Chronology

Dynasties and Rulers

Each page of the "Chronology" of Dynasties and Rulers of South Asian History has the following components:

List of Dynasties

A list of dynasties based on geographic location. Click on a dynasty to jump to the Ruler list. 

List of Rulers

Date range for dynasties and the rulers of the various dynasties active during a particular time period. Organized by region.

Geographic Map

Geographic map created by Joseph Schwartzberg for A Historical Atlas of South Asia (1978), outlining the geographic demarcations of each of the dynasties active during a particular time period. The 1992 edition of the Atlas is available through the Digital South Asia Library’s A Historical Atlas of South Asia, which has further options to zoom in on details in the map. 

Note: No part of this atlas may be transmitted, retransmitted, lent, or reproduced in any form or medium without the prior written permission of Mr. Philip A. Schwartzberg, son of late Prof. Joseph E. Schwartzberg.

Citations

The lists of dynasties and rulers are accompanied by citations for sources for the dates and chronologies.

Bibliography

A bibliography for the citations is found here. The bibliography is arranged in accordance with the organization of the timeline.