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South India during the British colonial rule was divided into the Madras Presidency and Hyderabad, Mysore, Thiruvithamcoore (also known as Travancore), Cochin, Vizianagaram and a number of other minor princely states. The Madras Presidency was ruled directly by the British, while the rulers of the princely states enjoyed considerable internal ...
The main imperial or quasi-imperial rulers of North India are fairly clear from this point on, but many local rulers, and the situation in the Deccan and South India has less clear stone inscriptions from early centuries. Main sources of South Indian history is Sangam Literature dated from 300s BCE. Time period of ancient Indian rulers is ...
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.
Marks the End of Mughal Dynasty rule over India. 18 July, 24 January: India's first three universities, the University of Mumbai, the University of Madras and the University of Calcutta, are established. 1858: 1 November: British Raj (to 1947) Marks the Beginning Of Direct British Rule Over India For 89 Years(1858–1947). 7 November
For Lists of rulers of India, see: List of Indian monarchs (c. 3000 BCE – 1956 CE) List of presidents of India (1950–present)
Medieval Cholas rose to prominence during the middle of the 9th century and established the greatest empire South India had seen. [207] 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. [178]
Various other Muslim kingdoms ruled most of South Asia from the mid-14th to late 18th centuries, including the Bahmani, Bengal, Gujarat, Malwa, Kashmir, Multan, Mysore, Carnatic and Deccan Sultanates. [4] [5] Though the Muslim dynasties in India were diverse in origin, they were linked together by the Persianate culture and Islam.
The Vijayanagara Empire (/ v ɪ ˌ dʒ ə j ə ˈ n ə ɡ ə r ə /; also known as the Karnata Kingdom) was a late medieval Hindu empire that ruled much of southern India.It was established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I of the Sangama dynasty, belonging to the Yadava clan of Chandravamsa lineage.