In ancient and medieval India, most of the early dynasties, such as the Nandas, Mauryas, Sungas, Kanvas, and Guptas, ruled from Pataliputra. In the south, capitals included Thanjavur, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Warangal, and Dwarsamudra.
List of major dynasty and their capitals :-
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Dynasty |
Capital |
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i) Haryanka Dynasty (6th century B.C – 413 B.C) |
Rajgir (Girivraja) |
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ii) Shishunaga Dynasty (413 B.C – 345 B.C) |
Girivraja, Vaishali |
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iii) Nanda Dynasty (345 B.C – 322 B.C) |
Pataliputra |
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iv) Mauryan Dynasty (322 B.C – 185 B.C) |
Pataliputra |
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v) Indo-Scythians Kingdom (The Shaka) (150 B.C – 400 C.E) |
Sigal, Taxila, Mathura |
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vi) The Kushans / Yeuchi |
Purushapur (Peshawar) |
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vii) The Sunga Dynasty (185 B.C – 75 B.C) |
Pataliputra |
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viii) The Kanva Dynasty (75 B.C – 30 B.C) |
Pataliputra |
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ix) The Satavahanas (1st Century B.C.E – 2nd Century C.E) |
Pratishthana (Paithan), Amaravati |
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x) The Chola Dynasty |
Thanjavur |
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xi) Chandel Dynasty |
Khajuraho/ Mahova |
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xii) The Pandyan Dynasty (4th century BCE – 1345 AD) |
Madurai |
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xiii) The Chera Dynasty (3rd Century BCE – 12th Century CE) |
Mahodayapuram, Quilon, Karur |
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xiv) Hunas |
Sialkot |
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xv) The Pallava Dynasty (275 C.E – 897 C.E) |
Kanchipuram |
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xvi) Chalukya Dynasty (Badami) |
Badami |
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xvii) Chalukya Dynasty (Bengal) |
Bengal |
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xviii) Chalukya Dynasty (Kalyani) |
Mungeri, Manyakhet / Kalyan |
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xix) Pala |
Munger |
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xx) Hoysala Dynasty |
Dwara Samudra (halebid) |
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xxi) Sangam Dynasty |
— |
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xxii) Yadavas Dynasty |
Kanchipuram |
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xxiii) Tuluv Dynasty |
Vijayanagar |
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xxiv) Kakatiyas Dynasty |
Warangal |
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xxv) Saluva Dynasty |
Vijayanagar |
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xxvi) Gupta Dynasty |
Pataliputra |
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xxvii)Bahmani Dynasty |
Gulbarga (Bidar) |
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xxviii) Mughal Dynasty |
Delhi and Agra |
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xxix) Rashtrakuta Dynasty |
Manyakheta |
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xxx) Western Ganga Dynasty |
Talakad |
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xxxi) Tughlaq Dynasty |
Delhi |
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xxxii) Sayyid Dynasty |
Delhi |
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xxxiii) Kalachuri Dynasty |
Mahishmati |
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xxxiv) Khilji Dynasty |
Delhi |
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xxxv) Lodi Dynasty |
Delhi |
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xxxvi) Kadamba Dynasty |
Banavasi |
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xxxvii) Pushyabhuti Dynasty (also known as Vardhana Dynasty) |
Thanesar |