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'''Indian Empire''' may refer to:
'''Indian Empire''' may refer to:


* [[Mauryan Empire]], ancient empire based in Magadha and covering large stretches of South Asia from 322 to 185 BC
* '''The [[Magadhan Empire]]'''
* [[Gupta Empire]], empire based in Magadha and covering much of northern India from 320 to 550
** The [[Maurya Empire|Maurya dynasty]] (322 BCE–185 BCE)
* [[Delhi Sultanate]], empire based in Delhi and covering much of northern India from 1206 to 1526
**The [[Gupta Empire|Gupta dynasty]] (240–550)
* [[Mughal Empire]], formally Hindustan, empire based in northern India and covering much of South Asia from 1526 to 1857, and existing only as an ceremonial imperial structure after 1712

* [[British Raj]], imperial governance structure within the [[British Empire]], constituting territories formally called the Indian Empire, and comprising British India and the princely states from 1858 to 1947
*'''Medieval India'''
**The [[Chola Empire]] (848–1279)
**The [[Delhi Sultanate]] (1206–1526)
**The [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijaynagar Kingdom]] (1336-1646)

*'''Early Modern India'''
**The [[Mughal Empire]] (1526–1857)
**The [[Sur Empire]] (1538/1540–1555)
**The [[Maratha Confederacy]] (1674–1818)
**The [[Sikh Empire]] (1799–1849)

*'''British Indian Empire'''
**The [[Company rule in India|Company Raj]] (1757–1858) – under the [[East India Company]]
**The [[British Raj]] (1858–1947) – under the [[British Empire]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:28, 23 November 2024

Indian Empire may refer to:

  • Mauryan Empire, ancient empire based in Magadha and covering large stretches of South Asia from 322 to 185 BC
  • Gupta Empire, empire based in Magadha and covering much of northern India from 320 to 550
  • Delhi Sultanate, empire based in Delhi and covering much of northern India from 1206 to 1526
  • Mughal Empire, formally Hindustan, empire based in northern India and covering much of South Asia from 1526 to 1857, and existing only as an ceremonial imperial structure after 1712
  • British Raj, imperial governance structure within the British Empire, constituting territories formally called the Indian Empire, and comprising British India and the princely states from 1858 to 1947

See also