TURN 1 (1500-1000 BC)
Start on board (rule 3.0): 2 Pandyas (Khandesh, Malwa); 2 Cholas (Bundelkhand, Gondwana); and 9 Harappans (Baluchistan, Sind, Punjab, Gandhara, Kashmir, Lahore, Delhi, Rajputana, Gujarat)
Major Invasion: 6 Mauryans (Afghanistan), 6 Mauryans (Central Asia).

TURN 2 (1000-700 BC)
6 Mauryans (Central Asia).

TURN 3 (700-450 BC)
4 Mauryans (Central Asia).

TURN 4 (450-200 BC)
6 Greeks led by Alexander; at end of Greek turn, Greeks count victory points and then remove Alexander and 2 armies.
Mauryan leader - Ashoka
3 Sinhalese (Lanka)
Victory Points: All nations.

TURN 5 (200 BC - AD 50)
Ashoka and 6 Mauryan armies removed at start of turn 5; Mauryans may no longer increase population
3 Greeks (Persia)
6 Marathas (Maharashtra)
Major Invasion: 6 Rajputs (Central Asia), 4 Rajputs (China)
Victory Points: Greeks.

TURN 6 (AD 50-300)
Boats: Cholas
Mauryans are replaced by Guptas at start of Turn 6
4 Rajputs (China)
Victory Points: Rajputs.

TURN 7 (AD 300-550)
Boats: Cholas, Guptas
2 Rajputs (Tibet)
Major Invasion: Guptas, Gupta leader - Chandra
Victory Points: All nations.

TURN 8 (AD 550-800)
Boats: Pandyas, Cholas, Marathas
Chandra and 8 Guptas removed at the start of Turn 8; Guptas may no longer increase population
4 Muslims (Persia).

TURN 9 (AD 800-1050)
Boats: Pandyas, Cholas, Sinhalese, Muslims
8 Guptas removed at the start of Turn 9
2 Chola reinforcements, Chola leader - Rajaraja
8 Muslims (Afghanistan)
Victory Points: Cholas.

TURN 10 (AD 1050-1300)
Boats: Pandyas, Cholas, Sinhalese, Muslims
Cholas may no longer increase population
Major Invasion: 8 Muslims (Afghanistan), Muslim leader - Aybak
4 Mughals (Central Asia)
Victory Points: All nations.

TURN 11 (AD 1300-1500)
Boats: Muslims
6 Mughals led by Timur (Central Asia)
        at the end of the Mughal turn, Mughals count Victory Points and then remove Timur and 2 armies
2 Portuguese (Arabian Sea).

TURN 12 (AD 1500-1600)
Boats: Muslims
Rajput leader - Sanga
Muslims may no longer increase population outside of South India
Major Invasion: 14 Mughals (Afghanistan), Mughal leader - Akbar
2 Portuguese (Arabian Sea), Portuguese leader - Albuquerque
2 Dutch (Indian Ocean)
2 British (Arabian Sea)
Victory Points: Rajputs. 

TURN 13 (AD 1600-1700)
Boats: Marathas
Maratha leader - Shivaji
4 Sikhs (Lahore)
Mughal leader - Alamgir
2 French (Indian Ocean)
2 British (Arabian Sea), 2 British (Indian Ocean)
Victory Points: All nations.

TURN 14 (AD 1700-1750)
Boats: Marathas
2 Maratha reinforcements, Maratha leader - Rao
Mughal leader - Nizam
2 French (Indian Ocean), French leader Dupleix
2 British (Arabian Sea), 2 British (Indian Ocean)
Victory Points: Marathas, Mughals.

TURN 15 (AD 1750-1800)
Mughals may no longer increase population outside of South India
6 Afghans led by Abdali (Afghanistan);
        at the end of the Afghan turn, Afghans count Victory Points and then remove Abdali and 2 armies
British leader - Clive, British minimum 6 

TURN 16 (AD 1800-1850)
Major Invasion: British, British minimum 6
Victory Points: All nations.