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What Country Was Peshawar In?

Peshawar (N.W.F.P., Pakistan) lies within 25 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Suren Kingdom, from 1 BC to AD 499. The earliest state recorded here is Gandhāra (500 BC).

Who ruled Peshawar?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCGandhāra
400 BC – 324 BCAchaemenid Empire
323 BC – 301 BCEmpire of Alexander
300 BC – 201 BCSeleucid Kingdom
200 BC – 101 BCBactria
100 BC – 2 BCKushan Empire
1 BC – AD 499Suren Kingdom
AD 500 – AD 599Kushan Principalities
AD 600 – AD 699Hindu kingdoms
AD 700 – AD 799Kingdom of Kapisa
AD 800 – AD 899Abbasid Caliphate
AD 900 – AD 999Samanid Empire
1000 – 1099Ghaznavid Emirate
1100 – 1199Karkhanids
1200 – 1299Buyid dynasty
1300 – 1399Chagatai Khanate
1400 – 1491Timurid Empire
1492 – 1499Punjab
1500 – 1599Sultanate of Delhi
1600 – 1782Mughal Empire
1783 – 1799Lahore
1800 – 1814Sikhs
1815 – 1879Maratha Confederacy
1880 – 1944British Raj
1945 – todayPakistan
Map showing Peshawar in AD 200Peshawar
Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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

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.