Indian Dynasties and its Founder

Here is the list of some notable and important dynasties that ruled in different parts of India at different time periods. Find here a list of those dynasties along with the founder names and time period they ruled.

Indian Dynasties and its Founder
Dynasty Period Founder of the Dynasty
Ahom dynasty 1228 AD – 1826 AD Sukaphaa
Bahmani dynasty 1347 AD – 1527 AD Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah
Chalukya dynasty 500 AD – 1200 AD Jayasimha I
Chola Dynasty 301 BC - 1279 AD Vijayalaya
Gupta Dynasty 240 AD – 605 AD Sri-Gupta I
Haryanka dynasty 544 BCE – 413 BCE Bimbisara
Kakatiya dynasty 1083 AD – 1323 AD Prola II
Khilji Dynasty 1290 AD -1320 AD Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji
Kushana dynasty 1 AD – 225 AD Heraios
Lodhi Dynasty 1451 AD - 1526 AD Bahlul Khan Lodi
Slave Dynasty 1206 AD – 1290 AD Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Manikya dynasty 1400 AD – 1949 AD Maha Manikya
Maurya Dynasty 321 BCE – 185 BCE Chandragupta Maurya
Mughal Rulers 1526 AD -1857 AD Babur 
Nanda dynasty 345 BCE – 321 BCE Mahapadma Nanda
Pala Empire  750 AD – 1174 AD Gopala I
Pallava dynasty 275 AD – 882 AD Simha Vishnu
Rashtrakutas 735 AD – 982 AD Dantidurga
Satavahana dynasty 271 BCE – 220 CE Simuka
Sayyid dynasty 1414 AD – 1451 AD Khizr Khan
Shunga dynasty 185 BCE – 73 BCE Pushyamitra Shunga
Suri Dynasty 1540 AD - 1555 AD Sher Shah
The Maratha 1674 AD – 1818 AD Shivaji
Tughlaq Dynasty 1320 AD -1414 AD Ghiyasu-Din Tughluq I
Vakataka dynasty 250 AD – 500 AD Vindhyashakti
Vijayanagar Empire 1336 AD – 1646 AD Harihara I