Ancient Indian Dynasties - Founders, Capitals & Last Kings
Ancient Indian Dynasties & their Founders:
| Dynasty | Founder/Prominent Ruler |
|---|---|
| Haryankas (544-413 BCE) |
Bimbisara |
| Shishunaga (413-345 BCE) |
Shisunaga |
| Nanda (345-321 BCE) |
Mahapadma Nanda/ Ugrasena |
| Maurya (321-185 BCE) |
Chandragupta Maurya |
| Shunga (185-75 BCE) |
Pushyamitra Shunga |
| Kanva (73 -26 BCE) |
Vasudeva Kanva |
| Gupta (240-550 CE) |
Chandragupta I |
| Pandya (550-1350 CE) |
Koon Pandiyan (South Pandya) Kadunkoen (Central Pandya) |
| Chola (300s BCE–1279 CE) |
Vijayalaya Chola |
| Satavahana (271 BCE-220 CE) |
Simuka |
| Kushan (80-125) |
Kajula Kadaphis |
| Pallavas (272 -885) |
Simhavishnu |
| Chalukya (543-753) (Deccan Chalukyas of Vatapi) |
Pulakeshin I |
| Rashtrakutas (735-982) |
Danti Durga |
| Slave (1206-1290) |
Qutubuddin Aibak |
| Khilji (1290-1320) |
Jalal-ud-din Khilji |
| Thuglaq (1320-1413) |
Ghiyas-Ud-Din |
| Lodhi (1451-1526) |
Bahlul Khan Lodi |
| Mughul (1526-1857) |
Babur |
| Chera | Perumchottu Uthiyan Cheralathan (First Cheras – 2nd BCE to 3rd BCE) Kulasekara Alwar (Second Cheras – 800 CE to 1102 CE) |
Ancient Indian Dynasties & their Capitals:
| Dynasty | Capital |
|---|---|
| Haryankas | Pataliputra & Rajgriha |
| Shishunaga | Rajgir |
| Nanda | Pataliputra |
| Maurya | Pataliputra |
| Shunga | Pataliputra/Vidisha |
| Kanva | Pataliputra |
| Gupta | Pataliputra |
| Pandya | Madurai, Korakai, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli |
| Chola | Poompuhar, Gangaikonda Cholapuram & Thanjavur |
| Satavahana | Pratistanapuram, Amaravathi |
| Kushan | Bagram, Peshawar, Taxila, Mathura |
| Pallavas | Kanchipuram |
| Chalukya (Deccan Chalukyas) |
Badami or Vatapi |
| Rashtrakutas | Manyakheta |
| Slave | Delhi, Lahore, Daulatabad |
| Khilji | Delhi |
| Thuglaq | Delhi |
| Lodhi | Delhi |
| Mughul | Delhi |
| Chera | Vanchi Karuvur, Muchiri (Muziris) & Mahodayapuram, Thondi (Tyndis) (First Cheras) Kodungallur, Kollam (Second Cheras) |
Ancient Indian Dynasties & their Last Kings:
| Dynasty | Capital |
|---|---|
| Haryankas | Nagasaka |
| Shishunaga | Mahanandin |
| Nanda | Dhana Nanda |
| Maurya | Brihadratha |
| Shunga | Devbhuti |
| Kanva | Susharman |
| Gupta | Vishnu Gupta |
| Pandya | Jatavarman Parakrama Pandyan |
| Chola | Rajendra Chola III |
| Satavahana | Yajna Satakarni |
| Kushan | Kipu Nanda |
| Pallavas | Aparajita Varman |
| Chalukya (Deccan Chalukyas) |
Kriti Varman |
| Rashtrakutas | Indra IV |
| Slave | Muizuddin Qaiqabad |
| Khilji | Khusro Khan |
| Thuglaq | Feroz Shah |
| Lodhi | Ibrahim |
| Mughul | Bahadur Shah II |
| Chera | Unknown (First Cheras) Rama Varma Kulashekhara Perumal (Second Cheras) |
Short Notes:
- Chandragupta I is known as the Founder of the Gupta Empire (because he was the first ruler of consequence in the Gupta Empire). But Sri Gupta was the first ruler and Chandragupta I was his grandson.
- Uthiyan Cheralathan was the first recorded King of the First Chera Dynasty and Kadalpirakottiya Vel Kelu Kuttuvan was the greatest king of the Chera Dynasty who is mentioned as the mythical hero of the famous Tamil Epic Silapathikaram. His Navy at the time was believed to be the best Navy in the world. He was the first king to send an embassy to China from South India. The last King of the Chera Dynasty was the Rama Varma Kulashekhara Perumal who converted to Islam and established the first mosque in India.
- Haryanka Dynasty's Udayin - founder of the city of Pataliputra, the modern-day Patna.
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