Realm · approximate borders · 855–1009
Emirate of Multan
Southern Punjab round Multan, bordering the Hindu Shahis to the north and the Habbari emirate of Sindh to the south (Wikipedia). Banu Munabbih emirs from c.
855, Isma'ili rule from the later 10th century, conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1010. Isma'ili emirate of Multan, conquered by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1010 (Wikipedia 'Emirate of Multan', 855–1010).
See Emirate of Multan on the map in 855
- On the map
- 855–1009
- Capital
- Multan
Rulers named in the sources
- Muhammad ibn al-Qasim ibn Munabbih first Banu Munabbih emir, mid-9th century
- Abu Lahab al-Munabbah ibn Asad al-Qurashi ruling when al-Masudi visited, after 912
- Jalam ibn Shayban 959–985
- Sheikh Hamid 985–997
- Fateh Daud 997–1010
- Abu'l-Fath Dawud c. 985–1010
South Asian kingdoms to 1000 CE
Kingdoms of South Asia before 1000 CE: the Western Gangas of Karnataka, the Licchavis of Nepal, Zhangzhung in Western Tibet, the Hindu Shahis, the kingdoms of Sindh and Multan, the Vishnukundinas and Eastern Chalukyas of Andhra, the Kalachuris, the Chera Perumals, the dynasties of Odisha and Dakshina Kosala, the Later Guptas, the Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri and Porus.
South Asia's regional kingdoms, 1000–1550
Between the Ghaznavid raids and the Mughal conquest, South Asia was shared by dozens of regional states: the Madurai Sultanate in the Tamil country, the sultanates of Gujarat, Malwa and Khandesh, the Reddi and Velama kingdoms of Andhra, the Gajapatis of Odisha, the Rajput kingdoms of Mewar and Marwar, the Ahom, Chutia, Kamata and Tripura kingdoms of the north-east, the successors of the Chera Perumals on the Malabar coast, and the Sinhala kingdoms of Gampola, Kotte and Kandy. Few medieval sources describe frontiers.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Western Ganga dynasty
- Wikipedia: Licchavi (kingdom)
- Wikipedia: Zhangzhung
- Wikipedia: Hindu Shahis
- Wikipedia: Emirate of Multan
- Wikipedia: Rai dynasty
- Wikipedia: Brahmin dynasty of Sindh
- Wikipedia: Vishnukundina dynasty
- Wikipedia: Eastern Chalukyas
- Wikipedia: Kalachuris of Tripuri
- Wikipedia: Chera Perumals of Makotai
- Wikipedia: Eastern Ganga dynasty
- Wikipedia: Shailodbhava dynasty
- Wikipedia: Bhauma-Kara dynasty
- Wikipedia: Somavamshi dynasty
- Wikipedia: Sharabhapuriya dynasty
- Wikipedia: Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala
- Wikipedia: Later Gupta dynasty
- Wikipedia: Kalachuris of Mahishmati
- Wikipedia: Andhra Ikshvaku
- Wikipedia: Porus
- Schwartzberg, A Historical Atlas of South Asia (1978), plate III.D.2: South Asia in the age of Pusyabhuti and Calukyan ascendancy, c. 550-700 (DSAL)
- Schwartzberg, A Historical Atlas of South Asia: The Gupta-Vakataka age, c. 300-500 (DSAL)
- Schwartzberg, A Historical Atlas of South Asia: The age of the Gurjara-Pratiharas, Palas and Rastrakutas, c. 700-975 (DSAL)
- Wikimedia Commons: Western-ganga-empire-map.svg (core Western Ganga territory)
- R. C. Majumdar (ed.), The Classical Age (History and Culture of the Indian People, vol. 3), archive.org
- R. C. Majumdar (ed.), The Age of Imperial Kanauj (History and Culture of the Indian People, vol. 4), archive.org
- C. Joppen, Historical Atlas of India (1914), maps 10–14: India in 1022, 1236, 1318, 1398, 1525 (archive.org)
- J. E. Schwartzberg (ed.), A Historical Atlas of South Asia, plates V.2–V.4 and XIV.3 (DSAL)
- Wikipedia: Madurai Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Sambuvarayar
- Wikipedia: Reddi Kingdom
- Wikipedia: Musunuri Nayakas
- Wikipedia: Recherla Nayakas
- Wikipedia: Eastern Ganga dynasty
- Wikipedia: Gajapati Empire
- Wikipedia: Bhoi dynasty
- Wikipedia: Somavamshi dynasty
- Wikipedia: Kalachuris of Tripuri
- Wikipedia: Kalachuris of Ratnapura
- Wikipedia: Garha kingdom
- Wikipedia: Farooqui dynasty
- Wikipedia: Tomaras of Gwalior
- Wikipedia: Malwa Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Paramara dynasty
- Wikipedia: Gujarat Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Vaghela dynasty
- Wikipedia: Chudasama dynasty
- Wikipedia: Champaner
- Wikipedia: Cutch State
- Wikipedia: Guhila dynasty
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Mewar
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Marwar
- Wikipedia: Bikaner State
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Jaisalmer
- Wikipedia: Chahamanas of Jalor
- Wikipedia: Chahamanas of Ranastambhapura
- Wikipedia: Emirate of Multan
- Wikipedia: Soomra dynasty
- Wikipedia: Nasir ad-Din Qabacha
- Wikipedia: Langah Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Arghun dynasty
- Wikipedia: Khasa Kingdom
- Wikipedia: Guge
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Maryul
- Wikipedia: Karnats of Mithila
- Wikipedia: Bengal Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Kamata Kingdom
- Wikipedia: Koch dynasty
- Wikipedia: Ahom kingdom
- Wikipedia: Chutia kingdom
- Wikipedia: Dimasa Kingdom
- Wikipedia: Twipra Kingdom
- Wikipedia: Manipur (princely state)
- Wikipedia: Chera Perumals of Kerala
- Wikipedia: Venadu kingdom
- Wikipedia: Kolathunadu
- Wikipedia: Zamorin
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Cochin
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Gampola
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Kotte
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Kandy
- Wikipedia: Kingdom of Sitawaka
- Wikipedia: Bahmani Sultanate
- Wikipedia: Vijayanagara Empire
- Wikipedia: Tomaras of Delhi
- Wikipedia: Chahamanas of Shakambhari
- Wikipedia: Katoch
- Wikipedia: Kangra Fort
- Wikipedia: Katyuri dynasty
- Wikipedia: Thakuri dynasty
- Wikipedia: Chindaka Naga
- Wikipedia: Kachchhapaghata dynasty
- Wikipedia: Chahamanas of Naddula
- Wikipedia: Chandela dynasty