Following is a list of rulers of

Malwa Malwa is a historical region of west-central India occupying a plateau of volcanic origin. Geologically, the Malwa Plateau generally refers to the volcanic upland north of the Vindhya Range. Politically and administratively, it is also syno ...

since the Janpada Kingdoms: Malwa Map

Malava dynasty (c. 1200 – 840 BCE)

* King Aswapati and his queen was Malavi (Malwa named after Malavi), their descendants dynasty first ruled Malwa.

Dhanna Bhil dynasty (c. 840 – 400 BCE)

* King Dhanna and his descendants dynasty ruled

before feudatories to

Malavas The Malavas (Brahmi script: 𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀯 ''Mmālava'') or Malwas were an ancient Indian tribe. Modern scholars identify them with the Mallian people (Malloi) who were settled in the Punjab region at the time of Alexander the Great, A ...

until 400s BCE.

Malwa under Magadha dynasties

Haryanka dynasty (c. 544 – 413 BCE)

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Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413 – 345 BCE)

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Nanda Empire (c. 345 – 322 BCE)

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Maurya Empire (c. 322 – 185 BCE)

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Shunga Empire (c. 185 – 73 BCE)

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Malwa under Andhra-Satavahana Empire (c. 100 BCE – 200 CE)

Himanshu Prabha Ray provides the following chronology, based on archaeological and numismatic evidence: *

Simuka Simuka ( Dhamma lipi𑀲𑀺𑀫𑀼𑀓, ''Si-mu-ka'') was an Indian king belonging to the Satavahana dynasty. He is mentioned as the first king in a list of royals in a Satavahana inscription at Nanaghat. In the Puranas, the name of the first A ...

(before 100 BCE) * Kanha (100–70 BCE) *

Satakarni I Satakarni (also called Sātakarnī I, Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, ''Sātakaṇi'') was the third of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan Plateau, Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 70-60 BCE, although som ...

(70–60 BCE) *

Satakarni II Satakarni II (Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, ''Sātakaṇi'') was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE. Satakarni II conquered eastern Malwa from the Shu ...

(50–25 BCE) * ''

Kshatrapa A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires. The satrap served as viceroy to the king, though with consid ...

interregnum'' with vassal Satavahana kings like

Hāla (r. 20–24 CE) was a Satavahana king who ruled in present-day Deccan region.Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007) ''Ancient India'', S.Chand, New Delhi, ,pp.394-95 The Matsya Purana mentions him as the 17th ruler of the Satavahana dynasty. The ...

Nahapana Nahapana (Ancient Greek: ; Kharosthi: , ; Brahmi: , ;), was an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas, descendant of the Indo-Scythians, in northwestern India, who ruled during the 1st or 2nd century CE. According to one of his coins, he w ...

(54-100 CE) *

Gautamiputra Satakarni Gautamiputra Satakarni (Brahmi: 𑀕𑁄𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, ''Gotamiputa Sātakaṇi'', IAST: ) was a ruler of the Satavahana Empire in present-day Deccan region of India. He was mentioned as the important and ...

(86–110 CE) * Pulumavi (110–138 CE) *

Vashishtiputra Satakarni Vashishtiputra Sātakarni (Brahmi: 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀁𑀁𑀡𑀺, ''Vāsiṭhiputa Sātakaṃṇi'') was a Satavahana king, who ruled the Deccan region in India, during the 2nd century CE. He was the broth ...

(138–145 CE) * Shiva Shri Pulumavi (145–152 CE) * Shiva Skanda Satakarni (145–152 CE) * Yajna Shri Satakarni (152–181 CE) * Vijaya Satakarni (until 200s CE)

Malwa under Kushan Empire (c. 1 – 375 CE)

Western Saka dynasty (c. 119 – 395 CE)

(119–124) *

Chastana Chashtana (Greek: (epigraphic), ; Brahmi: ; Kharosthi: , ) was a ruler of the Saka Western Satraps in northwestern India during 78-130 CE, when he was the satrap of Ujjain. Name Chashtana's name is attested in the Greek forms () and (), ...

(124) *

Jayadaman Jayadaman was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, although possibly only a Kshatrapa, rather than a Mahakshatrapa. He was the son of Chastana, and the father of Rudradaman I, but he may have pre-deceased Chastana, and never ruled as supreme ruler of the Wes ...

(124–130) *

Rudradaman I Rudradāman I (r. 130–150) was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana. Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire. Rudradāman I took up the title of '' Ma ...

(130–170) *

Damajadasri I Damajadaśri I (circa 170–175 CE) was a ruler of the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the son of Rudradaman I. His reign saw the decline of dynasty after his dominions were conquered by the Satavahanas and saw the rise of the Abhiras in the ...

(170–175) *

Jivadaman Jivadaman was a Saka ruler of the Western Kshatrapas in northwestern India from during the 2nd century CE. He was the son of Damajadasri I (170–175), and the brother of Satyadaman. Biography The exact dating of Jivadaman's reign has been deb ...

(175–199) *

Rudrasimha I 300px, Gunda inscription of Rudrasimha, Saka year 103. Rudrasimha I was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, who reigned from 178 to 197 CE. He was son of Rudradaman I, grandson of Jayadaman, and grand-grandson of Chashtana. During his reign, the Abhira ...

(175–188) * Isvaradatta (188–191) *

(restored) (191–197) *

(197–199) * Rudrasena I (200–222) * Samghadaman (222–223) *

Damasena Damasena was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, who reigned from 223 to 232 CE. From the reign of Rudrasimha I, the date of minting of each coin, reckoned in the Saka era, is usually written on the obverse behind the king's head in Brahmi numerals, ...

(223–232) * Damajadasri II (232–239) * Viradaman (234–238) * Yasodaman I (239) *

Vijayasena Vijayasena (Brahmi 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑀬𑀲𑁂𑀦 reigned 238-250) was a Saka ruler of the Western Satraps in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, th ...

(239–250) *

Damajadasri III Damajadasri III (Brahmi ) was a ruler of the Western Satraps. His reign lasted possibly from c. 251 AD to 256 AD. Biography Damajadasri was one of the four sons of Damasena. Damajadasri was the youngest of his siblings. He succeeded his elder br ...

(251–255) *

Rudrasena II Rudrasena II () was a ruler of the Pravarapura-Nandivardhana branch of the Vakataka dynasty. While his reign was short, he notably married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. His early death led to Prabhavatigupt ...

(255–277) * Visvasimha (277–282) *

Bhratadarman Bhartrdaman was a Saka ruler of the Western Kshatrapas in northwestern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and ...

(282–295) *

Visvasena Viśvasena (Middle Brahmi: ', r.293–304 CE) was a ruler of the Western Satraps, and the 22nd ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. He was the last Kshatrapa ruler of the Chastana family, brother and successor to Bhartrdaman and son of Rudrasena II. ...

(293–304) *

Rudrasimha II Rudrasimha II (304–348) was a ruler of the Western Satraps He declared on his coins to be the son of a Lord (Svami) named Jivadaman. His coinage is coeval with that of other rulers, who may have been sub-kings and were his sons: Yasodaman II ...

(304–317) * Yasodaman II (317–332) *

Rudradaman II Rudradāman I (r. 130–150) was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana. Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire. Rudradāman I took up the title of ''Mah ...

(332–348) *

Rudrasena III Rudrasena I may refer to: * Rudrasena I (Saka king) () * Rudrasena I (Vakataka king) Rudrasena I () was a ruler of the Nandivardhana-Pravarapura branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the grandson and one of the successors of Pravarasena I. ...

(348–380) * Simhasena (380–382) *

Rudrasena IV Rudrasena I may refer to: * Rudrasena I (Saka king) Rudrasena I () was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India. During his reign, the Saka ''ksatrapas'' remained strong after a period of instability dur ...

(382–388) *

Rudrasimha III Rudrasimha III (IAST: Rudrasiṃha) was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India, in the 4th century AD. Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as the leader of the Indo-Scythians in India. Both were the sons of the Saka ruler Satyasimha, ma ...

(388–395)

Bharshiva dynasty (Nagas of Padmavati) (c. 175 – 325 CE)

*Vrisha-naga ''(Possibly ruled at

Vidisha Vidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from th ...

in the late 2nd Century)''. *Vrishabha or Vrisha-bhava (''May also be the name of a distinct king who succeeded Vrisha-naga''). *Bhima-naga (210–230 CE) (''Probably the first king to rule from Padmavati'') *Skanda-naga *Vasu-naga *Brihaspati-naga *Vibhu-naga *Ravi-naga *Bhava-naga *Prabhakara-naga *Deva-naga *Vyaghra-naga *Ganapati-naga

Malwa under Gupta Empire (c. 335 – 550 CE)

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Aulikara Empire of Dashapura (c. 300 – 560 CE)

Rulers of First Aulikara dynasty- * Jayavarma * Simhavarma * Naravarma * Vishvavarma * Bandhuvarma Rulers of

Second Aulikara dynasty The Second Aulikara dynasty (Late Brahmi script: ''Au-li-ka-rā'') was a royal dynasty that ruled over the Malwa plateau, and at its peak under Yashodharman Vishnuvardhana controlled a vast area, consisting of almost all of Northern India and p ...

- * Drumavardhana * Jayavardhana * Ajitavardhana * Vibhishanavardhana * Rajyavardhana * Prakashadharma *

Yashodharman Yashodharman ( Gupta script: ''Ya-śo-dha-rmma'', ) (r. 515 – 545) was a ruler of Malwa, in central India, during the early part of the 6th century. He probably belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty. He conquered much of the Indian subco ...

(c. 515–545 CE) *

Shiladitya Shiladitya (IAST: Śīlāditya) is the title of a 7th-century Indian king mentioned in the writings of the Chinese traveler Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang). Xuanzang mentions him in Fascicle V of ''Dà Táng Xīyù Jì'' (''Great Tang Records on the Wester ...

(c. 545–550/560 CE), last known ruler of dynasty

Harsha Empire (c. 606–647 CE)

Harshavardhana Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Huna invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyava ...

(606–647), unified Northern India and ruled it for over 40 years, he was the last non-Muslim emperor to rule a unified Northern India.

Pratihara Empire (c. 725 – 1036 CE)

Nagabhata I Nagabhata I (r. c. 730 – 760 CE) was a king who founded the imperial Gurjara Pratihara dynasty of northern India. He ruled the Avanti (or Malava) region in present-day Madhya Pradesh, from his capital at Ujjain. He may have extended his cont ...

(725–756), last ruler * Kakustha (756–765) *

Devaraja "Devarāja" was the religious order of the "god-king," or Divinity, deified monarch in medieval Southeast Asia. The devarāja order grew out of both Hinduism and separate local traditions depending on the area. It taught that the monarch, king ...

(765–778) *

Vatsaraja Vatsaraja (780–800) or Vatsraja was an Emperor of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty in Northern India. He was grand-nephew of Nagabhata I and his mother was queen Bhuyikadevi. He was the first ruler of Rajasthan to win victories over the distant r ...

(778–805) *

Nagabhata II Nagabhata II (reign 795–833) was an Indian Emperor from Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty. He ascended the throne of Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty after his father Vatsraja. His mother was queen Sundari-Devi. He was designated with imperial titles - ''Par ...

(800–833) *

Ramabhadra Ramabhadra (833–836) was an Indian king , of Gurjara Pratihara dynasty. According to Jain '' Prabhavakacarita'', Nagabhata II was succeeded by Ramabhadra, sometimes also called ''Rama'' or ''Ramadeva''. His mother's name was Istadevi. Ramabha ...

(833–836) *

Mihira Bhoja Mihira Bhoja (c. 836–885 CE) or Bhoja I was a king belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty. He succeeded his father Ramabhadra. Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of ''Ādivarāha'' which is inscribed on some of his coi ...

(836–890), greatest ruler *

Mahendrapala I Mahendrapala I (885–910) was a ruler of Pratihara dynasty, the son of Mihir Bhoja I and queen ''Candra-Bhatta-Rika-Devi''. He was also mentioned on various inscriptions in Kathiawar, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh by names ''Mahindrapala'', '' ...

(890–910) * Bhoja II (910–913) *

Mahipala I Mahipala I (913–944) ascended the throne of Pratihara dynasty after his step brother Bhoja II. He was a son of Queen Mahidevi. Mahipala I was also known by the names: ''Ksitipala'', ''Vinayakapala'', ''Herambapala'' and ''Uttarapatha Swami' ...

(913–944) *

Mahendrapala II Mahendrapala II (944–948) ascended the throne of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty after his father Mahipala I. His mother was queen Prasadhana Devi. He reigned for short duration but the inscription found at Mandasor indicates that Gurjara Pra ...

(944–948) *Devpala (948–954) *Vinaykpala (954–955) *Mahipala II (955–956) *Vijaypala II (956–960) *Rajapala (960–1018) *Trilochanpala (1018–1027) *Jasapala (Yashpala) (1024–1036), last ruler

Paramara dynasty of Malwa (c. 800 – 1305 CE)

According to historical Kailash Chand Jain, "Knowledge of the early Paramara rulers from Upendra to Vairisimha is scanty; there are no records, and they are known only from later sources." The Paramara rulers mentioned in the various inscriptions and literary sources include: * Paramara (early ruler) * Upendra Krishnraja (late 8 to early 9th century CE) * Vairisimha (I) (early 9th century CE) * Siyaka (I) (mid of 9th century CE) * Vakpati (I) (late 9th or early 10th century CE) * Vairisimha (II) (middle 10th century CE) *

Siyaka Siyaka (IAST: Sīyaka; reigned c. 949-972 CE), also known as Harsha (IAST: Harṣa), was a Paramara king, who ruled in west-central India. He appears to have been the first independent ruler of the Paramara dynasty. Siyaka is the earliest Para ...

(II) (940–972 CE) * Vakpati (II) alias Munja (972–990 CE) *

Sindhuraja Sindhuraja (IAST: Sindhurāja) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled the Malwa region in the late 10th century. He was the younger brother of Munja, and the father of Bhoja. Background No inscriptions issued by Sindhuraja ...

(990–1010 CE) *

Bhoja Bhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty. His kingdom was centered around the Malwa region in central India, where his capital Dhara-nagara (modern Dhar) was located. Bhoja fought wars with nearly all h ...

(1010–1055 CE), greatest ruler of dynasty * Jayasimha I (1055–1070 CE) *

Udayaditya Udayaditya (reigned c. 1070–1093) was a Paramara ruler of Malwa region of central India, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, either Lakshmadeva or Naravarman. Ascension Udayaditya was a brother of Bhoja, the most reno ...

(1070–1086 CE) *

Lakshmadeva Lakshmadeva ( IAST: Lakṣma-deva) was a member of the Paramara dynasty of Malwa region in central India. According to one theory, he ascended the Paramara throne after his father Udayaditya, and reigned during the 1080s CE. According to another ...

(1086–1094 CE) *

Naravarman Naravarman (reigned c. 1094-1133 CE), also known as Naravarma-deva, was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled in the Malwa region of central India. The Paramara power greatly declined during his reign, as a result of multiple milit ...

(1094–1130 CE) *

Yashovarman Yashovarman (IAST: Yaśovarman) was a medieval Indian ruler of Kannauj, who founded the Varman dynasty of Kannauj. There are few sources that provide information of his life, although he was indubitably a powerful man. Life Yashovarman was ki ...

(1133–1142 CE) *

Jayavarman I Jayavarman I ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី១) is considered to be the last ruler of the united Chenla, the predecessor polity of the Khmer Empire. He ruled from approximately 657 until around 681. Over the course of his reign, and t ...

(1142–1143 CE) * ''

Interregnum An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next (coming from Latin '' ...

from (1143 to 1175 CE)'' under an usurper named 'Ballala' and later the Solanki king Kumarapala *

Vindhyavarman Vindhyavarman (reigned c. 1175-1194 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled in the Malwa region of central India. He defeated the Chaulukyas, who had annexed the Paramara territory to their own kingdom in the preceding years. ...

(1175–1194 CE) *

Subhatavarman Subhatavarman (reigned c. 1194–1209 CE), also known as Sohada, was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled in the Malwa region of central India. Early life Subhatavarman succeeded his father Vindhyavarman as the Paramara king. H ...

(1194–1209 CE) * Arjunavarman I (1210–1215 CE) * Devapala (1218–1239 CE) *

Jaitugideva Jaitugi-deva (reigned c. 1239-1255 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled in the Malwa region of central India. Jaitugi succeeded his father Devapala as the Paramara king. He assumed the title ''Bala-Narayana''. No inscrip ...

(1239–1255 CE) *

Jayavarman II Jayavarman II ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី២; c. 770 – 850) (reigned c. 802–850) was a Khmer prince who founded and became the ruler of the Khmer Empire (Cambodia) after unifying the Khmer civilization. The Khmer Empire was the ...

(1255–1274 CE) *

Arjunavarman II Arjunavarman II, also known as Arjuna, was a king of the Paramara dynasty in central India. He ruled in the Malwa region, in second half of the 13th century CE, during 1270s and 1280s. Arjuna II succeeded Jayavarman II (alias Jayasimha), and pro ...

(1274–1285 CE) * Bhoja II (1285–1303 CE) *

Mahalakadeva Mahālakadeva (died 1305 CE), also known as Mahlak Deo or Mahlak Deva, was a king of the Paramara dynasty in central India. The last known ruler of the dynasty, he was defeated and killed by the forces of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi. Political st ...

(1303–1305 CE), (after his death dynasty was ended in

region)

Malwa Sultanate rule

Ghorids

Dilawar Khan Dilawar Khan was an Afghan governor of the Malwa province of central India and laterly Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate during the decline of the Delhi Sultanate. After serving at the court in Delhi, he was appointed governor at Dhar in A.H. 793/ ...

(1390–1405) * Alp Khan Hushang (1405–1435) *

Mahmud Khalji Mahmud Khalji (1436–69), also known as Mahmud Khilji and Ala-ud-Din Mahmud Shah I was a 15th-century Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate, a kingdom in what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Khilji crowned himself sultan after assassinating ...

(1435–1436)

Khiljis

* Mahmud Shah I (1436–1469) *

Ghiyath Shah Ghiyath Shah, also known as Ghiyas-ud-Din Shah or Ghiyasuddin, was a Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate in the fifteenth century. The son of his predecessor Mahmud Shah I, he reigned from 1469 to 1500. A military leader before his accession, he was ...

(1469–1500) * Nasr Shah (1500–1511) * Muhamud Shah II (1511–1531)

Qadirid

Qadir Shah Kadir is the primary Romanization of Arabic, transliteration of two Arabic male given names ( ar, wikt:قادر#Arabic, قادر, also spelled Ghader, Kader, Qader, Qadir or Quadir) and ( ar, wikt:قدير#Arabic, قدیر, also spelled Ghadir, Kade ...

(1535–1542)

Shuja'at Khani

* Miyan Bayezid Baz Bahadur (1555–1562)

Mughal rule

* Mughals ruled Malwa from (1562–1720 CE)

Malwa under Maratha Empire (c. 1713 – 1948 CE)

Peshwas region (c. 1713 – 1858 CE)

Technically they were not monarchs, but hereditary prime ministers, though in fact they ruled instead of the Chhatrapati (Maratha emperor) after death of

Chattrapati Shahu Chhatrapati Shahu Bhosale I (Pronunciation: �aːɦuː CE) was the fifth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire founded by his grandfather, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Born into the Bhonsle family, he was the son of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj ...

, and were hegemon of the Maratha confederation. *

Balaji Vishwanath Balaji Vishwanath Bhat (1662–1720) was the first of a series of hereditary Peshwas hailing from the Bhat family who gained effective control of the Maratha Empire during the 18th century. Balaji Vishwanath assisted a young Maratha Emperor Shah ...

(1713–2 April 1720) (b. 1660, died 2 April 1720) * Peshwa Bajirao I (17 April 1720 – 28 April 1740) (b. 18 August 1700, died 28 April 1740) *

Balaji Bajirao Baji Bajirao (8 December 1720 – 23 June 1761), also known as Nana Saheb I, was the 8th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy in India. He was appointed as Peshwa in 1740 upon the death of his illustrious father, the Peshwa Bajirao I. During ...

(4 July 1740 – 23 June 1761) (b. 8 December 1721, d. 23 June 1761) *

Madhavrao Ballal Peshwa Madhavrao Bhat I (February 15, 1745 – November 18, 1772) was the 9th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. During his tenure, the Maratha empire fully recovered from the losses they suffered during the Third Battle of Panipat, a phenomenon kn ...

(1761–18 November 1772) (b. 16 February 1745, d. 18 November 1772) *

Narayanrao Bajirao Narayanrao Bhat (10 August 1755 – 30 August 1773) was the 10th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, Maratha Confederacy from November 1772 until his assassination in August 1773. He married Gangabai Sathe who later gave birth to Sawai Madhavrao. Earl ...

(13 Dec 1772–30 August 1773) (b. 10 August 1755, d. 30 August 1773) * Raghunath Rao Bajirao (5 Dec 1773–1774) (b. 18 August 1734, d. 11 December 1783) *

Sawai Madhavrao Madhav Rao Bhat II (18 April 1774 – 27 October 1795) was the 12th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India, from his infancy. He was known as Sawai Madhav Rao or Madhav Rao Narayan. He was the posthumous son of Narayanrao Peshwa, murdered in 1773 ...

(1774–27 October 1795) (b. 18 April 1774, d. 27 October 1795) *

Baji Rao II Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed as a puppet ruler by the Maratha nobles, whose growing power prompted him ...

(6 Dec 1796–3 June 1818) (d. 28 January 1851) *

Nana Sahib Nana Saheb Peshwa II (19 May 1824 – 24 September 1859), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur (Cawnpore) during the Great Revolt of 1857. As the adopted so ...

(1 July 1857 – 1858) (b. 19 May 1825, d. 24 September 1859)

Dhar State (c. 1730 – 1947 CE)

Holkar rulers of Indore (c. 1731 – 1948 CE)

* Malharrao Holkar (I) (r. 2 November 1731 – 19 May 1766) * Malharrao Khanderao Holkar (r. 23 August 1766 – 5 April 1767) * *Ahilyadevi Holkar (r. 5 April 1767 – 13 August 1795) * Tukojirao Holkar (I) (r. 13 August 1795 – 29 January 1797) * Kashirao Tukojirao Holkar (r. 29 January 1797 – 1798) *

Yashwantrao Holkar Yashwant Rao Holkar (c. 1776-1811) also known as Jaswantrao Holkar belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Empire was the Maharaja of the Maratha Empire. He was a gifted military leader and educated in accountancy as well as literate in P ...

(I) (r. 1798–27 November 1811) * Malharrao Yashwantrao Holkar II (r. November 1811–27 October 1833) * Martandrao Malharrao Holkar (r. 17 January 1834 – 2 February 1834) * Harirao Vitthojirao Holkar (r. 17 April 1834 – 24 October 1843) * Khanderao Harirao Holkar II (r. 13 November 1843 – 17 February 1844) * Tukojirao Gandharebhau Holkar II (r. 27 June 1844 – 17 June 1886) * Shivajirao Tukojirao Holkar (r. 17 June 1886 – 31 January 1903) * Tukojirao Shivajirao Holkar III (r. 31 January 1903 – 26 February 1926) *

Yashwantrao Holkar II Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Sawai Shri Sir Yeshwant Rao II Holkar XIV Bahadur (6 September 1908 – 5 December 1961) was the Maharaja of Indore (Holkar State, now in present-day Madhya Pradesh) belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Marathas. ...

(r. 26 February 1926 – 1961)

British Colonial rule

* British ruled Malwa from (1858–1947 CE)

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Malava dynasty (c. 1200 – 840 BCE)

Dhanna Bhil dynasty (c. 840 – 400 BCE)

Malwa under Magadha dynasties

Haryanka dynasty (c. 544 – 413 BCE)

Shishunaga dynasty (c. 413 – 345 BCE)

Nanda Empire (c. 345 – 322 BCE)

Maurya Empire (c. 322 – 185 BCE)

Shunga Empire (c. 185 – 73 BCE)

Malwa under Andhra-Satavahana Empire (c. 100 BCE – 200 CE)

Malwa under Kushan Empire (c. 1 – 375 CE)

Western Saka dynasty (c. 119 – 395 CE)

Bharshiva dynasty (Nagas of Padmavati) (c. 175 – 325 CE)

Malwa under Gupta Empire (c. 335 – 550 CE)

Aulikara Empire of Dashapura (c. 300 – 560 CE)

Harsha Empire (c. 606–647 CE)

Pratihara Empire (c. 725 – 1036 CE)

Paramara dynasty of Malwa (c. 800 – 1305 CE)

Malwa Sultanate rule

Ghorids

Khiljis

Qadirid

Shuja'at Khani

Mughal rule

Malwa under Maratha Empire (c. 1713 – 1948 CE)

Peshwas region (c. 1713 – 1858 CE)

Dhar State (c. 1730 – 1947 CE)

Holkar rulers of Indore (c. 1731 – 1948 CE)

British Colonial rule

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