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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.
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
India's economy had a 24.5% share of world income, the second largest in the world after China, which had a 25% share. [ 2 ] Vijayanagara in the Vijayanagara Empire had about 500,000 inhabitants (supporting 0.1% of the global population during 1440-1540), making it the second largest city in the world after Beijing and almost three times the ...
The list of Khas Malla kings mentioned by Giuseppe Tucci is in the following succession up to Prithvi Malla: [63] List– Nāgarāja, (first known ruler of dynasty) Chaap/Cāpa; Chapilla/Cāpilla; Krashichalla; Kradhichalla; Krachalla Deva (1207–1223 CE) Ashoka Challa (1223–1287) Jitari Malla; Ananda Malla; Ripu Malla (1312–1313) Sangrama ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... For Lists of rulers of India, see: List of Indian monarchs (c. 3000 BCE – 1956 CE) List of ...
Some kingdoms possessed a main city that served as its capital. For example, the capital of Pandava's kingdom was Indraprastha and the Kaurava's kingdom was Hastinapura. Ahichatra was the capital of Northern Panchala whereas Kampilya was the capital of Southern Panchala. Kosala had its capital at Ayodhya. Apart from the main city or capital ...
The Rajputs rose to political prominence after the large empires of ancient India broke into smaller ones. The Rajputs became prominent in the early medieval period in about seventh century and dominated in regions now known as Rajasthan , Delhi , Haryana , Western Gangetic plains and Bundelkhand .
The political atmosphere in South India shifted from smaller kingdoms to large empires with the ascendancy of Badami Chalukyas. A Southern India-based kingdom took control and consolidated the entire region between the Kaveri and the Narmada Rivers. The rise of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, overseas trade and commerce ...