Some of the #Great_Empires & dynasties of #India .
1) The Pallava dynasty: existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruled in southern India,with ‘Kanchipuram’ as their capital.
They r famous for their architectural work with rocks, they built the Mahabalipuram temple... (1/n)

They created the modern form Brahmi script which influenced the genesis of almost all South-east Asian scripts.
Thailand, Indonasia, Burma & other Southeast Asian Scripts are evolved from their script.

2. THE PANDYAS
The Pandyan dynasty was an ancient Tamil dynasty,... (2)

one of the three Tamil dynasties, the other two being the Chola and the Chera.
These three dynasties ruled in Mahabharat period also.
Pandyas survived till the early British conquest.
Pandyas were experts in water management, agriculture.. (3)

and fisheries & they were eminent sailors & sea traders too. They controlled the pearl fisheries along the South-Indian coast, b/w Sri Lanka & India,which produced some of the finest pearls in the known ancient world.

3.THE CHOLA DYNASTY: The Chola kings are clearly... (4)

..found in Mahabharat & they ruled till 13th century AD.
The Chera & Pandya dynasties,the Cholas formed the three main Tamil dynasties of south India,who were collectively known as the Three Crowned Kings.They mainly ruled the area b/w the Kaveri and Tungabhadra rivers.. (5)

They also ruled in Malaysia, Indonesia & Southern Thailand.

4)THE MAURYAS
The Maurya dynasty was the superpower of the Iron Age India which existed between 320 BC to 185 BC.
It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in pataliputra and later extended to Afghanistan... (6)

During the rule of Ashoka,the kingdom managed to conquer the whole Indian sub continent and rule it as one dynasty.
The Jain and Buddhist cultures flourished during this Kingdom.

5. THE NANDA DYNASTY
originated from the region of Magadha in ancient India during the .. (7)

5th century BC & lasted b/w 345-321 BCE.The empire ruled by the Nanda Dynasty extended from Bengal in the east,to Punjab in the west & as far south as the Vindhya mountains.The rulers of this dynasty were famous for the great wealth.
The Nanda Empire was later conquered by..(8)

..Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya Empire.
They had a vast army, consisting of 200,000 infantry,20,000 cavalry, 2,000 war chariots & 3,000 war elephants.

6.THE GUPTAS
The Gupta Empire which existed b/w 3rd century CE to 543 CE.
This period is called.. (9)

the Golden Age of India and was marked by extensive inventions and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy that crystallized the elements of Hindu culture... (10)

The Gupta period had scholars such as Kalidasa, Aryabhata,Varahamihira, Vishnu Sharma & Vatsyayana Who made great advancements in many academic fields.Vatsayana of this kingdom wrote the world famous “Kama Sutra”.

7.The Chalukyas
Ruled b/w 6th century AD to 12 century AD (11)

They had their capital in 3 cities namely Badami & Kalyani of Karnataka & Vengi on the river of Godavari.This marks the first time a Southern India based kingdom took control & consolidated the entire region b/w the Kaveri & the Narmada rivers.
The rise of this empire..(12)

saw the birth of efficient administration, overseas trade and commerce and the development of new style of architecture called “Chalukyan architecture”.The Kannada and Telugu literature flourished during their reign.

8. MAGADHA KINGDOM
existed from Vedic period.
... (13)

the kingdom was founded by King Jarasandha & Rajgir of Bihar was its capital.Later Jarasandha was killed by Bheema in a wrestling duel & Pataliputra(Patna)was choosen as the new capital of this kingdom during the start of Kali Yuga.
Later it became the part of mauryans.. (14)

9.THE KSHATRIYA,LATER KNOWN AS RAJPUTS.
A ancient dynasty that ruled from the beginning of this civilisation(vast area of the subcontinent which includes western, central, northern India & current eastern Pakistan) ,although their were some lapses in ruling period... (15)

They also ruled effectively after the 6th century CE & governed the country with Rajasthan as their base.They are credited as one of the very few dynasties who were unmoved from their capital by the Muslim sultanate.

10. THE MARATHA EMPIRE
existed from 1674 to 1818 ... (16)

They are mainly credited for ending the Mughal rule in India.
When this empire was at its peak, it ruled almost the Whole India with an exception of Andhra & Tamil Nadu & a part of kerala.They were fierce warriors & established Hindavi Swarajya.
Some of the famous rulers.. (17)

: Chathrapathi Sivaji Maharaj , Baji Rao I & Rajaram Chhatrapati.

11.VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE
established in 1336 by the brothers Harihara I and Bukka Raya I which lasted for until 1646.
This period is said to be the golden period for the Telugu and Kannada cultures as... (18)

.. they have established many monuments across South India & enabled fine arts & literature to reach new heights in Kannada,Telugu,Tamil & Sanskrit,while Carnatic music evolved into its current form.They ruled the Whole south India With Vijayanagara as their capital city.. (19)

Sri Krishna Dev Raya was the famous king of Vijayanagara samrajya. He was a devotee of Lord Venkateshwara and the Diamonds and Gold we see on lord Balaji in Tirumala are mostly his donations. It was known that Vijayanagara Kingdom was equal to the rule of Prabhu Shri Ram.. (20)

where people where happy and prosperous.

12. KINGDOM OF COCHIN
This Kingdom lasted for 7 centuries from early 1203 to 1947 surviving every foreign invasion.They are said to be excellent negotiators & tacticians.They formed relations With all their surrounding kingdoms .. (21)

& played their cards Wisely.
Their capital changed over time but they mainly ruled in the areas surrounding Cochin.
13.GAJAPATHI KINGDOM
ruled over Kalinga (the present day Odisha),large parts of Andhra Pradesh & West Bengal & the eastern & central parts of Madhya Pradesh..(22)

.. & and the southern parts of Bihar from 1434-1541.The literature Oriya flourished during this period and there have also been a merging of Oriyan, Telugu and Kannada cultures.
Narasimha Deva of this dynasty built the Sun Temple at Konark.

14.HOYSALA EMPIRE
ruled.. (23)

most of the modern-day state of Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur but was later moved to Halebidu. The empire is remembered today primarily for its temple architecture. Over a hundred surviving ... (24)

temples r scattered across Karnataka,including the well known ‘Chennakesava Temple’ at Belur, ‘Hoysaleswara Temple’ at Halebidu,& the ‘Kesava Temple’ at Somanathapura. The Hoysala rulers also patronised the fine arts,encouraging literature to flourish in Kannada & Sanskrit.(25)

15. SATAVAHANA KINGDOM
also known as Andhra kingdom was an Indian dynasty based from Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh which is now back as Capital of Andhra Pradesh State.This dynasty extended to Junnar & Prathisthan in Maharashtra during the later years.. (26)

The territory of the empire covered much of India from 230 BCE onward. History suggests that it lasted about 450 years .
The Satavahanas are credited for establishing peace in the country, resisting the onslaught of foreigners after the decline of Mauryan Empire... (27)

16. KAKATIYA DYNASTY
The Kakatiyas ruled from 1083 to 1323 with orugallu (Warangal) as their capital extending to the whole of Andhra along with a part of Telangana, Karnataka and Tamilnadu.The Warangal Fort, Thousand Pillar temple and the famous Kakatiya ... (28)

Toranam stand as an epitome of the kakatiya legacy. Rani Rudramadevi, the famous queen of the Kakatiya dynasty set path for the Women to lead kingdoms in India as early as 12th century.


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