List of Indian monarchs

The earliest Indian rulers are known from epigraphical sources found in archeological inscriptions on Ashokan edicts[1][2] written in Pali language and using brahmi script.

Archaeological sources include archeological remains in Indian subcontinent which give many details about earlier kingdoms, monarchs, and their interactions with each other.

Early types of historic documentation include metal coins with an indication of the ruler, or at least the dynasty, at the time.

The following is a list of the dynasty's rulers (IAST names in brackets) and estimates of their reigns, assuming a period of 25 years.

Most of the Pala inscriptions mention only the regnal year as the date of issue, without any well-known calendar era.

[30] Based on their different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, different historians estimate the Pala chronology as follows:[31] Note:[31] Shilahara Kingdom was split into three branches: The Chandelas of Jejakabhukti were a dynasty in Central India.

Historian Krishna Chandra Panigrahi provides the following chronology of the later Somavamshis:[43] The following is a list of Paramara rulers of Chandravati, with approximate regnal years, as estimated by epigraphist H. V.

[44][45] The rulers are sons of their predecessors unless noted otherwise: The kings of the Namgyal dynasty along with their periods of reign are as follows:[46][47][48] The Chalukya rulers of Gujarat, with approximate dates of reign, are as follows:[49][50] Kachwahas King Sorha Dev and Dulha Rao defeated Meena of Dhundhar kingdom and established the Kachwaha dynasty,[53] which ruled for more than 1000 years & still ruling in Jaipur district of Rajasthan.

The Lohara dynasty were Hindu rulers of Kashmir from the Khasa tribe,[60][61] in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, between 1003 and approximately 1320 CE.