Template:History of South Asia

Outline of South Asian history
Madrasian Culture (2,500,000 BC) Madrasian Culture (2,500,000 BP)
Riwatian people (1,900,000 BC) Riwatian people (1,900,000 BP)
Soanian people (500,000 BC) Soanian people (500,000 BC)
Stone Age (50,000–3000 BC) Bhirrana Culture (7570-6200 BC) Mehrgarh Culture (7000–3300 BC)
Bronze Age (3000–1300 BC) Indus Valley Civilisation (3300–1700 BC)  – Early Harappan Culture (3300–2600 BC)  – Mature Harappan Culture (2600–1900 BC) Ochre Coloured Pottery culture (from 2000 BC) Vedic period (1750–1200 BC)  – Late Harappan Culture (1700–1300 BC) Swat culture (1600–500 BC)  – Black and Red ware culture (1300–1200 BC)
Iron Age (1200–230 BC) Vedic period (1200–500 BC)  – Black and Red ware culture (1200–1000 BC)  – Painted Grey Ware culture (1200–600 BC)  – Janapadas (1200–600 BC)  – Northern Black Polished Ware (700–200 BC) Haryanka Kingdom (684–424 BC) Three Crowned Kingdoms (6th century BC - AD 1650) Maha Janapadas (600–300 BC) Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) Magadha Kingdom (500–321 BC) Ror Kingdom (450 BC–AD 489) Nanda Empire (424–321 BC) Shishunaga Kingdom (413–345 BC) Macedonian Empire (330–323 BC) Maurya Empire (321–184 BC) Seleucid Empire (312–63 BC) Pandya Empire (300 BC–AD 1345) Chera Kingdom (300 BC–AD 1102) Chola Empire (300 BC–AD 1279) Pallava Empire (250 BC–AD 800) Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire (250 BC–AD 400) Parthian Empire (247 BC–AD 224)
Classical period (230 BC–AD 1279) Satavahana Empire (230 BC–AD 220) Kuninda Kingdom (200 BC–AD 300) Indo-Scythian Kingdom (200 BC–AD 400) Shunga Empire (185–73 BC) Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC–AD 10) Kanva Empire (75–26 BC) Indo-Parthian Kingdom (AD 21–130s) Western Satrap Empire (AD 35–405) Kushan Empire (AD 60–240) Bharshiva Dynasty (AD 170–350) Nagas of Padmavati (AD 210–340) Sasanian Empire (AD 224–651) Indo-Sassanid Kingdom (AD 230–360) Vakataka Empire (AD 250s–500s) Kalabhras Empire (AD 250–600) Gupta Empire (AD 280–550 ) Kadamba Empire (AD 345–525 ) Western Ganga Kingdom (AD 350–1000 ) Kamarupa Kingdom (350–1100 ) Vishnukundina Empire (420–624 ) Maitraka Empire (475–767 ) Huna Kingdom (475–576 ) Rai Kingdom (489–632 ) Shahi Empire (500s–1026 ) Chalukya Empire (543–753 ) Maukhari Empire (550s–700s ) Harsha Empire (606–647 ) Tibetan Empire (618–841 ) Eastern Chalukya Kingdom (624–1075 ) Rashidun Caliphate (632–661 ) Gurjara-Pratihara Empire (650–1036 ) Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 ) Pala Empire (750–1174 ) Rashtrakuta Empire (753–982 ) Paramara Kingdom (800–1327 ) Yadava Empire (850–1334 ) Solanki Kingdom (942–1244 ) Western Chalukya Empire (973–1189 ) Lohara Kingdom (1003–1320 ) Hoysala Empire (1040–1346 ) Sena Empire (1070–1230 ) Eastern Ganga Empire (1078–1434 ) Kakatiya Kingdom (1083–1323 ) Kalachuri Empire (1130–1184 )
Late medieval period (1206–1596) Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)  – Mamluk Sultanate (1206–1290)  – Khilji Sultanate (1290–1320)  – Tughlaq Sultanate (1320–1414)  – Sayyid Sultanate (1414–1451)  – Lodi Sultanate (1451–1526) Ahom Kingdom (1228–1826) Reddy Kingdom (1325–1448) Vijayanagara Empire (1336–1646) Gajapati Kingdom (1434–1541) Deccan Sultanates (1490–1596)  – Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1490–1636)  – Berar Sultanate (1490–1574)  – Bidar Sultanate (1492–1619)  – Bijapur Sultanate (1492–1686)  – Golkonda Sultanate (1518–1687)
Early modern period (1526–1858) Mughal Empire (1526–1858)  – Sur Empire (1540–1556) Maratha Empire (1674–1818) Sikh Empire (1799–1849)
Colonial period (1510–1961) Portuguese India (1510–1961) Dutch India (1605–1825) Danish India (1620–1869) French India (1759–1954) Company Raj (1757–1858) British Raj (1858–1947) Partition of India (1947)
Other states (1102–1947) Zamorin Kingdom (1102–1766) Sutiya Kingdom (1187-1673) Deva Kingdom (1200s–1300s) Chitradurga Kingdom (1300–1779) Garhwal Kingdom (1358–1803) Mysore Kingdom (1399–1947) Keladi Kingdom (1499–1763) Koch Kingdom (1515–1947) Thondaiman Kingdom (1650–1948) Madurai Kingdom (1559–1736) Thanjavur Kingdom (1572–1918) Marava Kingdom (1600–1750) Sikh Confederacy (1707–1799) Travancore Kingdom (1729–1947)
Kingdoms of Sri Lanka Kingdom of Tambapanni (543–505 BC) Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara (505–377 BC) Anuradhapura Kingdom (377 BC–AD 1017) Kingdom of Ruhuna (AD 200) Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (300–1310) Jaffna Kingdom (1215–1624) Kingdom of Dambadeniya (1220–1272) Kingdom of Yapahuwa (1272–1293) Kingdom of Kurunegala (1293–1341) Kingdom of Gampola (1341–1347) Kingdom of Raigama (1347–1415) Kingdom of Kotte (1412–1597) Kingdom of Sitawaka (1521–1594) Kingdom of Kandy (1469–1815) Portuguese Ceylon (1505–1658) Dutch Ceylon (1656–1796) British Ceylon (1815–1948)
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