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Period – 001 AD: The Indo-Greek empire ruled India from 1 AD until 3 AD, The Indo-Scythian kingdom – also known as the Sakas – had also made their presence felt at the time. The Sakas were descendants of people who migrated from Russia and later displaced the Indo-Greeks.

68 AD to 100 AD: Around 68 AD the Kushan Empire was established by the Kujula Kadphises. However,it was around 100 AD that the kingdom reached its peak under Kujula’s grandson Kanishka. Around 78 AD, Gautamiputra Satkarni took over Satavahana Empire and defeated king Vikramaditya

Period - 400 AD: Around this time period the Gupta Empire flourished and unified the whole of the subcontinent. Meanwhile, the Huna empire also expanded to parts of Iran and parts of Afghanistan.

Period – 700 AD: Between the 6th and the 12th century, the Chalukyas ruled in the south of India, while the Chachas ruled north-west India (present Pakistan and even parts of Afghanistan. At the time, the region was better known as Sind.

Period – 1000 AD: During this time, NW and west India was ruled by multiple kingdoms including Chauhanas, Sumras and Solankis. The Gurjar-Pratihara dynasty ruled what is presently known as Uttar Pradesh, Meanwhile, the Ghaznavid Empire was ruling Iran and neighbouring regions.

Period: 1200 - 1500 AD: The Delhi Sultanate was established. It was the first ever Muslim kingdom which expanded between 1200 AD to 1526 AD. The rulers were descendants of the the Ghaznavid Empire.

The Delhi Sultanate was overthrown in 1526 – after which began the rule of the Mughal era.

During the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, other than the Mughals, a new clan, the Rajputs, had also emerged and by 1500 AD, they too made their presence felt in western and north-western parts of India.

Meanwhile, in south India, the Vijayanagar Empire had build its stronghold

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THE Great Sikh Empire !!
Sarkar-i Khalsa
1799–1849

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