Indian cities are cities that can be founded by the Indian civilization in Civilization IV and its expansions. The first city founded is the 
capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
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| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | Most populous urban area in India; Delhi forms the National Capital Territory of India; the administrative district within Delhi, called New Delhi, may also be referred to as the capital of India |
| 2 | Bombay | Present-day Mumbai; second most populous urban area in India |
| 3 | Madras | Present-day Chennai; fifth most populous city in India |
| 4 | Bangalore | Present-day Bengaluru; fourth most populous urban area in India |
| 5 | Calcutta | Present-day Kolkata; third most populous urban area in India |
| 6 | Lahore | Second most populous urban area in Pakistan; historic capital of Punjab |
| 7 | Karachi | Most populous urban area in and former capital of Pakistan |
| 8 | Kolhapur | City in Maharashtra |
| 9 | Jaipur | Capital of and largest city in Rajasthan |
| 10 | Hyderabad | Meaning "Lion city", for the last Rashidun caliphate ruler Ali, who initially was named Haydar "lion" by his mother |
| 11 | Bengal | Region in eastern South Asia where Bengali is most spoken, including Bangladesh, above Bay of Bengal |
| 12 | Chittagong | Present-day Chattogram; second most populous city in Bangladesh |
| 13 | Punjab | Region in western South Asia shared by Pakistan and India; major cities are Lahore, Ludhiana, and Amritsar |
| 14 | Dacca | Present-day Dhaka; most populous city in Bangladesh |
| 15 | Indus | River that flows from the Himalayas through Pakistan; also the valley of that river, home to one of the earliest civilizations; lent its name to the Indian subcontinent (same root as Hindi/Hindu) |
| 16 | Pune | Sprawling city known for its palaces |
| 17 | Lucknow | Most populous city in Uttar Pradesh, 11th most populous in India |
| 18 | Varanasi | Holy city of Hinduism |
| 19 | Bhopal | City in central India |
| 20 | Rajshahi | Urban city in modern day Bangladesh |
| 21 | Rangoon | Former capital of Burma (aka Myanmar) |
| 22 | Mandalay | Second most populous city in Burma |
| 23 | Peshawar | Sixth most populous city in Pakistan |
| 24 | Darjeeling | Town in the Himalayan foothills |
| 25 | Cochin | Also called Kochi, Major port city |
| 26 | Cuttack | Former capital of India, known as the Silver City |
| 27 | Goa | Capital of Portuguese India |
| 28 | Calicut | Also called Kozhikode, coastal city where Vasco de Gama landed |
| 29 | Rawalpindi | Fourth most populous city of Pakistan, next to Pakistan's capital, Islamabad |
| 30 | Quetta | Pakistan's only high-altitude major city |
| 31 | Howrah | Second most populous city in West Bengal |
| 32 | Triverapatnam | |
| 33 | Dakpathar | |
| 34 | Thanjavur | |
| 35 | Jaunpur | |
| 36 | Kodaikanal | |
| 37 | Vrindavan | |
| 38 | Guwahati | |
| 39 | Bhalukpong | |
| 40 | Sonepur | |
| 41 | Vaishali | |
| 42 | Rewalsar | |
| 43 | Kurukshetra | |
| 44 | Subarnapur | |
| 45 | Wadhvan | |
| 46 | Narkanda | |
| 47 | Dhanaulti | |
| 48 | Chitradurga | |
| 49 | Srikakulam | |
| 50 | Vijayaweda | |
| 51 | Banswara |
Remade in Beyond the Sword[]
| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | Capital of numerous Indian empires, including the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526), the Mughal Empire (1500s-1800s), British India (1911-1947), and modern-day India (1947-present); most populous urban area in India (settled since >~300 BC) |
| 2 | Bombay | (Mumbai) Most populous city in India today, and second most populous urban area in India; capital of and largest city in Maharashtra; key commercial centre, and home of Bollywood (>~250 BC) |
| 3 | Vijayanagara | (Hampi) Huge capital and religious centre of the Vijayanagara empire, UNESCO site; located in Karnataka (1336-1660) |
| 4 | Pataliputra | (Patna) Capital of Mauryan and Magadha empires, and a major city today; capital of and largest city in Bihar; as the Mauryan capital, this was the capital of Ashoka and Chandragupta Maurya (>~500 BC) |
| 5 | Varanasi | (Kashi/Banaras) Oldest continuously inhabited city in the world (>~3000 BC), located in Uttar Pradesh; Hindu holy city and home of the Kashi Vishwanath |
| 6 | Agra | Major city in Uttar Pradesh, and capital of several Muslim states, in particular Mughal; home of Taj Mahal (>1506 AD) |
| 7 | Calcutta | (Kolkata) Third most populous urban area in India; capital of British India, and of modern-day West Bengal (>1699 AD) |
| 8 | Lahore | 2nd city of Pakistan, Capital of Punjab and many empires including several Muslim states and the Sikh empire; known for its Mughal gardens (>~500 BC) |
| 9 | Madras | (Chennai) 4th city today, fifth most populous urban area in India, and the most populous in Tamil Nadu; industrial and cultural centre, key port (>~400 AD. Modern city: >1639 AD) |
| 10 | Bangalore | (Bengaluru) 3rd city today, and fourth most populous urban area in India; cultural centre, important Chola, Vijayanagara city; capital of and largest city in Karnataka; major IT Hub (>~900 AD. Modern city: >1537 AD) |
| 11 | Hyderabad | Hyderabad, Telangana, is the sixth most populous urban area in India (>1590 AD); Hyderabad, Sindh, is the fifth most populous urban area in Pakistan (>1768 AD) |
| 12 | Madurai | Key commercial and religious centre, important Tamil city; Pandya capital (>~300 BC) |
| 13 | Ahmedabad | Once capital of Gujarat sultanate, key Mughal/colonial industrial centre (>1411 AD) |
| 14 | Kolhapur | Major city mentioned in ancient mythology as Karvir, major Buddhist centre (>~300 BC) |
| 15 | Prayaga | (Prayagraj/Allahabad) Hindu religious site at confluence of rivers in Uttar Pradesh; major city under Gupta dynasty, Muslim states, and British India (>~1200 BC) |
| 16 | Ayodhya | (Saketa) City featured in Ramayana and other sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism (>~500 BC) |
| 17 | Indraprastha | City from the Mahabharata, major Mauryan and Gupta city, modern-day New Delhi (~3000 BC-600 AD) |
| 18 | Mathura | Capital of Surasena and Kushan empires, key Mauryan trade city, birthplace of Krishna; located in Uttar Pradesh (>~1000 BC) |
| 19 | Ujjain | Capital of the ancient Avanti kingdom, Hindu holy city, mentioned in Mahabharata as Avantika; located in Madhya Pradesh (>~700 BC) |
| 20 | Taxila | Key Vedic, Greek, Mauryan and Buddhist centre; Indo-Parthian and Kushan capital (~500 BC-~500 AD) |
| 21 | Gulbarga | Capital of Bahmani Sultanate; located in Karnataka (>~500 AD) |
| 22 | Jaunpur | Capital of Sultanate, centre of Sufi & Urdu culture, military stronghold; located in Uttar Pradesh (>1388 AD) |
| 23 | Rajagriha | First capital of Magadha kingdom, featured in Mahabharata as Girivraja, Buddhist holy city (>~1000 BC) |
| 24 | Sravasti | Major ancient city and capital of large kingdom, located in Uttar Pradesh; Buddha lived here for 25 years (~500 BC-~1300. Pilgrimage town in modern era) |
| 25 | Tiruchirapalli | (Uraiyur) First capital of the Cholas, giant temple city, home of Srirangam; actually spelled Tiruchirappalli (>~500 BC) |
| 26 | Thanjavur | Medieval Chola capital, Vijayanagara centre and major temple city in Tamil Nadu, south India (>848 AD) |
| 27 | Bodhgaya | Buddhist holy city, in Bihar; home of Mahabodhi Temple (>~500 BC) |
| 28 | Kushinagar | Buddhist holy city in Uttar Pradesh where Buddha died; capital of ancient Malla tribe (~600 BC-~1300. Pilgrimage town in modern era) |
| 29 | Amaravati | Dharanikota; capital of Satavahanas and major ancient city, site of ancient Buddhist stupa; capital of and largest city in Andhra Pradesh (>~400 BC) |
| 30 | Gaur | (Gauda) Capital of Pala Empire and several Muslim states in Bengal until Mughal times (590 AD-~1575 AD) |
| 31 | Gwalior | Key medieval town and major city today, capital of some Muslim states, great fortress and palace, Jain centre; located in Madhya Pradesh (>8 AD) |
| 32 | Jaipur | Once capital of a princely state, important colonial/industrial/modern city (>1728 AD); "Paris of India" |
| 33 | Karachi | Site of Krokola (where Alexander the Great built a fleet) & Debal, major modern port (>1772 AD) |
| 34 | Dhaka | Capital of Bangladesh, commercial and since Mughal times political centre (>~600 AD) |
| 35 | Lucknow | Major cultural centre in north India with ancient roots, Mughal capital (>~1500 BC) |
| 36 | Jodhpur | Major religious, political and trade centre, capital of a medieval kingdom (>1459 AD) |
| 37 | Pune | Major city in Western India, educational, industrial and IT centre (>~700 AD) |
| 38 | Bhopal | City of Lakes, capital of large princely state, educational and space centre (>~1000 AD) |
| 39 | Indore | Capital of a princely state, major trade and political centre (>465 AD) |
| 40 | Kanpur | Key colonial/modern military/industrial centre, site of anti-British rebellion (>1207 AD) |
| 41 | Nagpur | Major colonial/modern city, industrial/political centre (>~940 AD) |
| 42 | Peshawar | Key Pakistani city, Kushan capital, key Muslim & Buddhist centre, trade city on Silk Road (>100 AD) |
| 43 | Multan | Key Pakistani city, major commercial and Hindu religious centre, Muslim state (>~2000 BC) |
| 44 | Surat | Diamond cutting/polishing capital of the world, major seaport, foremost trade city under Mughal India (>~1000 AD) |
| 45 | Cochin | (Kochi) Capital of princely state since 1102 AD, major seaport throughout history |
| 46 | Cuttack | Ancient city, major trade centre, capital of medieval kingdoms (>989 AD) |
| 47 | Bhubaneshwar | Ancient city, capital of Kalinga; commercial, religious, and educational centre (>~700 BC) |
| 48 | Tamralipta | Key ancient trade city, on the Silk Road (~300 BC-~800 AD) |
| 49 | Chittagong | 2nd city of Bangladesh, major seaport throughout history for Arabs, Portuguese, British (>~400 BC) |
| 50 | Guwahati | Ancient city, Assam capital, rapidly growing modern city, major education centre (>~200 BC) |
| 51 | Vijayawada | Major modern city, inhabited since Stone Age, centre for Buddhists, Hindu and Andhra (>626 AD) |
| 52 | Mysore | Capital of Mysore kingdom (1399-1947), major modern city (>~1000 AD) |
| 53 | Srirangapatna | Major Vijayanagara and Mysore city, huge temple city and pilgrimage site, located on a river island (>~900 AD) |
| 54 | Amritsar | Sikh holy city (>1574 AD) |
| 55 | Srinagar | Important Mauryan, Kushan, Mughal, Sikh city, capital of Muslim states (>~300 BC) |
| 56 | Rewalsar | Sacred site for Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism; located in southern Himalayas (>~800 AD, with its monasteries and lakes mentioned in the Mahabharata, written ~400 AD) |
| 57 | Vaishali | Ancient capital of a republic, major Buddhist and Jain centre (>~600 BC) |
| 58 | Cambay | Ancient trade city known by Ptolemy, former key seaport, capital of a princely state |
| 59 | Anhilwara | Powerful city and capital of Gujrat |
| 60 | Paharpur | Ancient city, greatest Buddhist Vihara in subcontinent, UNESCO site (~700-~1200 AD) |
| 61 | Mahasthangarh | Ancient city in northern Bangladesh, Hindu pilgrimage site (~600 BC-~1500 AD) |
| 62 | Gangai Konda Cholapuram | Chola capital of 3 centuries, major temple city in south India |
| 63 | Kanchi | Major ancient city visited by Buddha and Pallava capital (>~500 BC) |
| 64 | Nagapattinam | Major port city, key Chola city, important Buddhist centre, known by Ptolemy |
| 65 | Kaveripattinam | Ancient major seaport known to Ptolemy, Chola capital (<500 AD) |
| 66 | Kalyani | Capital of the Chalukya dynasty, religious centre |
| 67 | Dharwad | Capital and cultural centre of Dharwad, Chalukya/Vijayanagara centre, Muslim stronghold; twin cities with Hubballi (>~1100 AD) |
| 68 | Salem | Textile capital of the world, fast-growing modern city, religious and industrial centre |
| 69 | Coimbatore | Major city, industrial and administrative centre (>~200 AD) |
| 70 | Masulipatnam | Major trade port throughout history, known by Ptolemy and Periplus (>~300 AD) |
| 71 | Bidar | Capital of Bahmani Sultanate and other Muslim states |
| 72 | Golconda | Major Muslim administrative centre and fortress, diamond trading city |
| 73 | Ellichpur | Capital of Sultanate of Berar, administrative centre under Bahmani, industrial centre |
| 74 | Warangal | Capital of a medieval Hindu kingdom in central India, major economic hub today |
| 75 | Halebid | Capital of the Haysala empire, major religious centre |
| 76 | Pratishthana | Capital of the Satavahana empire |
| 77 | Bijapur | Major city under Chalukya and various Muslim states (>~1000 AD) |
| 78 | Solapur | Large modern industrial city, religious centre |
| 79 | Calicut | Ancient trade port for spices, capital of eponymous Hindu kingdom (1124-1806), Vasco da Gama landed here (>~0 AD) |
| 80 | Bharuch | Major trade city throughout history, founded by Greeks |
| 81 | Mangalore | Major west-coast trade city throughout history, known by Pliny and Ptolemy |
| 82 | Dhar | Medieval city, capital of Paramara, cultural and education centre |
| 83 | Amber | Capital of Jaipur state until Jaipur city was founded, great fortress (~900 AD) |
| 84 | Chittor | Rajput stronghold, important medieval city |
| 85 | Vrindavan | Holy site and major temple city near Muthara, area where Krishna grew up |
| 86 | Badora | Vadodara; major cultural centre in west India; actually spelled Baroda (>~800 AD) |
| 87 | Kalpi | Major Muslim administrative centre |
| 88 | Belur | Early capital of Hoysala empire, major temple city |
| 89 | Nainital | Mountain station under British in Himalayas, administrative centre today (>1841 AD) |
| 90 | Jabalpur | Cultural, educational, military centre, Tripuri capital and British administrative centre (>~300 BC) |
| 91 | Ranchi | Summer capital under the British, capital of Jharkhand and centre of separatist movement (>~400 AD) |
| 92 | Raipur | Major city, commercial and administrative centre (>~1400 AD) |
| 93 | Sonepur | Capital of a princely state in Orissa |
| 94 | Bogra | Ancient trade centre, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu holy site, major city of Bangladesh |
| 95 | Darjeeling | British mountain retreat/military outpost, famous for tea industry and railway (>1828 AD) |
| 96 | Imphal | Capital of both ancient kingdom and modern state of Manipur (India east of Bangladesh) |
| 97 | Chandigarh | Very successful modern planned city (>1950 AD) |
See also[]
- Indian cities in other games