Historical country records
India historical timeline
India
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1526 | Babur founds the Empire of Hind (usually referred to by historians as the Mughal Empire) | Leaders |
| 17 May 1540 | the Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty | Leaders |
| 23 Jul 1555 | Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored | Leaders |
| 29 Mar 1858 | the last Mughal ruler is deposed | Leaders |
| 2 Aug 1858 | U.K. Act of Parliament annexes the Empire, creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858) | Leaders |
| 28 Apr 1876 | by U.K. proclamation, the Queen takes the style "Empress of India" (proclaimed in India 1 Jan 1877) | Leaders |
| 15 Aug 1947 | British India, together with acceded states, is partitioned into Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan; style "Emperor of India" is abandoned (retroactive proclamation dated 22 Jun 1948) | Leaders |
| 26 Jan 1950 | India becomes a republic, styled "India, that is Bharat" | Leaders |
| 31 Jul 1658 - 2 Mar 1707 | Mohyi ad-Din Abu´l Mozaffar Mohammad Awrangzib Bahadur `Alamgir Padshah-e Ghazi (b. 1618 - d. 1707) | Mughal dynasty |
| 14 Mar 1707 - 27 Apr 1707 | Qotb ad-Din Abu´l Fayaz Mohammad A`zam Shah Padshah-e Ghazi (b. 1653 - d. 1707) | Mughal dynasty |
| 27 Apr 1707 - 27 Feb 1712 | Qotb ad-Din Abu´n Nasr Sayyed Mohammad Shah `Alam Bahadur Shah Padshah-e Ghazi (b. 1643 - d. 1712) | Mughal dynasty |
| 27 Apr 1707 - 13 Jan 1709 | Mohammad Kam Bakhsh-e Dinpanah ebn Awrangzib `Alamgir Padshah (b. 1666 - d. 1709) | Mughal dynasty |
| 29 Feb 1712 - 17 Mar 1712 | Mohammad `Azim ash-Shan ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah (b. 16... - d. 1712) | Mughal dynasty |
| 29 Feb 1712 - 28 Mar 1712 | Mohammad Rafi` ash-Shan ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah (b. 16... - d. 1712) | Mughal dynasty |
| 29 Feb 1712 - 27 Mar 1712 | Jahan Shah ebn Bahadur Shah Padshah "Khojestan Akhtar" (b. 16... - d. 1712) | Mughal dynasty |
| 30 Mar 1712 - 11 Jan 1713 | Mo`ezz ad-Din Abu´l Fath Mohammad Jahandar Shah Padshah (b. 1661 - d. 1713) | Mughal dynasty |
| 11 Jan 1713 - 1 Mar 1719 | Mo`in ad-Din (or Jalal ad-Din) Abu´l Mozaffar Mohammad Farrokhsiyar Padshah (b. 1687 - d. 1719) | Mughal dynasty |
| 1 Mar 1719 - 7 Jun 1719 | Shams ad-Din Abu´l Barakat Soltan Mohammad Rafi` ad-Darjat Padshah-e Ghazi (b. c.1699 - d. 1719) | Mughal dynasty |
| 30 Mar 1719 - 13 Aug 1719 | Mohammad Shah Nikusiyar | Mughal dynasty |
| 8 Jun 1719 - 6 Sep 1719 | Mohammad Shah Jahan Sani Padshah | Mughal dynasty |
| 28 Sep 1719 - 26 Apr 1748 | Naser ad-Din Abu´l Fath (from 1722 Abu´l-Mozaffar) Mohammad Shah Padshah-e Ghazi "Rawshan Akhtar" (b. 1702 - d. 1748) | Mughal dynasty |
| 12 Oct 1720 - 19 Nov 1720 | Zahir ad-Din Abu´l Fath Mohammad Ebrahim Shah Padshah (b. ... - d. 1720) | Mughal dynasty |
| 29 Apr 1748 - 3 Jun 1754 | Mojahed ad-Din Abu´n Nasr Ahmad Shah Bahadur Padshah-e Ghazi (b. 1725 - d. 1773) | Mughal dynasty |
| 3 Jun 1754 - 29 Nov 1759 | `Aziz ad-Din Abu´l-`Adl Mohammad `Alamgir Padshah-e Ghazi (b. 1699 - d. 1759) | Mughal dynasty |
| 11 Dec 1759 - 25 Dec 1759 | Mohyi-e Millat (or Mohyi ad-Din) Shah Jahan Sani ebn Mohyi-e Sannat Mohammad | Mughal dynasty |
| 25 Dec 1759 - 1 Aug 1788 | Jalal ad-Din Abu´l Mozaffar Mohammad Shah `Alam Padshah "Ham-e Din" (1st time) (b. 1728 - d. 1806) | Mughal dynasty |
| 1 Aug 1788 - 9 Oct 1788 | Mohammad Bidarbakht ebn Ahmad Shah | Mughal dynasty |
| 16 Oct 1788 - 10 Nov 1806 | Jalal ad-Din Abu´l Mozaffar Mohammad Shah `Alam Padshah "Ham-e Din" (2nd time) (s.a.) | Mughal dynasty |
| 18 Nov 1806 - 28 Sep 1837 | Mo`in ad-Din Abu´n Nasr Mohammad Akbar Padshah Saheb Qiran-e Sani (b. 1759 - d. 1837) | Mughal dynasty |
| 29 Sep 1837 - 29 Mar 1858 | Seraj ad-Din Abu´l Mozaffar Mohammad Bahadur Shah Padshah (b. 1775 - d. 1862) | Mughal dynasty |
| 20 Oct 1774 - 1 Feb 1785 | Warren Hastings | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 1 Feb 1785 - 12 Sep 1786 | John Macpherson (acting) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 12 Sep 1786 - 28 Oct 1793 | Chrles Cornwallis, Earl Cornwallis | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 28 Oct 1793 - Mar 1798 | Sir John Shore | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| Mar 1798 - 18 May 1798 | Sir Alured Clarke (acting) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 18 May 1798 - 30 Jul 1805 | Richard Colley Wellesley, Baron Wellesley (from 1799, Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley) (b. 1760 - d. 1842) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 30 Jul 1805 - 5 Oct 1805 | Charles Cornwallis, Marquess Cornwallis (2nd time) (s.a.) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 10 Oct 1805 - 31 Jul 1807 | Sir George Hilario Barlow (acting) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 31 Jul 1807 - 4 Oct 1813 | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Baron Minto (b. 1751 - d. 1814) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 4 Oct 1813 - 9 Jan 1823 | Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira (from 1817, Francis Rawdon- Hastings, Marquess of Hastings) (b. 1754 - d. 1826) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 9 Jan 1823 - 1 Aug 1823 | John Adam (acting) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 1 Aug 1823 - 13 Mar 1828 | William Pitt Amherst, Baron Amherst (from 1826, William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst) (b. 1773 - d. 1857) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 13 Mar 1828 - 4 Jul 1828 | William Butterworth Bayley | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 4 Jul 1828 - 20 Mar 1835 | William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Lord Bentinck (b. 1774 - d. 1839) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 20 Mar 1835 - 4 Mar 1836 | Sir Charles Theophilus Metcalfe | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 4 Mar 1836 - 28 Feb 1842 | George Eden, Baron Auckland Earl of Auckland) (b. 1784 - d. 1849) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 28 Feb 1842 - Jun 1844 | Edward Law, Baron Ellenborough | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| Jun 1844 - 23 Jul 1844 | William Wilberforce Bird (acting) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 23 Jul 1844 - 12 Jan 1848 | Henry Hardinge, (from May 1846) Viscount Hardinge (b. 1785 - d. 1856) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 12 Jan 1848 - 28 Feb 1856 | James Andrew Broun Ramsay, (from 1849, Marquess and) Earl of Dalhousie (b. 1812 - d. 1860) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 28 Feb 1856 - 1 Nov 1858 | Charles John Canning, Viscount Canning (b. 1812 - d. 1862) | Governors-general (of the British East India Company) |
| 1 Nov 1858 - 21 Mar 1862 | Charles John Canning, Viscount Canning (from 1859, Charles John Canning, Earl Canning) (s.a.) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 21 Mar 1862 - 20 Nov 1863 | James Bruce, Earl of Elgin | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 21 Nov 1863 - 2 Dec 1863 | Sir Robert Cornelis Napier | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 2 Dec 1863 - 12 Jan 1864 | Sir William Thomas Denison | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 12 Jan 1864 - 12 Jan 1869 | Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 12 Jan 1869 - 8 Feb 1872 | Richard Southwell Bourke, Earl of Mayo (b. 1822 - d. 1872) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 9 Feb 1872 - 23 Feb 1872 | Sir John Strachey (acting) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 24 Feb 1872 - 3 May 1872 | Francis Napier, Baron of Ettrick | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 3 May 1872 - 12 Apr 1876 | Thomas George Baring, Viscount Baring of Lee (b. 1826 - d. 1904) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 12 Apr 1876 - 8 Jun 1880 | Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 8 Jun 1880 - 13 Dec 1884 | George Frederick Samuel Robinson, Marquess of Ripon (b. 1827 - d. 1909) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 13 Dec 1884 - 10 Dec 1888 | Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple- Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin (b. 1826 - d. 1902) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 10 Dec 1888 - 11 Oct 1894 | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne (b. 1845 - d. 1927) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 11 Oct 1894 - 6 Jan 1899 | Victor Alexander Bruce, Earl of Elgin (b. 1849 - d. 1917) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 6 Jan 1899 - 18 Nov 1905 | George Nathaniel Curzon | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 18 Nov 1905 - 23 Nov 1910 | Gilbert John Elliot-Murray- Kynynmound, Earl of Minto (b. 1845 - d. 1914) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 23 Nov 1910 - 4 Apr 1916 | Charles Hardinge, Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (b. 1858 - d. 1944) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 4 Apr 1916 - 2 Apr 1921 | Frederic John Napier Thesiger, Baron Chelmsford (b. 1868 - d. 1933) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 2 Apr 1921 - 3 Apr 1926 | Rufus Daniel Isaacs, Baron Reading of Erleigh (b. 1860 - d. 1935) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 10 Apr 1925 - 8 Aug 1925 | Victor Alexander George Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Earl of Lytton (b. 1876 - d. 1947) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 3 Apr 1926 - 29 Jun 1929 | Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Baron Irwin (b. 1881 - d. 1959) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 29 Jun 1929 - 18 Apr 1931 | George Joachim Goschen, Viscount Goschen of Hawkhurst (b. 1866 - d. 1952) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 18 Apr 1931 - 18 Apr 1936 | George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Earl of Willingdon (b. 1866 - d. 1941) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 18 Apr 1936 - 1 Oct 1943 | Victor Alexander John Hope, Marquess of Linlithgow (b. 1887 - d. 1952) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 1 Oct 1943 - 21 Feb 1947 | Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount Wavell (b. 1883 - d. 1950) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 21 Oct 1943 - 18 Aug 1945 | Subhas Chandra Bose India proclaimed at Singapore, recognized by Axis powers) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 21 Feb 1947 - 15 Aug 1947 | Louis Mountbatten, Viscount Mountbatten of Burma (b. 1900 - d. 1979) | Viceroys and governors-general |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 21 Jun 1948 | Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma (s.a.) | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 21 Jun 1948 - 26 Jan 1950 | Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state) |
| 26 Jan 1950 - 13 May 1962 | Rajendra Prasad | Presidents |
| 13 May 1962 - 13 May 1967 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Presidents |
| 13 May 1967 - 3 May 1969 | Zakir Hussain | Presidents |
| 3 May 1969 - 20 Jul 1969 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Presidents |
| 20 Jul 1969 - 24 Aug 1969 | Muhammad Hidayatullah (acting) | Presidents |
| 24 Aug 1969 - 24 Aug 1974 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri | Presidents |
| 24 Aug 1974 - 11 Feb 1977 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | Presidents |
| 11 Feb 1977 - 25 Jul 1977 | Basappa Danappa Jatti (acting) | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 1977 - 25 Jul 1982 | N. Sanjiva Reddy | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 1982 - 25 Jul 1987 | Zail Singh | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 1987 - 25 Jul 1992 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 1992 - 25 Jul 1997 | Shankar Dayal Sharma | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 1997 - 25 Jul 2002 | K.R. Narayanan | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 2002 - 25 Jul 2007 | A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | Presidents |
| 25 Jul 2007 - | Pratibha Patil (f) | Presidents |
| 15 Aug 1947 - 27 May 1964 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Prime ministers |
| 27 May 1964 - 9 Jun 1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 9 Jun 1964 - 11 Jan 1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Prime ministers |
| 11 Jan 1966 - 19 Jan 1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 19 Jan 1966 - 24 Mar 1977 | Indira Gandhi (f) (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 24 Mar 1977 - 28 Jul 1979 | Morarji Desai | Prime ministers |
| 28 Jul 1979 - 14 Jan 1980 | Charan Singh | Prime ministers |
| 14 Jan 1980 - 31 Oct 1984 | Indira Gandhi (f) (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 31 Oct 1984 - 2 Dec 1989 | Rajiv Gandhi | Prime ministers |
| 2 Dec 1989 - 10 Nov 1990 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | Prime ministers |
| 10 Nov 1990 - 21 Jun 1991 | Chandra Shekhar | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1991 - 16 May 1996 | P.V. Narasimha Rao | Prime ministers |
| 16 May 1996 - 1 Jun 1996 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 1 Jun 1996 - 21 Apr 1997 | H.D. Deve Gowda | Prime ministers |
| 21 Apr 1997 - 19 Mar 1998 | Inder Kumar Gujral | Prime ministers |
| 19 Mar 1998 - 22 May 2004 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 22 May 2004 - | Manmohan Singh | Prime ministers |
Jammu and Kashmir
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| ... | Kingdom of Kashmir established in remote (legendary) antiquity; State of Jammu established in early Middle Ages | Leaders |
| 28 Jul 1589 | Kashmir incorporated into (Mughal) Empire of Hind | Leaders |
| May 1752 | Kashmir conquered by the newly founded Afghan kingdom | Leaders |
| 1816 | Jammu annexed to the Punjab | Leaders |
| 5 Jul 1819 | Kashmir annexed to the Punjab | Leaders |
| 1820 | independence of Jammu restored | Leaders |
| 15 Mar 1846 | U.K. government cedes Kashmir to the ruler of Jammu, thus creating the state of Jammu and Kashmir | Leaders |
| 27 Oct 1947 | the ruler of Jammu and Kashmir declares the accession of the state to India | Leaders |
| 26 Jan 1957 | the incorporation of Jammu and Kashmir into India is declared to be complete | Leaders |
Jammu and Kashmir
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1686 - 1703 | Gujai Dev | Durgar dynasty |
| 1703 - 1725 | Dhruv Dev | Durgar dynasty |
| 1725 - 4 Apr 1782 | Ranjit Dev | Durgar dynasty |
| 4 Apr 1782 - 1787 | Brij Raj Dev | Durgar dynasty |
| 1787 - Jun 1797 | Sampuran Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| Jun 1797 - 1816 | Jit Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 1820 - 1822 | Kishore Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 4 May 1822 - 15 Mar 1846 | Gulab Singh | Durgar dynasty |
Jammu and Kashmir
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1846 - 9 Nov 1846 | Gulab Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 9 Nov 1846 - 20 Feb 1856 | Gulab Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 20 Feb 1856 - 12 Sep 1885 | Ranbir Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 12 Sep 1885 - 18 Apr 1889 | Pratap Singh (1st time) | Durgar dynasty |
| 18 Apr 1889 - 1890 | Amar Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 1890 - 7 Sep 1925 | Pratap Singh (2nd time) | Durgar dynasty |
| 7 Sep 1925 - 17 Nov 1952 | Hari Singh | Durgar dynasty |
| 20 Jun 1949 - 17 Nov 1952 | Karan Singh (regent) | Durgar dynasty |
| 17 Nov 1952 - 30 Mar 1965 | Karan Singh | Sadr-e Riyasat (roughly, "head of state") |
| 30 Mar 1965 - 15 May 1967 | Karan Singh | Governors |
| 15 May 1967 - 3 Jul 1973 | Bhagwan Sahay | Governors |
| 3 Jul 1973 - 22 Feb 1981 | Lakshmi Kant Jha | Governors |
| 22 Feb 1981 - 26 Apr 1984 | Braj Kumar Nehru | Governors |
| 26 Apr 1984 - Jul 1989 | Jagmohan (1st time) | Governors |
| Jul 1989 - 19 Jan 1990 | K.V. Krishna Rao (1st time) | Governors |
| 19 Jan 1990 - 26 May 1990 | Jagmohan (2nd time) | Governors |
| 26 May 1990 - 12 Mar 1993 | Girish Chandra Saxena (1st time) | Governors |
| 12 Mar 1993 - 2 May 1998 | K.V. Krishna Rao (2nd time) | Governors |
| 2 May 1998 - 4 Jun 2003 | Girish Chandra Saxena (2nd time) | Governors |
| 4 Jun 2003 - 25 Jun 2008 | S.K. Sinha | Governors |
| 25 Jun 2008 - | Narinder Nath Vohra | Governors |
| 1932 - 1937 | Elliot James Dowell Colvin | Prime ministers |
| 1937 - Jul 1943 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar (from 1941, Sir N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar) (b. 1882 - d. 1953) | Prime ministers |
| Jul 1943 - Feb 1944 | Kailas Narain Haksar | Prime ministers |
| Feb 1944 - 28 Jun 1945 | Sir Benegal Narsing Rau | Prime ministers |
| 28 Jun 1945 - 11 Aug 1947 | Ram Chandra Kak | Prime ministers |
| 11 Aug 1947 - 15 Oct 1947 | Janak Singh (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 15 Oct 1947 - 5 Mar 1948 | Meher Chand Mahajan | Prime ministers |
| 5 Mar 1948 - 9 Aug 1953 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Prime ministers |
| 9 Aug 1953 - 12 Oct 1963 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad | Prime ministers |
| 12 Oct 1963 - 29 Feb 1964 | Khwaja Shams-ud-Din | Prime ministers |
| 29 Feb 1964 - 30 Mar 1965 | Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq | Prime ministers |
| 30 Mar 1965 - 12 Dec 1971 | Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq | Chief ministers |
| 12 Dec 1971 - 25 Feb 1975 | Syed Mir Qasim | Chief ministers |
| 25 Feb 1975 - 26 Mar 1977 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Chief ministers |
| 9 Jul 1977 - 8 Sep 1982 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Chief ministers |
| 8 Sep 1982 - 2 Jul 1984 | Farooq Abdullah (1st time) | Chief ministers |
| 2 Jul 1984 - 6 Mar 1986 | Ghulam Mohammad Shah | Chief ministers |
| 7 Nov 1986 - 19 Jan 1990 | Farooq Abdullah (2nd time) | Chief ministers |
| 9 Oct 1996 - 18 Oct 2002 | Farooq Abdullah (3rd time) | Chief ministers |
| 2 Nov 2002 - 2 Nov 2005 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Chief ministers |
| 2 Nov 2005 - 10 Jul 2008 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Chief ministers |
| 1883 - 1886 | Sir Oliver Beauchamp Coventry St. John (b. 1837 - d. 1891) | British residents |
| 1886 - 1889 | Trevor John Chichele Chichele-Plowden (b. 1846 - d. 1905) | British residents |
| 1889 - 1892 | Robert Parry Nisbet | British residents |
| 1892 - 1894 | David William Keith Barr | British residents |
| 1894 - 1896 | Hugh Shakespear Barnes | British residents |
| 1896 - 1900 | Sir Adelbert Talbot | British residents |
| 1900 - 1901 | Harold Arthur Deane | British residents |
| 1901 - 1903 | Louis William Dane | British residents |
| 1903 - 1905 | Elliot Graham Colvin | British residents |
| 1906 - 1909 | Sir Francis Edward Younghusband | British residents |
| 1910 - 1911 | John Ramsay | British residents |
| 1911 - 1914 | Stuart Mitford Fraser | British residents |
| 1914 - 1915 | Henry Venn Cobb | British residents |
| 1916 - 1917 | John Manners Smith | British residents |
| 1917 - 1921 | Arthur D'Arcy Gordon Bannerman | British residents |
| 1921 - 1923 | Charles Joseph Windham | British residents |
| 1923 - 1927 | Sir John Barry Wood | British residents |
| 1927 - 1929 | Evelyn Berkeley Howell | British residents |
| 1929 - 1931 | George Drummond Ogilvie | British residents |
| 1931 - 1932 | Courtenay Latimer | British residents |
| Jul 1932 - 1935 | Frederick Marshman Bailey | British residents |
| 1935 - 1938 | Lionel Edward Lang | British residents |
| 1938 - 1941 | Denholm Fraser | British residents |
| 1941 - 1943 | Leslie Eric Barton | British residents |
| 1943 - 1945 | James Glasgow Acheson | British residents |
| 1945 - 1947 | Wilfred Francis Webb | British residents |
Jammu and Kashmir
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| c.900 | Mnga'-ris-skor-gsum (Ladakh) established by a West-Tibetan branch of the Yar-lung dynasty | Leaders |
| 17 Sep 1842 | Ladakh incorporated into the Jammu state, succeeded by Jammu and Kashmir (with some nominal autonomy) | Leaders |
| 1694 - 1729 | Nyi-ma rNam-rgyal | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1729 - 20 Mar 1739 | bDe-skyong rNam-rgyal | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1739 - 1753 | Phun-tshogs rNam-rgyal | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1753 - 1782 | Tshe-dbang rNam-rgyal II | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1782 - 1802 | Mi-jigs-tshe-brtan rNam-rgyal | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1802 - 1837 | Tshe-dpal-mi-'gyur-don-grub rNam-rgyal (1st time) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1837 - 1839 | dNgos-grub-bstan-'dzin (regent) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1839 - 1840 | Tshe-dpal-mi-'gyur-don-grub rNam-rgyal (2nd time) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| Jun 1840 - Jul 1840 | 'Jigs-med rNam-rgyal (1st time) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1840 - 1842 | Kun-dga' rNam-rgyal | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1842 - 17 Sep 1842 | 'Jigs-med rNam-rgyal (2nd time) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
French India
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1674 | French territory | Leaders |
| Jan 1760 - 1765 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1778 - 1783 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1793 - 1816 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 2 May 1950 | Chandernagor transferred to India | Leaders |
| 13 Jun 1954 | Yanaon taken by Indian military police | Leaders |
| 15 Jul 1954 | Mahé taken by pro-Indian groups | Leaders |
| 1 Nov 1954 | remaining territories (Pondichéry and Karikal) transferred to India de facto (see under Indian states M-W) | Leaders |
| 16 Aug 1962 | de jure transfer of French India to India | Leaders |
| Governors (from 20 Aug 1947 | , commissioners) | Leaders |
| 1699 - 31 Dec 1706 | François Martin | Leaders |
| Jan 1707 - Jul 1708 | Pierre Dulivier (1st time) | Leaders |
| 1708 - 1712 | Guillaume André d'Hébert | Leaders |
| 1712 - 1717 | Pierre Dulivier (2nd time) | Leaders |
| 1717 - 1718 | Guillaume André d'Hébert | Leaders |
| Aug 1718 - 11 Oct 1721 | Pierre André Prévost de La Prévostière (b. ... - d. 1721) | Leaders |
| 1721 - 1723 | Pierre Christoph Le Noir | Leaders |
| 1723 - 1726 | Joseph Beauvollier de Courchant | Leaders |
| 1726 - 1734 | Pierre Christoph Le Noir | Leaders |
| 18 Sep 1735 - 1741 | Pierre Benoît Dumas | Leaders |
| 14 Jan 1742 - 15 Oct 1754 | Joseph François Dupleix | Leaders |
| 15 Oct 1754 - 1754 | Charles Godeheu (acting) | Leaders |
| 1754 - 1758 | Georges Duval de Leyrit | Leaders |
| 1758 - Jan 1760 | Thomas Arthur, comte de Lally-Tollendal (b. 1702 - d. 1766) | Leaders |
| 1765 - 1766 | Jean Law de Lauriston (1st time) | Leaders |
| 1766 - 1767 | Antoine Boyellau | Leaders |
| 1767 - Jan 1777 | Jean Law de Lauriston (2nd time) | Leaders |
| Jan 1777 - 1782 | Guillaume de Bellecombe, seigneur de Teirac (b. 1728 - d. 1792) | Leaders |
| 1783 - 1785 | Charles Joseph Pâtissier, marquis de Bussy-Castelnau (b. 1718 - d. 1785) | Leaders |
| 1785 | François, vicomte de Souillac | Leaders |
| Oct 1785 - 1787 | David Charpentier de Cossigny | Leaders |
| Oct 1787 - 1789 | Thomas, comte de Conway | Leaders |
| Oct 1789 - 1792 | Camille Charles Leclerc, chevalier de Fresne | Leaders |
| Nov 1792 - 1793 | Prosper de Chermont | Leaders |
| Sep 1816 - Oct 1825 | André Julien, comte Dupuy | Leaders |
| Oct 1825 - 19 Jun 1826 | Joseph Cordier (1st time) (acting) | Leaders |
| 19 Jun 1826 - 2 Aug 1828 | Eugène Panon, comte Desbassayns de Richemont (b. 1800 - d. 1859) | Leaders |
| 2 Aug 1828 - 11 Apr 1829 | Joseph Cordier (2nd time) (acting) | Leaders |
| 11 Apr 1829 - 3 May 1835 | Auguste Jacques Nicolas Peureux de Mélay | Leaders |
| 3 May 1835 - Apr 1840 | Henri Jean Victor, marquis de Saint-Simon (b. 1782 - d. 1865) | Leaders |
| Apr 1840 - 1844 | Paul de Nourquer du Camper | Leaders |
| 1844 - 1849 | Louis Pujol | Leaders |
| 1849 | Hyacinth Marie de Lalande de Calan | Leaders |
| 1851 - 1852 | Achille Bédier | Leaders |
| Aug 1852 - Apr 1857 | Raymond Verninac de Saint-Maur | Leaders |
| Apr 1857 - Jan 1863 | Alexandre Jean Baptiste de Verninac Durand d'Ubraye | Leaders |
| Jan 1863 - Jun 1871 | Louis Bontemps | Leaders |
| Jun 1871 - Nov 1871 | Michaux | Leaders |
| Nov 1871 - 1875 | Pierre Aristide Faron | Leaders |
| 1875 - 1878 | Adolphe Joseph Antoine Trillard | Leaders |
| Feb 1879 - Apr 1881 | Léonce Laugier | Leaders |
| 1881 - Oct 1884 | Théodore Drouhet | Leaders |
| Oct 1884 - 1886 | Étienne Richaud | Leaders |
| 1886 - 1888 | Édouard Manès | Leaders |
| 1888 - 1889 | Jules Georges Piquet | Leaders |
| 1889 - 1891 | Louis Hippolyte Marie Nouet | Leaders |
| 1891 - 1896 | Léon Émile Clément-Thomas | Leaders |
| 1896 - Feb 1898 | Louis Jean Girod | Leaders |
| Feb 1898 - 11 Jan 1902 | François Pierre Rodier | Leaders |
| 11 Jan 1902 - 1902 | Pelletan (acting) | Leaders |
| 1902 - 1904 | Victor Lanrezac | Leaders |
| Aug 1904 - Apr 1905 | Philema Lemaire | Leaders |
| Apr 1905 - Oct 1906 | Joseph François | Leaders |
| Oct 1906 - 3 Dec 1907 | Gabriel Angoulvant | Leaders |
| 1908 - 1909 | Adrien Bonhoure | Leaders |
| 1909 - 9 Jul 1910 | Fernand Levecque | Leaders |
| 9 Jul 1910 - Jul 1911 | Alfred Martineau (1st time) | Leaders |
| Jul 1911 - Nov 1913 | Pierre Louis Alfred Duprat | Leaders |
| Nov 1913 - 29 Jun 1918 | Alfred Martineau (2nd time) | Leaders |
| 21 Feb 1919 - 11 Feb 1926 | Louis Gerbinis | Leaders |
| 1926 - 1928 | Pierre Jean Henri Didelot | Leaders |
| 1928 - 1931 | Robert de Guise | Leaders |
| 1931 - 1934 | Adrien Juvanon | Leaders |
| Aug 1934 - 1936 | Léon Solomiac | Leaders |
| 1936 - 1938 | Horace Valentin Crocicchia | Leaders |
| 26 Sep 1938 - 1945 | Louis Bonvin | Leaders |
| 1945 - 1946 | Nicolas Ernest Marie Maurice Jeandin (b. 1886 - d. 19...) | Leaders |
| 20 Mar 1946 - 1949 | Charles François Henri Baron | Leaders |
| May 1949 - 1950 | Jean Chambon | Leaders |
| 31 Jul 1950 - Oct 1954 | André Ménard | Leaders |
| Oct 1954 - 1 Nov 1954 | Georges Escargueil (acting) | Leaders |
Portuguese India
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1510 | Portuguese colony | Leaders |
| Dec 1946 | overseas province | Leaders |
| 19 Dec 1961 | occupied by India | Leaders |
| 16 Mar 1962 | annexed by India (recognized by Portugal in 1974) | Leaders |
| 20 Sep 1698 - 1701 | António Luiz Gonçalves da Camara Coutinho (b. 1638 - d. 1702) | Viceroys |
| 1701 - 2 Oct 1703 | Governing Commission - Fray Agostinho da Annuncião - Vasco Luiz Coutinho | Viceroys |
| 2 Oct 1703 - 28 Oct 1707 | Caetano de Mello e Castro | Viceroys |
| 28 Oct 1707 - 21 Sep 1712 | Rodrigo da Costa | Viceroys |
| 21 Sep 1712 - 13 Jan 1717 | Vasco Fernandes César de Menezes | Viceroys |
| 13 Jan 1717 - 16 Oct 1717 | Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha | Viceroys |
| 16 Oct 1717 - 14 Sep 1720 | Luiz de Menezes, conde de Ericeira | Viceroys |
| 14 Sep 1720 - 13 Jul 1723 | Francisco José de Sampaio e Castro | Viceroys |
| 13 Jul 1723 - 3 Sep 1723 | Cristóvão de Melo | Viceroys |
| 3 Sep 1723 - 28 Oct 1725 | Governing Commission - Cristóvão de Melo (1st time) (s.a.) - Fray Ignacio de Santa Thereza - Cristóvão Luiz de Andrade | Viceroys |
| 28 Oct 1725 - 1732 | João de Saldanha da Gama | Viceroys |
| 1732 - 7 Oct 1732 | Governing Commission - Cristóvão de Melo (2nd time) (s.a.) - Fray Ignacio de Santa Thereza | Viceroys |
| 7 Oct 1732 - 18 May 1741 | Pedro Mascarenhas, conde de Sandomil (b. 1670 - d. 1745) | Viceroys |
| 18 May 1741 - 12 Jun 1742 | Luiz de Menezes, conde de Ericeira | Viceroys |
| Jun 1742 - 24 Sep 1744 | Governing Commission - Francisco de Vasconcellos (b. ... - d. 1743) - Luiz Caetano de Almeida - Lourenço de Noronha | Viceroys |
| 24 Sep 1744 - 27 Sep 1750 | Pedro Miguel de Almeida, conde de Assumar, marquês de Castelo Novo, marquês de Alorna (b. 1688 - d. 1756) | Viceroys |
| 27 Sep 1750 - 18 Sep 1754 | Francisco de Assis, marquês de Távora (b. 1703 - d. 1759) | Viceroys |
| 18 Sep 1754 - 26 Jun 1756 | Luiz Mascarenhas, conde de Alva | Viceroys |
| Jun 1756 - 23 Sep 1756 | Governing Commission - António Taveira da Neiva da Silveira (1st time) - João de Mesquita Matos Teixeira - Filippe de Valladares Souto Maior | Viceroys |
| 23 Sep 1756 - 19 Oct 1765 | Manuel de Saldanha e Albuquerque, conde da Ega (b. 1712 - d. 1771) | Viceroys |
| 19 Oct 1765 - 12 Mar 1768 | Governing Commission - António Taveira da Neiva da Silveira (2nd time) - João Baptista Vaz Pereira - João José de Mello (b. c.1700 - d. 1774) | Viceroys |
| 12 Mar 1768 - 10 Jan 1774 | João José de Mello | Governors |
| 4 Feb 1774 - 24 Sep 1774 | Filippe de Valladares Souto Maior | Governors |
| 24 Sep 1774 - 26 Jun 1779 | José Pedro da Camarra | Governors |
| 26 Jun 1779 - 3 Nov 1786 | Federico Guilherme de Souza | Governors |
| 3 Nov 1786 - 22 May 1794 | Francisco da Cunha e Menezes | Governors |
| 22 May 1794 - 30 May 1807 | Francisco António da Veiga Cabral | Governors |
| 30 May 1807 - 29 Nov 1816 | Bernardo José de Lorena, conde de Sarzedas (b. 1756 - d. 1818) | Viceroys |
| 29 Nov 1816 - 16 Sep 1821 | Diogo de Souza, conde de Rio Pardo | Viceroys |
| 16 Sep 1821 - Dec 1822 | Governing Commission - Manoel Godinho da Mira - Joaquim Manoel Correia da Silva e Gama - Gonçalo de Magalhães Teixeira - Manoel Duarte Leitão | Viceroys |
| Dec 1822 - 18 Nov 1823 | Governing Commission - Manoel da Camara (b. 1789 - d. 1825) - Fray Paulo de San Thomé de Aquino - António de Mello Souto Maior - João Carlos Leal - António José de Lima Leitão | Viceroys |
| 18 Nov 1823 - 1825 | Manoel da Camara | Viceroys |
| 1825 - 9 Oct 1827 | Governing Commission - Fray Manoel de San Galdino - Candido José Mourão Garcez Palha - António Ribeiro de Carvalho | Viceroys |
| 9 Oct 1827 - 14 Jan 1835 | Manoel de Portugal e Castro | Viceroys |
| 14 Jan 1835 - 31 Jan 1835 | Bernardo Peres da Silva (prefect) | Viceroys |
| Feb 1835 - 3 Mar 1835 | Joaquim Manoel Correia da Silva e Gama | Viceroys |
| 3 Mar 1835 - Dec 1836 | João C. da Rocha Vasconcellos + Manoel José Ribeiro (b. ... - d. 1837) + Fray Constantino de Santa Rita | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| Dec 1836 - Apr 1837 | João Cabral de Estifique + António Maria de Mello + Joaquim António de Moraes Carneiro | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| Apr 1837 - 7 Dec 1837 | José António de Lemos + António Mariano de Azevedo (b. ... - d. 1838) | Chairmen of the Provisional Government |
| 7 Dec 1837 - 14 Oct 1838 | Simão Infante de Lacerda, barão de Sabroso (b. 1793 - d. 1838) | Governors-general |
| Oct 1838 - 5 Mar 1839 | Governing Council (acting) - António Feliciano de Santa Rita - José António Vieira da Fonseca (b. 1793 - d. 1863) - José Cancio Freire de Lima - Domingo José Mariano Luiz | Governors-general |
| 5 Mar 1839 - 15 Nov 1839 | José António Vieira da Fonseca | Governors-general |
| 15 Nov 1839 - 18 Apr 1840 | Manoel José Mendes, barão de Candal (b. 1787 - d. 1840) | Governors-general |
| Apr 1840 - 24 Sep 1840 | Governing Council (acting) - José António Vieira da Fonseca (s.a.) - José Carneiro Freire de Lima - António João de Athaíde - Domingo José Mariano Luiz - José da Costa Campos (1st time) - Caetano de Sousa e Vasconcellos | Governors-general |
| 24 Sep 1840 - 27 Apr 1842 | José Joaquim Lopez de Lima | Governors-general |
| 27 Apr 1842 - 19 Sep 1842 | Governing Council (acting) - António Ramalho da Sá - José de Mello Souta Maior Telles - António João de Athaíde - José da Costa Campos (2nd time) - Caetano de Sousa e Vasconcellos | Governors-general |
| 19 Sep 1842 - 25 Apr 1843 | Francisco Xavier da Silva Pereira, conde das Antas (b. 1793 - d. 1852) | Governors-general |
| 25 Apr 1843 - 20 May 1844 | Joaquim Mourão Garcês Palha | Governors-general |
| 20 May 1844 - 15 Jan 1851 | José Ferreira Pestana (1st time) | Governors-general |
| 15 Jan 1851 - 1855 | José Joaquim Januário Lapa, barão de Villa Nova de Ourém (b. 1796 - d. 1859) | Governors-general |
| 1855 - 6 May 1855 | Governing Council (acting) - Joaquim de Santa Rita Botelho - Luiz da Costa Campos - Francisco Xavier Peres - Bernardo Hector da Silveira - Victor Anastacio Mourão Garcez Palha | Governors-general |
| 6 May 1855 - 25 Dec 1864 | António Cesar de Vasconcellos Correia, visconde de Torres Novas | Governors-general |
| 25 Dec 1864 - 7 May 1870 | José Ferreira Pestana (2nd time) | Governors-general |
| 7 May 1870 - 10 Dec 1871 | Januário Correia de Almeida, visconde de São Januário (b. 1829 - d. 1901) | Governors-general |
| 10 Dec 1871 - 10 May 1875 | Joaquim José de Macedo e Couto | Governors-general |
| 10 May 1875 - 24 Jul 1877 | João Tavares de Almeida | Governors-general |
| 25 Jul 1877 - 3 May 1878 | António Sérgio de Sousa, visconde de Sérgio de Sousa (b. 1809 - d. 1878) | Governors-general |
| May 1878 - 3 Dec 1878 | Governing Council (acting) - Ayres de Oruellas e Vasconcellos - João Caetano da Silva Campos - Francisco Xavier Soares da Veiga - Thomas Nunes da Serva e Moura - António Sérgio de Sousa (b. 1842 - d. 1906) - Eduardo Augusto Pinto Balsemão | Governors-general |
| 3 Dec 1878 - Nov 1881 | Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e Albuquerque (b. 1824 - d. 1916) | Governors-general |
| Nov 1881 - Dec 1885 | Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva, visconde de Paço de Arcos (b. 1834 - d. 1905) | Governors-general |
| Dec 1885 - Oct 1886 | Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral (b. 1844 - d. 1923) | Governors-general |
| Oct 1886 - Apr 1889 | Augusto César Cardoso de Carvalho | Governors-general |
| Apr 1889 - 8 Jan 1891 | Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses | Governors-general |
| 8 Jan 1891 - 4 Feb 1892 | Francisco Maria da Cunha | Governors-general |
| 4 Feb 1892 - 11 Mar 1893 | Francisco Teixeira da Silva | Governors-general |
| 11 Mar 1893 - 1894 | Raphael Jácome Lopes de Andrade | Governors-general |
| 1894 - 1895 | Elesbão Betencourt Lapa, visconde de Vila Nova de Ourém (b. 1831 - d. 1899) | Governors-general |
| 1895 - 1896 | Raphael Jácome Lopes de Andrade | Governors-general |
| 1896 | Afonso Henriques, duque de Pôrto | Governors-general |
| 1896 - 1897 | João António de Brissac das Neves Ferreira (b. 1846 - d. 1902) | Governors-general |
| 1897 - 1900 | Joaquim José Machado | Governors-general |
| 1900 - 1905 | Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo | Governors-general |
| 1905 - 1907 | Arnaldo de Novaes Guedes Rebelo | Governors-general |
| 1907 - 1910 | José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa | Governors-general |
| 12 Oct 1910 - 3 Jul 1917 | Francisco Manuel Couceiro da Costa | Governors-general |
| 3 Jul 1917 - 17 Jul 1917 | Francisco Maria Peixoto Vieira | Governors-general |
| 18 Jul 1917 - 24 Nov 1917 | Governing Council | Governors-general |
| 24 Nov 1917 - 12 Jun 1919 | José de Freitas Ribeiro | Governors-general |
| 12 Jun 1919 - 11 Nov 1919 | Augusto de Paiva Bobela Mota | Governors-general |
| 12 Nov 1919 - 7 Apr 1925 | Jaime Alberto de Castro Morais | Governors-general |
| 7 Apr 1925 - 7 Jul 1925 | Francisco Maria Peixoto Vieira | Governors-general |
| 7 Jul 1925 - Jun 1926 | Mariano Martins | Governors-general |
| Jun 1926 - 4 Aug 1926 | Tito Augusto de Morais (acting) | Governors-general |
| 4 Aug 1926 - 15 Aug 1926 | Acurcio Mendes da Rocha Diniz | Governors-general |
| 15 Aug 1926 - 17 Apr 1929 | Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim | Governors-general |
| 17 Apr 1929 - 12 Jul 1929 | Acurcio Mendes da Rocha Diniz | Governors-general |
| 25 Aug 1929 - 17 Sep 1936 | João Carlos Craveiro Lopes | Governors-general |
| 17 Sep 1936 - 12 Jul 1938 | Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes | Governors-general |
| 12 Jul 1938 - Jul 1945 | José Ricardo Pereira Cabral | Governors-general |
| Jul 1945 - 8 Apr 1946 | Paulo Bénard Guedes (1st time) | Governors-general |
| 8 Apr 1946 - 3 Aug 1947 | José Silvestre Ferreira Bossa | Governors-general |
| 3 Aug 1947 - 27 Jun 1948 | Fernando Quintanilha Mendonça e Dias (1st time) (acting) (b. 1898 - d. 1992) | Governors-general |
| 27 Jun 1948 - 23 Dec 1948 | José Alves Ferreira (acting) | Governors-general |
| 23 Dec 1948 - 1952 | Fernando Quintanilha Mendonça e Dias (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) | Governors-general |
| 1953 - 1958 | Paulo Bénard Guedes (2nd time) | Governors-general |
| 1958 - 1962 | Manuel António Vassalo e Silva | Governors-general |
| 19 Dec 1961 - 6 Jun 1962 | K.P. Candeth | Governors-general |
Tranquebar
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1620 | Danish rule | Leaders |
| 1808 - 1815 | British rule | Leaders |
| 1845 | part of British India | Leaders |
| 1694 - 19 May 1701 | Claus Vogdt | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 19 May 1701 - 1701 | Andreas Andreæ | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 1701 - 1702 | Mikkel Knudsen Crone | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| Jul 1702 - 1704 | Jørgen Hermansen Bjørn | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 1 Jul 1704 - 20 Oct 1716 | Johan Sigismund Hassius | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 20 Oct 1716 - 21 Jan 1720 | Christen Brun-Lundegaard | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 23 Jan 1720 - 12 Oct 1726 | Christian Ulrich von Nissen | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 12 Oct 1726 - 8 Aug 1730 | Rasmus Hansen Attrup | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 8 Aug 1730 - 1 Aug 1733 | Diderich Mühlenport | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 1 Aug 1733 - 13 Jul 1741 | Poul Krisk Panck | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 13 Jul 1741 - 17 Sep 1744 | Ivar Bonsack | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 17 Sep 1744 - 5 Sep 1754 | Hans Ernst Bonsack | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 5 Sep 1754 - 10 Aug 1759 | Hans Georg Krog | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 9 May 1759 - 4 Jul 1760 | Christian Frederik Høyer | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 4 Jul 1760 - 27 Apr 1761 | Herman Jacob Forck | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 29 Apr 1761 - 14 Feb 1775 | Peter Hermann Abbestee (1st time) | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 14 Feb 1775 - 17 Jan 1779 | David Brown | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 17 Jan 1779 - 17 May 1788 | Peter Hermann Abbestee (2nd time) | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 17 May 1788 - 7 Feb 1806 | Peter Anker | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 7 Feb 1806 - 13 Feb 1808 | Johan Peter Hermannson (1st time) | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 20 Sep 1815 - 19 Nov 1816 | Gerhard Sievers Bille | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 19 Nov 1816 - 15 Feb 1822 | Johan Peter Hermannson (2nd time) | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 16 Feb 1822 - 7 May 1823 | Jens Kofoed | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 7 May 1823 - 7 Mar 1825 | Ulrich Anton Schönheyder | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 7 Mar 1825 - 26 Mar 1829 | Hans Diderich Brinck-Seidelin | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 26 Mar 1829 - 14 May 1832 | Lauritz Christensen | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 17 May 1832 - 1 May 1838 | Conrad Emil Mourier | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 1 May 1838 - 18 Jun 1841 | Johannes von Rehling | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 18 Jun 1841 - 15 Sep 1841 | Christian Tiemroth | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
| 16 Oct 1841 - 7 Nov 1845 | Peder Hansen | Governors (of the Danish East India Company to 1779) |
Coromandel Coast
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1608 | Dutch rule | Leaders |
| 1780 - 1784 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1795 - 1818 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1825 | part of British India | Leaders |
| 1698 - 1705 | Dirk Comans | Governors |
| 1705 - 1710 | Johannes van Steelandt | Governors |
| 1710 - 1716 | Daniel Bernard Guilliams | Governors |
| 1716 - 1719 | Adriaan de Visscher | Governors |
| 1719 - 1723 | Gerard van Westrenen | Governors |
| 1723 - 1730 | Dirk van Cloon | Governors |
| 1730 - 1733 | Adriaan Pla | Governors |
| 1733 - 1737 | Elias Guillot | Governors |
| 1738 - 1743 | Jacob Mossel | Governors |
| 1743 - 1747 | Galenus Mersen | Governors |
| 1747 - 1753 | Librecht Hooreman | Governors |
| 1753 - 1758 | Steven Vermont | Governors |
| 1758 - 1761 | Lubbert Jan van Eck | Governors |
| 1761 - 1765 | Christiaan van Teylingen | Governors |
| 1765 - 1773 | Pieter Haksteen | Governors |
| 1773 - 1780 | Reinier van Vlissingen | Governors |
| 1785 - 1789 | Willem Blauwkamer | Governors |
| 1790 - 1795 | Jacob Eilbracht | Governors |
| 1818 - 1824 | F.C. Regel | Governors |
| 1824 - 1825 | Henry François von Söhsten | Governors |
Malabar Coast
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 1663 | Dutch rule | Leaders |
| 1795 | British occupation | Leaders |
| 1818 | annexed to British India | Leaders |
| 1697 - 1701 | Magnus Wichelmann | Commanders |
| 1701 - 1704 | Abraham Vink | Commanders |
| 1704 - 1708 | Willem Moerman | Commanders |
| 1708 - 1709 | Adam van der Duijn | Commanders |
| 1709 - 1716 | Barend Ketel | Commanders |
| 1716 - 1723 | Johannes Hertenberg | Commanders |
| 1723 - 1731 | Jacob de Jong | Commanders |
| 1731 - 1734 | Adriaan Maten | Commanders |
| 1734 - 1742 | Julius Valentijn Steijn von Gollonesse | Commanders |
| 1742 - 1747 | Reinierus Siersma | Commanders |
| 1747 - 1751 | Corijn Stevens | Commanders |
| 1751 | Abraham Cornelis de la Haye | Commanders |
| 1751 - 1756 | Frederik Cunes | Commanders |
| 1756 - 1761 | Casparus de Jong | Commanders |
| 1761 - 1765 | Godefrid Weyerman | Commanders |
| 1765 - 1768 | Cornelis Breekpot | Commanders |
| 1768 - 1770 | Christiaan Lodewijk Senff | Commanders |
| 1770 - 1781 | Adriaan Moens | Commanders |
| 1781 - 1793 | Johan Gerard von Angelbeek | Commanders |
| 1793 - 1795 | Jan Lambertus van Spall | Commanders |
Sikkim
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1642 | 'Bras-ljongs (Sikkim) kingdom established | Leaders |
| af.1793 - 1817 | annexed by Nepal | Leaders |
| 16 May 1975 | annexed to India (retroactive to 26 Apr 1975) | Leaders |
| 1642 - 1670 | Phun-tshogs rNam-rgyal I [Phuntso Namgyal I] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1670 - 1700 | bsTan-srung rNam-rgyal [Tensung Namgyal] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1700 - 1716 | Phyag-dor rNam-rgyal [Chhagdor Namgyal] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1716 - 1733 | 'Gyur-med rNam-rgyal [Gyurmed Namgyal] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1733 | Phun-tshogs rNam-rgyal II [Phuntso Namgyal II] (1st time) (b. 1733 - d. 1780) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1733 - 17.. | Chan-dzod rTa-mgrin [Chandzod Tamding] (usurper) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 17.. - 1780 | Phun-tshogs rNam-rgyal II [Phuntso Namgyal II] (2nd time) (s.a.) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1780 - 1793 | bsTan-'dzin rNam-rgyal [Tenzing Namgyal] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1793 - 1862 | gTsug-phud rNam-rgyal [Tsugphud Namgyal] | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 1862 - Apr 1874 | Srid-skyong Sprul-sku rNam-rgyal I [Sidkeong Trulku Namgyal I] (b. 1819 - d. 1874) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| Apr 1874 - 10 Feb 1914 | mThu-stobs rNam-rgyal [Thutob Namgyal (from 12 Dec 1911, Sir Thutob Namgyal)] (b. 1860 - d. 1914) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 11 Feb 1914 - 5 Dec 1914 | Srid-skyong Sprul-sku rNam-rgyal II [Sidkeong Trulku Namgyal II] (b. 1879 - d. 1914) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 5 Dec 1914 - 2 Dec 1963 | bKra-shis rNam-rgyal [Tashi Namgyal (from 1 Jan 1923, Sir Tashi Namgyal)] (b. 1893 - d. 1963) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 3 Dec 1963 - 14 Apr 1975 | dPal-ldan Don-grub rNam-rgyal [Palden Thondup Namgyal] (b. 1923 - d. 1982) | rNam-rgyal dynasty |
| 14 Apr 1975 - 16 May 1975 | Bipen Bihari Lal | Chief executive |
| 9 May 1949 - 6 Jun 1949 | Tashi Tshering | Chief ministers |
| 6 Jun 1949 - 11 Aug 1949 | Harishwar Dayal | Chief ministers |
| 11 Aug 1949 - 1954 | John S. Lall | Dewans |
| 1954 - 1959 | Nari Kaikhosru Rustomji | Dewans |
| 22 Aug 1959 - 1963 | Baleshwar Prasad | Dewans |
| 1963 - Apr 1968 | R.N. Haldipur (1st time) | Principal administrative officers |
| Apr 1968 - Nov 1968 | Netuk Tshering | Principal administrative officers |
| Nov 1968 - 1969 | R.N. Haldipur (2nd time) | Principal administrative officers |
| 1969 - 1972 | Inder Sen Chopra | Sidlon |
| 9 Apr 1973 - 23 Jul 1974 | B.S. Das | Chief administrative officer |
| 23 Jul 1974 - 16 May 1975 | Kazi Lhendup Dorji | Prime minister |
| 1889 - 1908 | John Claude White | British political officers |
| 1908 - 1920 | Charles Bell (1st time) | British political officers |
| 1920 | John Bartley | British political officers |
| 1920 - 1921 | Charles Bell (2nd time) | British political officers |
| 1921 - 1928 | Frederick Marshman Bailey | British political officers |
| 1928 - 1932 | Leslie Weir | British political officers |
| 1932 - 1935 | Frederick Williamson | British political officers |
| 1935 - 1945 | Basil Gould (from 1941, Sir Basil Gould) (b. 1883 - d. 1956) | British political officers |
| 1945 - 1947 | Arthur John Hopkinson | British political officers |
| 1947 - 1948 | Arthur John Hopkinson | Indian political officers |
| 1948 - 1952 | Harishwar Dayal | Indian political officers |
| Mar 1952 - 1955 | Balraj Krishna Kapur | Indian political officers |
| 1955 - 1961 | Apa B. Pant | Indian political officers |
| 1961 - 1963 | I.J. Bahadur Singh | Indian political officers |
| 1964 - 1966 | Avtar Singh | Indian political officers |
| 1966 - 1967 | Vincent Herbert Coelho | Indian political officers |
| 1967 - 1970 | Nedyam Balachandra Menon | Indian political officers |
| 1970 - 1972 | ... | Indian political officers |
| 1972 - 1974 | Kayatyani Shankar Bajpai | Indian political officers |
| 1974 - 1975 | Gurbachan Singh | Indian political officers |