List of historical novels published in Indian languages.
Early phase of Historical novels in Indian languages.[1][2]
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| 1 | Anguriyo Binimoy | Bhudev Mukhopadhyay | 1862 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content = First historical novel of India.
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| 2 | Doorgeshnondini | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1865 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content = First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India.
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| 3 | Kapalkundala | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1866 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 4 | Karan Ghelo | Nandshankar Mehta | 1866 | Gujarati | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content = First Gujarati novel
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| 5 | Mrinalini | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1869 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content = Sequel to Doorgeshnondini
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| 6 | Maharastra Jibanprabhat | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1871 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 7 | Mochangad | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar | 1871 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 8 | Hambirrav Ani Putalabai | Vishnu Janardan Patvardhan | 1873 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 9 | Bangabijeta | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1874 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 10 | Chandrashekar | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1875 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 11 | Dip Nirban | Swarnakumari Debi | 1876 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 12 | Madhabi Kankan | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1877 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 13 | Rajput Jiban Sandhya | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1879 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 14 | Vanaraj Chavdo | Mahipatiram Nilkanth | 1881 | Gujarati | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 15 | Anandamath | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1882 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 16 | Rajsingha | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1882 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 17 | Bouthakuranir Hath | Rabindranath Tagore | 1883 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 18 | Debi Chaudhurani | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1884 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 19 | Sitaram | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1887 | Bengali | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 20 | Suratni Sivaji Ni Loot | Suryaram Desai | 1888 | Gujarati | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 21 | Padmamali | Umesh Chandra Sarkar | 1888 | Oriya | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 22 | Malik-ul-Aziz Varjana | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1888 | Urdu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 23 | Tipu Sultan | Suryaram Desai | 1889 | Gujarati | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 24 | Hasan Aur Anjalina | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1889 | Urdu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 25 | Mansur Mohana | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1890 | Urdu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 26 | Marthandavarma | C. V. Raman Pillai | 1891 | Malayalam | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 27 | Maisuracha Wagh | Hari Narayan Apte | 1891 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 28 | Suryakantha | Lakshman Rao Gadagkar | 1892 | Kannada | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 29 | Mohanangi | T. T. Saravanamuthu Pillai | 1895 | Tamil | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 30 | Sadhara Jesang | Mahipatiram Nilkanth | 1896 | Gujarati | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 31 | Hemalata | Mahipatiram Nilkanth | 1896 | Telugu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 32 | Lakshmi Sundara Vijayamu | Khandavalli Ramachandrarudre | 1896 | Telugu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 33 | Prataparudriyam | Vedam Venkataraya Shastri | 1896 | Telugu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 34 | Ushakal | Hari Narayan Apte | 1897 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 35 | Ahalyabhai | Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham | 1897 | Telugu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 36 | Sundari | Bhai Vir Singh | 1898 | Punjabi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 37 | Indira Bhai | Gulvadi Venkat Rao | 1899 | Kannada | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 38 | Gad Ala Pan Sinha Gela | Hari Narayan Apte | 1899 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 39 | Flora Florinda | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1899 | Urdu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 40 | Umrao Jaan Ada | Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa | 1899 | Urdu | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 41 | Manomati | Rajnikanta Bardoloi | 1900 | Assamese | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 42 | Bijay Singh | Bhai Vir Singh | 1900 | Punjabi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 43 | Satvant Kaur | Bhai Vir Singh | 1900 | Punjabi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 44 | Sanjogita | K K Sinha | 1901 | English | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 45 | Anarkali | Baldev Prasad Misra | 1902 | Hindi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 46 | Nurjahan | Ganga Prasad Gupta | 1902 | Hindi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 47 | Padmini | T. Ramakrishna | 1903 | English | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 48 | Prithviraj Chauhan | Baldev Prasad Misra | 1903 | Hindi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 49 | Mangammal | S. Koodalingam Pillai | 1903 | Tamil | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 50 | The Princess Kamala | M. V. Naidu | 1904 | English | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 51 | Raziya Begam | Kishorilal Goswami | 1904 | Hindi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 52 | Suryoday | Hari Narayan Apte | 1906 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 53 | Sivajino Vaghanakha | Hari Narayan Apte | 1907 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 54 | Suryagrahan | Hari Narayan Apte | 1909 | Marathi | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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| 55 | Sathiyavalli | Kuzhandaiswamy Pillai | 1910 | Tamil | India | headercss = text-align: left; | header = More | content =
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1. ^{{cite book| last = Das| first = Sisir Kumar| title = A History of Indian Literature: 1800-1910, Western Impact: Indian Responses| edition = Reprint| series = History of Indian Literature| volume =| origyear = 1991| year = 2005| month =| publisher = Sahitya Akademi| location = New Delhi| isbn = 978-81-7201-006-5}}
2. ^{{cite book| last = Das| first = Sisir Kumar| title = A History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, Struggle for Freedom : Triumph and Tragedy| edition = Reprint| series = History of Indian Literature| volume =| origyear = 1995| year = 2006| month =| publisher = Sahitya Akademi| location = New Delhi| isbn = 978-81-7201-798-9}}