Shaishunaga dynasty (413 BCE-345 BCE)

Nanda dynasty (c. 345 BCE-c. 322 BCE)

Maurya Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE)

Shunga Empire (185 BCE-73 BCE)

Kanva dynasty (73 BCE-28 BCE)

Extraneous rule (28 BCE-c.240 CE)

Mitra dynasty (Kosambi) ( 1st cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)

Kushan Empire and Mahameghavahana dynasty (2nd-3rd cent. CE)

Guptas

Gupta Empire (c. 240-c. 579)

Post-Gupta

Later Guptas (c. 6th century CE-c. 8th century CE)

The Later Gupta dynasty,