What Country Was Hyderabad In?
Hyderabad (Sind, Pakistan) lies within 24 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Saka Kingdom, from 1 BC to AD 399. The earliest state recorded here is Achaemenid Empire (500 BC).
Who ruled Hyderabad?
| Period (by border map) | Ruled by |
|---|---|
| 500 BC – 324 BC | Achaemenid Empire |
| 323 BC – 301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC – 201 BC | Seleucid Kingdom |
| 200 BC – 101 BC | Mauryan Empire |
| 100 BC – 2 BC | Kushan Empire |
| 1 BC – AD 399 | Saka Kingdom |
| AD 400 – AD 499 | Suren Kingdom |
| AD 500 – AD 599 | Gupta Empire |
| AD 600 – AD 699 | Hindu kingdoms |
| AD 700 – AD 799 | Kingdom of Sind |
| AD 800 – AD 899 | Abbasid Caliphate |
| AD 900 – AD 999 | Saffarids |
| 1000 – 1099 | Buyid Emirate |
| 1100 – 1199 | Soomra Emirate |
| 1200 – 1299 | Khwarazmian dynasty |
| 1300 – 1491 | Sultanate of Delhi |
| 1492 – 1499 | Sind |
| 1500 – 1599 | Islamic states |
| 1600 – 1649 | Islamic and Hindu states |
| 1650 – 1782 | Mughal Empire |
| 1783 – 1799 | Sind |
| 1800 – 1814 | Sindh |
| 1815 – 1879 | Maratha Confederacy |
| 1880 – 1944 | British Raj |
| 1945 – today | Pakistan |
HyderabadBased on approximate historical borders; towns close to a frontier may be assigned to a neighbouring state.
Famous people from the region
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1876 – 1948 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Founder of Pakistan |
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.