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The history of India up to (and including) the times of the Buddha, with his life generally placed into the 6th or 5th century BCE, is a subject of a major scholarly debate. The vast majority of historians in the Western world accept the theory of Aryan Migration with c. 1500-1200 BCE dates for the displacement of Indus civilization by Aryans ...
Maurya Empire: 3.4 [2] –5.0 [3] 1.31–1.93 261 BC [2] or 250 BC [3] British Raj: 4.9 1.89 1921 [4] Mughal Empire: 4.0 [3] 1.54 1680 [2] Gupta Empire: 1.7 [2] –3.5 [3] 0.66–1.35 440 [2] or 400 [3] Delhi Sultanate: 3.2 [2] [3] 1.24 1312 [2] [3] Indo-Scythian Kingdom: 2.6 [2] 1.00 20 [2] Maratha Confederacy: 2.5 [3] 0.97 1760 [3] Kushan ...
Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed. For example: in the year 1800, European powers collectively claimed approximately 20% of the Earth's land surface that they did not effectively control. [ 8 ]
Medieval Cholas rose to prominence during the middle of the 9th century and established the greatest empire South India had seen. [210] They successfully united the South India under their rule and through their naval strength extended their influence in the Southeast Asian countries such as Srivijaya. [181]
The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. [15] As India, it was a founding member of the League of Nations and a founding member of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. [16] India was a participating state in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936.
It is not certain how he turned his small ancestral kingdom into an empire, although a widely accepted theory among modern historians is that his marriage to Licchavi princess Kumaradevi helped him extend his political power. Samudra-Gupta: 335–375 CE: Defeated several kings of northern India, and annexed their territories to his empire.
Indian Empire may refer to: The Maurya Empire (322 BCE – 185 BCE) The Gupta Empire (c. 240–c. 550) The Chola Empire (848–1279) The Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) The Sur Empire (1538–1555) The Maratha Empire (1674–1818) The British Raj (1858–1947)
5 Saugat Pal 781–800 19 25 Kadil Pal 1159–1164 5 45 Shyam Shah 1518–1527 9 6 Ratna Pal 800–849 49 26 Kamadev Pal 1172–1179 7 46 Mahipat Shah 1527–1552 25 7 Shali Pal 850–857 7 27 Sulakshan Dev 1179–1197 18 47 Prithvi Shah 1552–1614 62 8 Vidhi Pal 858–877 19 28 Lakhan Dev 1197–1220 23 48 Medini Shah 1614–1660 46 9 Madan Pal