India Map 100: Who Ruled India Then?

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India Map 100 CE — Historical Map & Timeline

Gupta influence in the north; dynamic trade and kingdoms across the peninsula.

The interactive map shows the atlas’s nearest drawn reconstruction (c. 375 CE). Frontiers moved in between, so use the list of powers below for 100 CE.

Who ruled India in 100 CE?

In 100 CE, power in the subcontinent was shared among 4 major states and dynasties. Dates are conventional estimates.

Kushan Empire
Northwest and the Ganga plain; centres Purushapura and Mathura. Central Asian dynasty whose best-known ruler, Kanishka, patronised Buddhism. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Kushan dynasty
Satavahana dynasty
Deccan: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Dominant Deccan power of the early centuries CE, with Pratishthana (Paithan) as a major centre. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Satavahana dynasty
Early Chera, Chola and Pandya kingdoms
Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The three crowned kingdoms of the far south described in Sangam poetry. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Sangam literature
Western Satraps (Kshatrapas)
Gujarat, Saurashtra and Malwa. Shaka rulers of western India, ended by the Gupta conquest under Chandragupta II. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Shaka satrap

What happened in India around 100 CE?

c. 1st–3rd century CE: Kushan rulers connect northern India to Central Asia. The Kushan realm linked the northwest and Ganga basin to commercial and cultural routes across Central Asia. Under Kanishka and his successors, coinage and patronage drew on Greek, Iranian, Indian and Buddhist traditions. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Kushan dynasty
20 CE: Indo-Parthian rule under Gondophares
78 CE: Kushan power links northern routes
100 CE: Sangam-era courts and ports flourish
250 CE: Satavahana power recedes in the Deccan
320 CE: Gupta dynasty consolidates power
335 CE: Samudragupta begins an expansive reign

Major Historical Milestones in 100 CE

100 CE: Sangam-era courts and ports flourish

Historical Events & Sourced Records (100 CE)

Kushan rulers connect northern India to Central Asia

The Kushan realm linked the northwest and Ganga basin to commercial and cultural routes across Central Asia. Under Kanishka and his successors, coinage and patronage drew on Greek, Iranian, Indian and Buddhist traditions.

The date of Kanishka’s accession and its relation to a specific era remain debated. The broader historical point is the dynasty’s role as a bridge between several artistic, religious and monetary worlds.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Kushan dynasty

100 ईस्वी में भारत का नक्शा: गुप्त काल और शास्त्रीय भारत

100 ईस्वी का यह इंटरैक्टिव नक्शा गुप्त काल और शास्त्रीय भारत के समय का भारत दिखाता है। उत्तर भारत में गुप्त साम्राज्य का प्रभाव; दक्षिण में व्यापार और कई शक्तिशाली राज्य।

100 ईस्वी में भारत पर किसका शासन था? कुषाण साम्राज्य, सातवाहन वंश, चेर, चोल और पांड्य राज्य, पश्चिमी क्षत्रप।

100 mein Bharat ke pramukh rajya: Kushan Empire, Satavahana dynasty, Early Chera, Chola and Pandya kingdoms. Ye Gupta Kaal ka daur tha.