Timeline of Karnataka
First created: 18 Aug 1998
Last updated : January 13, 2026
| Period | Dynasty | Important Kings |
| Pre-historic | ||
| Early years | Satavahanas | Seemukha Gowtamiputra |
| 325 A.D.- 540 A.D. | Kadambas of Banavasi | Mayurasharma Kakusthaverrma |
| 325 A.D.- 999 A.D. | Gangas of Talkad | Avinita Durvinita Rachamalla |
| 500 A.D. - 757 A.D. | Chalukyas of Badami | Mangalesha Pulakeshi II |
| 757 A.D. - 973 A.D. | Rashrakootas | Krishna I Govinda III Nripatunga I |
| 973 A.D. - 1198 A.D. | Chalukyas of Kalyan | Vikramaditya VI |
| 1198 A.D. - 1312 A.D. | Yadavas of Devagiri | Singahana II |
| 1000 A.D. - 1346 A.D. | Hoysalas | Vishnuvardhana Ballala II |
| 1336 A.D. - 1565 A.D. | Vijayanagar Kings | Devaraya II Krishnadevaraya |
| 1347 A.D. - 1527 A.D. | Bahamani Kings | Mohammed Shah I Modammed Shah II |
| 1490 A.D. - 1686 A.D. | Sultans of Bijapur | Yusuf Adil Khan Ibrahim Adil Shah II |
| 1500 A.D. - 1763 A.D. | Nayakas of Keladi | Shivappa Nayaka Queen Chennamma |
| 1399 A.D. - 1761 A.D. | Wodeyars of Mysore | Ranadheera Kanthirava Chikkadevaraja |
| 1761 A.D. - 1799 A.D. | Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan | Hyder Ali Tipu Sultan |
| 1800 A.D. | Division of Karnataka: But for old Mysore, Karnataka was share among the Bombay and Madras presidencies belonging to the British, The Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad. | |
| 1800 A.D. - 1831 A.D. | Wodeyars of Mysore | Krishnaraj Wodeyar III |
| 1831 A.D. - 1881 A.D. | British Empire | British Commissioners |
| 1881 A.D. - 1950 A.D. | Wodeyars of Mysore | Krishnaraj Wodeyar IV Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar |
| 1956 | Present day Karnataka is formed. | |
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