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Story of INDIA · 3300 BCE — 2026 CE

A place. A moment.
A thousand stories.

See the map of India through 5,000 years of history. Follow the Indus cities, the Gupta Empire, the Mughals, Shivaji Maharaj’s Swarajya, 1857 and independent India, and read the sources behind each story.

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Historical overlays are approximate. Present-day boundaries are a geographic reference, never a substitute for historical frontiers.

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History begins with curiosity.

01 · The living atlas

Explore the Map

Choose a year. Follow the timeline, compare eras, and explore cited regional stories.

Begin exploring ↗02 · A personal perspective

My City’s History

Discover the events and changing worlds connected to your hometown.

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03 · A little daily challenge

Daily History Quiz

Five questions, fresh discoveries, and the stories behind the answers.

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04 · Today, in another time

On This Day

A daily window into sourced moments from India’s past.

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Most explored maps

Years worth exploring.

375 CE

Gupta Empire map

Where the Gupta Empire was located, its capital and its rulers.

1857 CE

1857: First War of Independence

Where the revolt spread, from Meerut to Delhi, Kanpur and Jhansi.

1674 CE

Shivaji Maharaj Swarajya Map

Explore the kingdom, forts and Konkan coast in the coronation year, 1674.

1526 CE

1526: First Battle of Panipat

Lodi rule ends and the Mughal Empire begins.

1947 CE

Independent India & Partition

Freedom, displacement, and a changing subcontinent.

2026 CE

India map today

Independent India’s 28 states and 8 union territories.

2600 BCE

The Indus cities

Urban planning, trade, and an undeciphered script.

250 BCE

Ashoka’s world

Edicts, administration, and the Mauryan age.

Read the stories behind the map.

c. 320–550 CE

The Gupta Empire

Where was the Gupta Empire located, who were the Gupta rulers, and when was the Gupta period? A sourced guide to the Gupta dynasty with maps from 320 to 500 CE.

17th–early 19th centuries CE

Maratha Swarajya and Expansion

Trace Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, connected forts and the later expansion of Maratha power.

3rd–2nd millennia BCE

The Indus Civilization

Discover Harappan urban planning, exchange and the limits of an undeciphered written record.

21 April 1526

The First Battle of Panipat

Understand the 1526 battle between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi and why a victory did not instantly secure an empire.

1857–1858

The Revolt of 1857

Follow the uprising from Meerut to Delhi, its varied participants and the shift from Company to Crown government.

August 1947

Independence and Partition, 1947

Read independence and Partition together: the new dominions, boundary decisions and the human consequences of displacement.

The wider story

From urban constellations to a republic.

Indus Valley CivilizationPlanned cities, long-distance trade and a script that still resists decipherment.Vedic PeriodPastoral communities, expanding agriculture and texts composed across generations.MahajanapadasSixteen large polities compete as cities, coinage and new philosophies flourish.Mauryan EmpireImperial administration, Ashoka's edicts and a vast network of roads and regions.Classical IndiaGupta influence in the north; dynamic trade and kingdoms across the peninsula.Regional KingdomsTemple cities, maritime exchange and ambitious regional courts reshape the landscape.Delhi SultanateNew ruling houses in Delhi meet resilient regional states and expanding trade.Mughal & Regional PowersMughal institutions connect a wealthy, diverse subcontinent while regional powers endure.Maratha Swarajya & ExpansionChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj builds Swarajya through forts, administration, mobility and command of difficult terrain.Company RuleA commercial corporation turns revenue, armies and alliances into expanding colonial power.India’s Freedom StruggleMass satyagraha, revolutionary action, labour, peasant and regional movements converge against colonial rule.Republic of IndiaA constitutional republic navigates democracy, development and extraordinary diversity.

हिंदी में

भारत का नक्शा: 5,000 साल का इतिहास

सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता से लेकर आज के स्वतंत्र भारत तक, किसी भी साल का भारत का नक्शा देखें। हर नक्शे के साथ उस समय की प्रमुख घटनाएँ और स्रोत दिए गए हैं।

India ka map dikhao? Neeche kisi bhi kaal par click kijiye: Gupta samrajya ka map, 1857 ki kranti, Shivaji Maharaj ka Swarajya, Panipat ka pehla yuddh, 1947 mein azad Bharat ka naksha, ya aaj ke Bharat ka map 28 rajyon ke saath.