List of Rulers of India

The history of India has seen the influence of many rulers. India can be called as the oldest civilization in the world, where human settlement can be dated back to roughly 400,000 to 200,000 B.C. Among the most influential early empires were the Aryans, who migrated from Persia to northwestern India around 2000 B.C. From 326 B.C. to around 200 B.C., the Mauryan Empire emerged as India’s first imperial power and ruled its areas with a highly centralized and hierarchical administration. In different times, more than one kings have ruled India and today we are presenting a list of top rulers of India.

MAURYA EMPIRE

• Chandragupta (322-301)
• Bindusara (301-269)
• Ashoka (269-232)
• Kunala (232-225)
• Dasaratha (232-225)
• Samprati (225-215)
• Salisuka (215-202)
• Devadharma (202-195)
• Satamdhanu (195-187)
• Brihadratha (187-185)

SAKAS/PARTHIANS

• Maues (20 BCE to 22 CE)
• Vonones (30 BC)
• Azes I ( )
• Azes II ( )
• Gudnaphar (19-45 AD)

KUSHANS

• Kujula Kadphises (20BC-30AD)
• Wima (30-80)
• Welma Kadphises (80-103)
• Kanishka I (103-127)
• Vasishka I (127-131)
• Huvishka I (130-162)
• Vasudeva I (162-200)
• Kanishka II (200-220)
• Vasishka II (220-230)
• Kanishka III (230-240)
• Vasudeva II (240-260)
• Vasu ( )
• Chhu ( )
• Shaka ( )
• Kipanada ( )

GUPTA EMPIRE

• Gupta (275-300)
• Ghatotkacha (300-320)
• Chandra Gupta I (320-335)
• Samudra Gupta (335-370)
• Rama Gupta (370-375)
• Chandra Gupta II (375-415)
• Kumara Gupta I (415-455)
• Skanda Gupta (455-467)
• Kumara Gupta II (467-477)
• Budha Gupta (477-496)
• Chandra Gupta III (496-500)
• Vainya Gupta (500-515)
• Narasimha Gupta (510-530)
• Kumara Gupta III (530-540)
• Vishnu Gupta (540-550)

DELHI SULTNATE

• Arm (1210-1211)
• Iltutmish Shams (1211-1236)
• Firuz I (1236)
• Radiyya Begum (1236-1240)
• Bahram (1240-1242)
• Mas’ud (1242-1246)
• Mahmud I (1246-1266)
• Balban Ulugh (1266-1287)
• Kay Qubadh (1287-1290)
• Kayumarth (1290)
• Firuz II Khalji (1290-1296)
• Ibrahim I Qadir (1296)
• Muhammad I Ali (1296-1316)
• Umar (1316)
• Mubarak (1316-1320)
• Khusraw Barwari (1320)
• Tughluq I (1320-1325)
• Muhammad II (1325-1351)
• Firuz III (1351-1388)
• Tughluq II (1388-1389)
• Abu Bakr (1389-1391)
• Muhammad III (1389-1394)
• Sikandar I (1394)
• Mahmud II (1394-1395)
• Nusrat (1395-1399)
• Mahmud II (1401-1412)
• Dawlat Lodi (1412-1414)
• Khidr (1414-1421)
• Mubarak II (1421-1434)
• Muhammad IV (1434-1443)
• Alam (1443-1451)
• Bahlul Lod (1451-1489)
• Sikandar II Nizam (1489-1517)
• Ibrahim II (1517-1526)

MUGHAL EMPIRE

• Babur (1526-1530)
• Humayun (1530-1555)
• Akbar I (1556-1605)
• Jahangir (1605-1627)
• Dawar Bakhsh (1627-1628)
• Shah Jahan I Khusraw (1628-1657)
• Aurangzeb Alamgir I (1658-1707)
• Alam I Bahadur OR Bahadur Shah I (1707-1712)
• Jahandar Mu’izz (1712-1713)
• Farrukh-siyar (1713-1719)
• Muhammad Nasir OR Muhammad Shah OR Rangeela (1719-1748)
• Ahmad Shah Bahadur I (1748-1754)
• Aziz Alamgir II (1754-1759)
• Shah Jahan III (1759)
• Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
• Mu’in Akbar II OR Akbar Shah II (1806-1837)
• Siraj
• Bahadur Shah II (1837-1858)

SIKHISM

• Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1539)
• Guru Angad Dev (1539-1552)
• Guru Amar Das (1552-1574)
• Guru Ram Das Sodhi (1574-1581)
• Guru Arjun Mal (1581-1606)
• Guru Hargobind (1606-1644)
• Guru Har Rai (1644-1661)
• Guru Hari Krishen (1661-1664)
• Guru Tegh Bahadur (1664-1675)
• Guru Gobind Rai Singh (1675-1708)

BENGAL

• Murshid Quli Ala’ (1704-1725)
• Shuja’ Shuja’ (1725-1739)
• Sarfaraz Ala’ (1739-1740)
• Aliwirdi Hashim (1740-1756)
• Mirza Mahmud Siraj (1756-1757)
• Mir Ja’far Muhammad Hashim (1757-1760)
• Mir Qasim Ali (1760-1763)
• Mir Ja’far Muhammad Hashim (1763-1765)

OUDH

• Sa’adat Burhan alMulk (1722-1739)
• Abu Mans.ur
• Safdar Jang (1739-1754)
• Haydar Shuja’ (1754-1775)
• Asaf (1775-1797)
• Wazir Ali (1797-1798)
• Sa’adat Ali (1798-1814)
• Haydar I Ghazi (1814-1827)
• Haydar II Sulayman Jah (1827-1837)
• Muhammad Ali Mu’in (1837-1842)
• Amjad Ali Thurayya Jah (1842-1847)
• Wajid Ali (1847-1856)

HYDERABAD

• Chin Qilich Nizam : 1720-1748)
• Nasir Jang: 1748-1751)
• Muzaffar Jang: 1751-1752)
• Salabat Jang: 1752-1762)
• Nizam Ali : 1762-1803)
• Farkhanda Ali Nasir : 1829-1857)
• Mir Mahbub Ali I
• Afdal : 1857-1869)
• Mir Mahbub Ali II: 1869-1911)
• Mir Uthman Ali Bahadur (1911-1948)

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