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What Country Was Chandigarh In?

Chandigarh (India) lies within 16 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Sultanate of Delhi, from 1200 to 1599. The earliest state recorded here is Hindu kingdoms (500 BC).

Who ruled Chandigarh?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCHindu kingdoms
400 BC – 324 BCProto-Tibetan cultures
323 BC – 201 BCZhangzhung Kingdom
200 BC – 101 BCMauryan Empire
100 BC – 2 BCKushan Empire
1 BC – AD 199Hindu kingdoms
AD 200 – AD 299Magadha
AD 300 – AD 599Gupta Empire
AD 600 – AD 799Hindu kingdoms
AD 800 – AD 899Hindu states
AD 900 – AD 999Hindu Shahis
1000 – 1099Rajput kingdoms
1100 – 1199Hindu kingdoms
1200 – 1599Sultanate of Delhi
1600 – 1782Mughal Empire
1783 – 1799Mahratta states
1800 – 1814Sikhs
1815 – 1879Maratha Confederacy
1880 – 1944British Raj
1945 – todayIndia
Map showing Chandigarh in 1400Chandigarh
Border map for 1400. See the world in 1400.

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Based on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.

Famous people from the region

LivedPerson
1618 – 1707AurangzebMughal emperor
1780 – 1839Ranjit SinghMaharaja of the Sikh Empire

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.