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Editorial atlas · Delhi Sultanate

India Map 1336 CE — Historical Map & Timeline

New ruling houses in Delhi meet resilient regional states and expanding trade.

The interactive map shows the atlas’s nearest drawn reconstruction (c. 1320 CE). Frontiers moved in between, so use the list of powers below for 1336 CE.

Who ruled India in 1336 CE?

In 1336 CE, power in the subcontinent was shared among 6 major states and dynasties. Dates are conventional estimates.

What happened in India around 1336 CE?

Major Historical Milestones in 1336 CE

Historical Events & Sourced Records (1336 CE)

Muhammad bin Tughluq experiments at imperial scale

The sultan moved courtly populations toward Daulatabad, issued token currency and pursued ambitious taxation and campaigns. These measures show a ruler seeking tighter control, even as implementation produced hardship and rebellion.

Later narratives often reduce the reign to eccentric failure. A fuller view asks why a geographically enormous state repeatedly tested new methods of revenue, mobility and communication.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Muhammad ibn Tughluq

1336 ईस्वी में भारत का नक्शा: दिल्ली सल्तनत

1336 ईस्वी का यह इंटरैक्टिव नक्शा दिल्ली सल्तनत के समय का भारत दिखाता है। दिल्ली में नए शासक वंश, मज़बूत क्षेत्रीय राज्य और बढ़ता व्यापार।

1336 ईस्वी में भारत पर किसका शासन था? दिल्ली सल्तनत, विजयनगर साम्राज्य, मेवाड़, अहोम राज्य, पूर्वी गंग वंश, होयसल वंश।

1336 mein Bharat ke pramukh rajya: Delhi Sultanate (Tughluq dynasty), Vijayanagara Empire, Mewar (Sisodia Rajputs). Ye Delhi Saltanat ka daur tha.