What Country Was Rawalpindi In?

Rawalpindi (Punjab, Pakistan) lies within 23 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 Rawalpindi?

Period (by border map)	Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BC	Gandhāra
400 BC – 324 BC	Hindu kingdoms
323 BC – 301 BC	Empire of Alexander
300 BC – 201 BC	Seleucid Kingdom
200 BC – 101 BC	Bactria
100 BC – 2 BC	Kushan Empire
1 BC – AD 499	Suren Kingdom
AD 500 – AD 599	Kushan Principalities
AD 600 – AD 699	Hindu kingdoms
AD 700 – AD 799	Kingdom of Kashmir
AD 800 – AD 899	Abbasid Caliphate
AD 900 – AD 999	Samanid Empire
1000 – 1099	Rajput kingdoms
1100 – 1199	Karkhanids
1200 – 1299	Buyid dynasty
1300 – 1491	Kashmir and Ladakh
1492 – 1499	Punjab
1500 – 1599	Sultanate of Delhi
1600 – 1782	Mughal Empire
1783 – 1799	Lahore
1800 – 1814	Sikhs
1815 – 1879	Maratha Confederacy
1880 – 1944	British Raj
1945 – today	Pakistan

Map showing Rawalpindi in AD 200 — Border map for AD 200. See the world in AD 200.

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Historic cities nearby

Taxila · about 30 km
Lahore · about 260 km
Kabul · about 370 km

Battles and events within 200 km

Battle of Hydaspes · 326 BC

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