543 CE – 753 CEChalukya dynastyChamba State · 550 CE – 1948 CEChamba StatePushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty · 606 CE – 647 CETibetan Empire · 618 CE – 842 CETibetan EmpireEastern Chalukya of Vengi · 624 CE – 1075 CEEastern Chalukya of VengiEastern Chalukyas · 624 CE – 1189 CEEastern ChalukyasKarkota dynasty · 625 CE – 885 CEKarkota dynastyMlechchha dynasty · 650 CE – 900 CEMlechchha dynastyMallabhum · 694 CE – 1947 CEMallabhumKahlur State · 697 CE – 1948 CEKahlur StateChahamana (Chauhan) Dynasty · 700 CE – 1192 CEChahamana (Chauhan) DynastyTaank Kingdom · 700 CE – 1000 CETaank KingdomGurjara-Pratihara Dynasty · 725 CE – 1036 CEGurjara-Pratihara DynastyMewar Kingdom · 734 CE – 1949 CEMewar KingdomRashtrakuta Dynasty · 735 CE – 982 CERashtrakuta DynastyPala Dynasty (Bengal) · 750 CE – 1161 CEPala Dynasty (Bengal)Pala Empire · 750 CE – 1174 CEPala EmpireGhurid Empire · 786 CE – 1215 CEGhurid EmpireParamara Dynasty (Malwa) · 800 CE – 1305 CEParamara Dynasty (Malwa)Champaner · 800 CE – 1500 CEChampanerChandela Dynasty · 831 CE – 1308 CEChandela DynastyChandelas of Jejakabhukti · 831 CE – 1311 CEChandelas of JejakabhuktiBarwani State · 836 CE – 1948 CEBarwani StateUtpala dynasty · 855 CE – 1003 CEYadava Dynasty of Devagiri · 860 CE – 1317 CEYadava Dynasty of DevagiriPala dynasty (Kamarupa) · 900 CE – 1100 CEPala dynasty (Solanki (Chaulukya) of Gujarat · 940 CE – 1244 CESolanki (Chaulukya) oWestern Chalukya Dynasty · 973 CE – 1189 CEWestern ChalukyWestern Chalukya Empire · 973 CE – 1189 CEWestern ChalukyKingdom of Polonnaruwa · 1017 CE – 1236 CEKingdom of PoloHoysala Dynasty · 1026 CE – 1343 CEHoysala DynastySena Dynasty (Bengal) · 1070 CE – 1230 CEVenad · 1100 CE – 1729 CEVenadKingdom of Calicut · 1124 CE – 1806 CEKingdom of CalicutJaipur State · 1128 CE – 1949 CEJaipur StateCutch State · 1147 CE – 1948 CECutch StateKingdom of Jaisalmer · 1156 CE – 1947 CEKingdom of JaisalmerKakatiya Dynasty · 1163 CE – 1323 CEPorbandar State · 1193 CE – 1948 CEPorbandar StateDungarpur State · 1197 CE – 1947 CEDungarpur StateZamorin of Calicut · 1200 CE – 1792 CEZamorin of CalicutBonai State · 1200 CE – 1948 CEBonai StateRairakhol State · 1200 CE – 1948 CERairakhol StateDelhi Sultanate · 1206 CE – 1526 CEDelhi SultanateMamluk Sultanate · 1206 CE – 1290 CEJaffna kingdom · 1215 CE – 1624 CEJaffna kingdomKingdom of Dambadeniya · 1220 CE – 1345 CEAhom Kingdom (Assam) · 1228 CE – 1826 CEAhom Kingdom (Assam)Ahom Kingdom · 1228 CE – 1826 CEAhom KingdomKingdom of Marwar · 1250 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of MarwarIdar State · 1257 CE – 1948 CEIdar StateKhalji dynasty · 1290 CE – 1320 CEKampili · 1294 CE – 1328 CEZainabad · 1300 CE – 1948 CEZainabadKashmir Sultanate · 1320 CE – 1589 CEKashmir SultanateTughlaq dynasty · 1320 CE – 1413 CEReddi Kingdom · 1325 CE – 1448 CEOiniwar Dynasty · 1325 CE – 1526 CEOiniwar DynastyReddy mahto dynasty · 1325 CE – 1448 CESamma dynasty · 1335 CE – 1520 CESamma dynastyVijayanagara Empire · 1336 CE – 1646 CEVijayanagara EmpireShah Mir dynasty · 1339 CE – 1589 CEShah Mir dynastyBahmani Sultanate · 1347 CE – 1527 CEBahmani SultFaruqi Dynasty · 1370 CE – 1601 CEFaruqi DynastyPalanpur State · 1370 CE – 1948 CEPalanpur StateMysore Wadiyar Dynasty · 1399 CE – 1950 CEMysore Wadiyar DynastyKingdom of Mysore · 1399 CE – 1950 CEKingdom of MysoreKangra-Lambagraon · 1400 CE – 1948 CEKangra-LambagraonMalwa Sultanate · 1401 CE – 1562 CEKingdom of Kotte · 1412 CE – 1597 CEKingdom of KotteSayyid dynasty · 1414 CE – 1451 CEGajapati Kingdom · 1434 CE – 1541 CELodi dynasty · 1451 CE – 1526 CEBikaner State · 1465 CE – 1947 CEBikaner StateMudhol State · 1465 CE – 1948 CEMudhol StateKingdom of Kandy · 1469 CE – 1815 CEKingdom of KandyAhmadnagar Sultanate · 1490 CE – 1636 CEBerar Sultanate · 1490 CE – 1574 CEBijapur Sultanate · 1490 CE – 1686 CEBijapur SultanateBanswara State · 1497 CE – 1949 CEBanswara StateKeladi Nayaka · 1499 CE – 1763 CEKeladi NayakaBhurshut · 1500 CE – 1800 CEBhurshutLimbdi State · 1500 CE – 1947 CELimbdi StateKingdom of Cochin · 1500 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of CochinOrchha State · 1501 CE – 1950 CEOrchha StateKingdom of Cochin · 1503 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of CochinKoch dynasty · 1515 CE – 1949 CEKoch dynastyGolconda Sultanate · 1518 CE – 1687 CEQutb Shahi dynasty · 1518 CE – 1687 CEMughal Empire · 1526 CE – 1857 CEMughal EmpireBidar Sultanate · 1527 CE – 1619 CEDeccan sultanates · 1527 CE – 1686 CEMadurai Nayaka · 1529 CE – 1736 CEMadurai NayakaMadurai Nayak Kingdom · 1529 CE – 1736 CEMadurai Nayak Tanjavur Nayaka · 1532 CE – 1673 CEThanjavur Nayak kingdom · 1532 CE – 1673 CENawanagar State · 1540 CE – 1948 CENawanagar StateSur Empire · 1540 CE – 1556 CEBamra State · 1545 CE – 1948 CEBamra StateRaj Darbhanga · 1557 CE – 1947 CERaj DarbhangaJhabua State · 1584 CE – 1948 CEJhabua StateDhrol State · 1595 CE – 1948 CEDhrol StateHunza State · 1600 CE – 1974 CEHunza StateKoriya · 1600 CE – 1948 CEKoriyaKota State · 1613 CE – 1949 CEKota StateSurguja State · 1613 CE – 1948 CESurguja StateSirmoor State · 1616 CE – 1948 CESirmoor StateRajkot State · 1620 CE – 1948 CERajkot StateDatia State · 1626 CE – 1950 CEDatia StateShahpura State · 1629 CE – 1949 CEShahpura StateWadhwan State · 1630 CE – 1948 CEWadhwan StateKhanate of Kalat · 1638 CE – 1955 CEKhanate of KalatRatlam State · 1652 CE – 1948 CERatlam StateJasdan State · 1665 CE – 1948 CEJasdan StateKingdom of Mewar · 1666 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of MewarRaghogarh State · 1673 CE – 1947 CERaghogarh StateMaratha Empire · 1674 CE – 1818 CEThanjavur Maratha kingdom · 1674 CE – 1855 CEThanjavur MaTanjavur Maratha · 1676 CE – 1855 CETanjavur MarBharatpur State · 1680 CE – 1948 CEBharatpur StatePudukkottai State · 1680 CE – 1948 CEPudukkottai StateRajgarh State · 1681 CE – 1948 CERajgarh StateBahawalpur State · 1690 CE – 1955 CEBahawalpur StateOmani Empire · 1696 CE – 1856 CEKharan State · 1697 CE – 1955 CEKharan StateMorvi State · 1698 CE – 1948 CEMorvi StateMakran · 1701 CE – 1955 CEMakranSitamau State · 1701 CE – 1948 CESitamau StateKolhapur State · 1707 CE – 1949 CEKolhapur StateBaroda State · 1721 CE – 1949 CEBaroda StateKingdom of Rohilkhand · 1721 CE – 1774 CEBhavnagar State · 1723 CE – 1948 CEBhavnagar StateHyderabad State · 1724 CE – 1948 CEHyderabad StateAkkalkot State · 1725 CE – 1948 CEAkkalkot StateDewas State · 1728 CE – 1948 CEDewas StateDhar State · 1728 CE – 1947 CEDhar StateKingdom of Travancore · 1729 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of TravKingdom of Thiruvithamkoor · 1729 CE – 1949 CEKingdom of ThirCambay State · 1730 CE – 1948 CECambay StatePanna State · 1731 CE – 1950 CEPanna StateIndore State · 1732 CE – 1948 CEIndore StateOudh State · 1732 CE – 1859 CELas Bela State · 1742 CE – 1955 CELas Bela StateSikh Confederacy · 1748 CE – 1799 CERewa State · 1755 CE – 1947 CERewa StateCompany rule in India · 1757 CE – 1858 CESamthar State · 1760 CE – 1950 CESamthar StateGwalior State · 1761 CE – 1948 CEGwalior StatePatiala State · 1761 CE – 1947 CEPatiala StateJind State · 1763 CE – 1948 CEJind StateNabha State · 1763 CE – 1947 CENabha StateCharkhari State · 1765 CE – 1947 CECharkhari StateBenares State · 1770 CE – 1948 CEBenares StateKapurthala State · 1772 CE – 1947 CEKapurthala SPratapgarh State · 1775 CE – 1949 CEPratapgarh SBaoni State · 1784 CE – 1948 CEṚgvedaAṣṭādhyāyīMahābhārataĀryabhaṭīyaBrahmasūtrabhāṣyaYogasūtraGītagovindaBhaktiChar Dham circuit (Adi Shankara)Jyotirlingas, twelve sitesShakti peethas, scholarly canonisationVaishnava pilgrimage routes600 BCE400 BCE200 BCE1 CE200 CE400 CE600 CE800 CE1000 CE1200 CE1400 CE1600 CE1800 CE2000 CEEraDynastyManuscriptPilgrimage
200 dynasties · 15 eras · 8 manuscripts · 4 pilgrimage circuitsPlate registered to a 12-point baseline · Scale 600 BCE → 2026 CE

Era

Civilisation-scale period bands. Eight: Vedic, Mahajanapada, Maurya, Classical, Early Medieval, Late Medieval, Colonial, Modern.

Dynasty

Ruling house with founding, capital, region. Scholar-attested start/end dates. Disputed where sources disagree.

Manuscript

Composition or redaction date for major textual anchors. Linked to their full chronology page.

Pilgrimage

Circuit establishment as attested by first scholarly canonisation, not later devotional accretion.

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