Famous Ancient Indian Dynasties - Founders, Capitals & Last Kings

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This post lists some of the famous ancient Indian dynasties, their founders, capitals and the last kings.Ancient Indian Dynasties & their FoundersDynastyFounder/Prominent RulerHaryankas(544-413 BCE...

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Ancient Indian Dynasties & their FoundersDynastyFounder/Prominent RulerHaryankas(544-413 BCE)BimbisaraShishunaga(413-345 BCE)ShisunagaNanda(345-321 BCE)Mahapadma Nanda/UgrasenaMaurya(321-185 BCE)Chandragupta MauryaShunga(185-75 BCE)Pushyamitra ShungaKanva(73 -26 BCE)Vasudeva KanvaGupta(240-550 CE)Chandragupta IPandya(550-1350 CE)Koon Pandiyan(South Pandya)Kadunkoen(Central Pandya)Chola(300s BCE
1279 CE)Vijayalaya CholaSatavahana(271 BCE-220 CE)SimukaKushan(80-125)Kajula KadaphisPallavas(272 -885)SimhavishnuChalukya(543-753)(Deccan Chalukyasof Vatapi)Pulakeshin IRashtrakutas(735-982)Danti DurgaSlave(1206-1290)Qutubuddin AibakKhilji(1290-1320)Jalal-ud-din KhiljiThuglaq(1320-1413)Ghiyas-Ud-DinLodhi(1451-1526)Bahlul Khan LodiMughul(1526-1857)BaburCheraPerumchottu Uthiyan Cheralathan(First Cheras – 2ndBCE to 3rdBCE)Kulasekara Alwar(Second Cheras – 800 CE to 1102 CE)Ancient Indian Dynasties & their Capitals:DynastyCapitalHaryankasPataliputra & RajgrihaShishunagaRajgirNandaPataliputraMauryaPataliputraShungaPataliputra/VidishaKanvaPataliputraGuptaPataliputraPandyaMadurai, Korakai,Tenkasi, TirunelveliCholaPoompuhar, GangaikondaCholapuram  & ThanjavurSatavahanaPratistanapuram, AmaravathiKushanBagram, Peshawar,Taxila, MathuraPallavasKanchipuramChalukya(Deccan Chalukyas)Badami or VatapiRashtrakutasManyakhetaSlaveDelhi, Lahore, DaulatabadKhiljiDelhiThuglaqDelhiLodhiDelhiMughulDelhiCheraVanchi Karuvur, Muchiri (Muziris)&Mahodayapuram, Thondi (Tyndis)(First Cheras)Kodungallur, Kollam(Second Cheras)Ancient Indian Dynasties & their Last KingsDynastyCapitalHaryankasNagasakaShishunagaMahanandinNandaDhana NandaMauryaBrihadrathaShungaDevbhutiKanvaSusharmanGuptaVishnu GuptaPandyaJatavarman ParakramaPandyanCholaRajendra Chola IIISatavahanaYajna SatakarniKushanKipu NandaPallavasAparajita VarmanChalukya(Deccan Chalukyas)Kriti VarmanRashtrakutasIndra IVSlaveMuizuddin QaiqabadKhiljiKhusro KhanThuglaqFeroz ShahLodhiIbrahimMughulBahadur Shah IICheraUnknown(First Cheras)Rama VarmaKulashekhara Perumal(Second Cheras)Short Notes:Chandragupta Iis known as the Founder of the Gupta Empire (because he was the first ruler of consequence in the Gupta Empire). ButSri Guptawas thefirst rulerand Chandragupta I was his grandson
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founder of the city of Pataliputra,the modern-dayPatna