This is list of Kings and their empires who ruled India. It covers all major kingdoms till the modern Republic of India.

1. TOP 10 LARGEST EMPIRES OF INDIA
RULERS OF INDIA BY LAND UNDER CONTROL

2. NUMBER 10: NANDA DYNASTY (345–321 BCE)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 1,500,000 KM2
King Dhana Nanda of the Nanda Empire could deploy between 3,000 and 6,000 war
elephants if need be. THAT KEPT ALEXANDER AWAY FROM INDIA

3. NUMBER 9: GURJARA-PRATIHARA EMPIRE (750–1050 CE)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 1,700,000 KM2
Nagabhata I led a confederacy of Gurjara-Pratiharas to defeat the Muslim Arabs in Battle
of Rajashtan and stopped the caliphate from expanding in India

4. NUMBER 8: MARATHA EMPIRE (1674 to 1818)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 2,800,000 KM2
Marathas successfully defeated mughal rulers in continuous military engagement for
record 27 years

5. NUMBER 7: TUGHLAQ DYNASTY(1320–1413)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 3,200,000 KM2
Tughlakabad, was build as fort city to protect Delhi from Mangol invasions. Known for
excessive cruelty and torture, he didn’t even spare muslim for their “infidel” views

6. NUMBER 6: MUGHAL EMPIRE (1526–1857)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 3,200,000 KM2
Shahanshah Akbar-e-Azam, one of five “the great” emperors of India spent most of his
childhood in exile and was dyslexic.

7. NUMBER 5: GUPTA EMPIRE (320 CE–550 CE)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 3,500,000 KM2
“The great” Chandragupta II-Vikramaditya raised Indian culture to its “golden age ” while most
of aggressive expansionist policies were executed by his father “The great” Samudragupta.

8. NUMBER 4: CHOLA DYNASTY(300s BCE–1279 CE)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 3,600,000 KM2
Chola dynasty controlled eastern costal area for staggering 1500 years during which
southern culture evolved uninterrupted.

9. NUMBER 3: PALA EMPIRE (8th century–12th century)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 4,600,000 KM2
“The great” Devapala made immense contribution for Buddhist culture. He created many
temples and monasteries in Magadha and was patron of Nalanda University

10. NUMBER 2: BRITISH EMPIRE (1858–1947)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 4,900,000 KM2
The might of Britain was built in the 18th and 19th centuries on the ruination of India -
where India went from a 23 per cent share of the global economy to 4 per cent

11. NUMBER 1: MAURYA EMPIRE (322 BCE–185 BCE)
AREA UNDER CONTROL: 5,000,000 KM2
The Maurya Empire was India’s first centralized power. Present day Indian constitution and
administration borrow heavily from “the great” Ashoka’s legacy of efficient institutions.