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- S. Krishnaswami AiyangarIndian historian, academician and Dravidologist (1871–1946)
- Sabarna Roy ChoudhuryZamindar Family in early British India
- SabhāCongregation in India
- Sachindra BakshiSachindra Nath Bakshi (25 December 1904 – 23 November 1984) was a prominent Indian revolut
- Sacred Ensembles of the HoysalasUNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India
- Sadaat-e-BaraSadat e-Bara sometimes pronounced Sadaat-e-Bahara, are a tribe of Indian Muslim Sayyids, o
- Sadaqat AshramAshram in Patna
- SadrasSadras is a fortress town located on India's Coromandel Coast in Chengalpattu district, 70
- Safavid conquest of Bahrain1602 capture of Bahrain from the Portuguese
- Safdar JangNawab of Awadh from 1739 to 1754
- Sahiba MahalSahiba Mahal (fl. 1795) was the second wife of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.
- Sajida SultanNawab Begum of Bhopal
- Salabat JungNizam of Hyderabad from 1751 to 1762
- Salankayana dynastyThe Salankayana (IAST: Śālaṇkāyana) dynasty of ancient India ruled a part of Andhra region
- SalherFort in India
- Salt RangeSalt mine and mountain range in Punjab, Pakistan
- Samarangana Sutradhara11th century Indian treatise on architecture
- SamatataAncient geopolitical division and kingdom of Bengal
- SambuvarayarAncient kingdom of South India
- SamtharSamthar is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pr
- Samuel BarringtonAdmiral Samuel Barrington (1729 – 16 August 1800) was a Royal Navy officer. Barrington was
- Sangam landscapeGeographical classification in Tamil literature
- Sangam periodIn Indian history, the Sangam period or age (Tamil: சங்ககாலம், caṅkakālam) is the period o
- SanghamittaDaughter (Sri Lankan Tradition) of Emperor Ashoka
- SangramarajaKing of Kashmir from 1003 to 1028
- Sanjay Gandhi National ParkSanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Sansar ChandRuler of Kangra state (c. 1765 – 1824)
- Santhal rebellionRebellion in present-day Jharkhand, Eastern India
- Saraswata kingdomThe Saraswata kingdom was an ancient kingdom, territory, or region on the banks of the Sar
- Sarat Chandra BoseIndian independence activist and lawyer
- SardarPersian title of nobility
- Sarfaraz KhanNawab of Bengal from 1739 to 1740
- Sarkar (surname)Surname list
- SarvodayaSanskrit neologism used to define Gandhian philosophy of equality
- Sasan (Apraca)Sasan (Kharosthi: 𐨯𐨯 Sa-sa, Sasa; 45-50 CE) was an Indo-Scythian king, and the nephew of
- Satakarni1st century BCE Indian Satavahana King
- Satakarni II1st century BC Indian Satavahana King
- Satana, IndiaSatana is a town and a municipal council in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharas
- Sati (practice)Historical Hindu practice of widow immolation
- SatyagrahaForm of nonviolent resistance
- SatyashrayaWestern Chalukya Emperor from 997 to 1008
- Saugor and Nerbudda TerritoriesRegion of British India in the early 20th century
- Saurashtra (state)Former State of the India Union
- SavakanmaindanKing of Tambralinga
- Savanur StateSavanur State, Nawab of Savanur was one of the princely states in British India. The last
- Sawai MadhopurCity in Rajasthan, India
- Sawai Tej Singh NarukaLast ruling Maharaja of Alwar from 1937–1948
- Sayyid brothersNobles in the Mughal Empire
- Sayyid dynastyRulers of the Delhi Sultanate
- Science and technology in BangladeshIn Bangladesh, the cultivation of modern science started during the British Raj when the f
- Science and technology in PakistanScience and technology have been pivotal in Pakistan's development since its inception. Th
- Second Anglo-Mysore WarWar in south India from 1780 to 1784
- Second Battle of CawnporeBattle during Indian Rebellion of 1857 at Kanpur
- Second Battle of Tarain1192 battle between Ghurids and Rajput confederation
- Second Herat WarQajar Iran siege on Herat (March–October 1856)
- Second siege of AnandpurBattle in northern India
- Secretary of State for IndiaFormer position in British government
- Seleucid–Mauryan Warc. 305–303 BCE conflict in South Asia
- Sembiyan MahadeviEmpress of the Chola Empire, r. 949–957
- SenapatiAncient Indian military title
- Sephardic Jews in IndiaSephardic Jews in India are Iberian Jews who settled in many coastal towns of India, in Go
- SepoyDesignation given to a South Asian soldier
- SeramporeCity in West Bengal, India
- Serfoji IRaja of Thanjavur Maratha kingdom from 1712–1728
- Sevappa NayakaNayak of Thanjavur from 1532 to 1560
- Seventy-four (ship)The "seventy-four" was a type of two-decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carr
- Sewri FortThe Sewri Fort (also spelled Sewree Fort) (Marathi: शिवडी किल्ला) is a fort in Mumbai buil
- Shah Alam IIMughal emperor (r. 1760–1788, 1788–1806)
- Shah Jahan IIMughal emperor in 1719
- Shahu IChhatrapati of the Marathas from 1708 to 1749
- Shaikhan Dehri hoardCoin hoard
- Shaka (Kushan)Kushan emperor from 300 to 350
- Shamsher Bahadur IMaratha ruler of Banda
- Shankarrao Chimnajirao Gandekar10th Raja of Bhor
- Shanmughanathar Temple, KunnakudiHindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India
- Sharada PurnimaHindu lunar harvest festival
- ShashankaMaharajadhiraja of Gauda from c. 593 to 636
- Sher SinghMaharaja of the Sikh Empire from 1841 to 1843
- Shikaripura Ranganatha RaoIndian archaeologist (1922–2013)
- ShiladityaMediaeval Indian king
- Shilahara dynasty8th-13th century Indian dynasty
- ShiviAncient people in north-western Punjab
- Shobhabazar RajbariRoyal palace in India
- Shore Temple8th-century Hindu temple
- ShortugaiTrading colony of the Indus Valley Civilization established around 2000 BC
- ShravastiHistorical city in Uttar Pradesh, India
- Shreekrishna KirtanaBengali pastoral Vaishnava drama by Boru Chandidas
- Shrine of Khwaja Abd AllahThe Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah, commonly called the Shrine at Gazur Gah (or just Gazur Gah
- Shuja-ud-DaulaNawab of Awadh from 1754 to 1775
- Siddhartha of KundagramaFather of Mahavira, the 24th and last Jain Tirthankara
- Siege of Arcot1751 siege in the Second Karnatic War
- Siege of ArrahBattle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Siege of Bangalore1791 siege of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
- Siege of BednoreMilitary engagement during the Anglo-Mysore war
- Siege of Bharatpur (1805)1805 siege of the Second Anglo–Maratha War
- Siege of Brimstone Hill1782 siege on Saint Kitts in the American Revolutionary War
- Siege of Calcutta1756 siege during the Seven Years' War
- Siege of CawnporeSiege during the Indian rebellion of 1857
- Siege of CharkhariSeige of Charkhari also known as Capture of Charkhari was fought after second battle of Ca
- Siege of Cuddalore1783 battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore war
- Siege of JhansiBattle during Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 at Jhansi
- Siege of LucknowSiege fought during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Siege of MadrasPart of Seven Years' War
- Siege of Multan (1818)1818 battle in the Afghan–Sikh wars
- Siege of Pondicherry (1778)1778 siege of the American Revolutionary War
- Siege of Savannah (1779)1779 siege of the American Revolutionary War
- Siege of Seringapatam (1792)1792 siege in Mysore, India
- Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)1741 siege and capture of Trichinopoly by the Maratha Empire
- Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752)1751-52 siege of Trichinopoly during the Second Carnatic War
- Siege of Wagingera1704 siege by Mughals
- Sikandar Khan LodiSultan of Delhi from 1489 to 1517
- Sikh diasporaSikh migration from historical homeland
- Simla Agreement1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan
- SimukaSatavahana king
- Sindhudurg FortSea fort in India
- Singhasan BattisiIndian collection of folk tales
- Singhbhum districtDistrict of British India of Bengal Presidency
- SinnarSinnar (Pronunciation: [sinːəɾ]) is a city and a municipal council in Sinnar taluka of Nas
- SinsinwarJat clan in India
- Sion Hillock FortHill fort in Mumbai, India
- Sir George Pollock, 1st BaronetField Marshal Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet GCB GCSI (4 June 1786 – 6 October 1872) was
- Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st BaronetSoldier and Victoria Cross recipient
- Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of WoodbrookLieutenant-General Sir John James Hamilton, 1st Baronet (4 August 1755 – 24 December 1835)
- Sir William Langhorne, 1st BaronetSir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet (c. 1631 – 26 February 1715) was the Agent of Madras fr
- Siraj-ud-DaulahLast independent Nawab (ruler) of Bengal from 1756 to 1757
- Sirima–Gandhi PactThe Sirima–Gandhi Pact or Srimavo-Gandhi Pact was an agreement that was signed between Sir
- Sirmur StatePrincely state of India
- Sisodia dynastyRoyal Rajput dynasty of Rajasthan
- Sittanavasal CaveHistoric site in Tamil Nadu, India
- SkandaguptaGupta emperor from 455 to 467
- Slavery in IndiaThe early history of slavery in the Indian subcontinent is contested because it depends on
- Slavery in the Madras PresidencySlavery in the Madras Presidency during the British Raj affected close to 20% of the popul
- Smith DunBurmese general
- SoanianArchaeological culture
- SodasaIndo-Scythian Northern Satraps king
- Sokhta KohArchaeological site in Balochistan, Pakistan
- SomanathapuraTown in Mysuru, Karnataka India
- Somapura MahaviharaAncient Buddhist monastery in modern day Bangladesh
- Somavamshi dynasty9th–12th century Indian dynasty
- Someshvara IWestern Chalukya Emperor from 1042 to 1068
- Someshvara IIWestern Chalukya Emperor from 1068 to 1076
- Someshvara IIIKing of the Western Chalukya Empire from 1126 to 1138
- SonargaonHistoric city in central Bangladesh
- Soomra dynastyMuslim dynasty in Sindh
- Sources of ancient Tamil historyLiterary, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic sources of ancient Tamil history
- South Asian Stone AgePalaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods in South Asia
- South KarnatakaPlace in Karnataka, India
- South MalabarGeographical / Historical Area in Kerala, India
- Southern Division (Travancore)The Southern Division, or Padmanabhapuram Division till 1921 and Trivandrum Division from
- SoyarabaiMaharani of the Marathas from 1674 to 1680
- Special Group (India)Confidential special operations forces
- Speeches about Indian independenceSpeeches on movement to end British rule
- Sri Sri Ramakrishna KathamritaBook by Mahendranath Gupta
- SrikalahastiTown in Andhra Pradesh, India
- Sriranga Deva RayaSriranga Deva Raya (a.k.a. Sriranga I) (r. 1572 – 1586 CE) was the second Emperor of Vijay
- Sriranga IIEmperor of Vijayanagara from 1614 to 1615
- Sriranga IIIEmperor of Vijayanagara from 1642 to 1646
- SrirangapatnaTown in Karnataka, India
- Srirangapatna FortSrirangapatna Fort is a historical fort located in Srirangapatna, the historical capital c
- SS Komagata MaruCargo steamship that in 1914 was involved in an immigration dispute in Canada
- St. Angelo FortSt. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta) is a fort facing the Arabian S
- St. John's Church, JhelumSt. John's Church is an Anglican church, now under the Church of Pakistan, located in Jhel
- St. John's Church, VelloreSt. John’s Church is located inside the Vellore Fort, Tamil Nadu State, India. The Church
- Stanley Henry PraterDomiciled British naturalist in India affiliated with the Bombay Natural History Society
- State of AlwarIndian princely state (est. 1775)
- Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1976Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Sthanu Ravi KulasekharaKulasekhara
- Stuart GreevesMajor-General Sir Stuart Greeves KBE CB DSO and Bar, MC & Bar (2 April 1897 – 1989) was a
- SubahTerm used for a province in the Mughal Empire
- Subah of DelhiSubdivision of the Mughal Empire between 1580–1857
- Subah of LahoreSubdivision of the Mughal Empire between 1580–1758
- Sudhangshu DasguptaSudhangshu Dasgupta (1912 – 2003) was an Indian communist and freedom fighter. He was a Co
- SuhungmungSuhungmung (r. 1497–1539), or Dihingia Roja was one of the most prominent Ahom Kings who r
- Sultan GhariSultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiruddin
- Sultan-un-Nissa BegumSultan-un-Nissa Nithar Begum (25 April 1586 – 5 September 1646) was a Mughal princess, the
- Sultana (title)Islamic female royal title
- Sumdorong Chu standoffMilitary conflict between the Indian and Chinese forces
- SupratisthitavarmanSupratisthitavarman ruled Kamarupa from the Varman dynasty for the period 595–600. He was
- Sur EmpireEmpire in Northern India between 1538/1540 and 1556
- Suraj MalMaharaja of Bharatpur from 1755 to 1763
- SurasenaAncient Indian region
- Surguja districtDistrict of Chhattisgarh in India
- Sutkagan DorIndus River Valley civilization archaeological site
- SvayamvaraPractice in ancient India
- Swarup Singh of UdaipurMaharana Swarup Singh (or Sarup Singh) (8 January 1815 – 17 November 1861) was the Sisodia