| DYNASTY | FOUNDER | CAPITAL |
| Maurya | Chandragupta Maurya | Pataliputra |
| Shunga | Pushyamitra Shunga | Pataliputra |
| Kanva | Vasudeva | Pataliputra |
| Kushana | Kadiphises I | Purushapur (Peshawar) |
| Gupta | Sri Gupta | Pataliputra |
| Hunas | Toramana | Sailkot |
| Pallavas | Simhavishnu | Kanchi |
| Rashtrakutas | Dantidurga | Manyakheta |
| Pala | Gopala | Munger |
| Gurjara Pratihara | Harishchandra | Kannauj |
| Chola | Vijayala | Thanjavur |
| Satavahanas | Simuka | Paithan |
| Vakataka | Vindhyashakti | Vatsagulma |