INDIAN HISTORY - TIMELINE

3000 BC - 1500 BC: Indus Valley civilization.

563 BC:  Birth of Gautama Buddha.

527 BC to 540 BC: Birth of Mahavir, Nirvana.

327 BC to 326 BC: Alexander’s invasion of India. This invasion opened land route between Europe & Asia.

313 BC: Accession of Chandra Gupta Maurya.

305 BC: Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus

273 BC - 232 BC: Ashoka’s reign.

261 BC: Kalinga war.

145 BC to 101 BC: Reign of Elara, the Chola king of Sri Lanka.

58 BC: Beginning of Vikrami era.

78 AD: Beginning of Saka era.

120 AD: Accession of Kanishka.

320 AD: Commencement of Gupta era, the golden age of Hindu India.

380 AD: Accession of Vikramaditya.

405 AD to 411 AD: Chinese traveller Fahian visits India.

415 AD: Accession of Kumara Gupta I.

455 AD: Accession of Skanda Gupta.

606 AD to 647 AD: Harshavardhan’s reign.

712 AD: First invasion in Sindh by Arabs.

836 AD: Accession of King Bhoja of Kannuj.

985 AD: Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler.

998 AD: Accession of Sultan Muhammad.

1001 AD: First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab.

1025 AD: Destruction of Somanath temple by Mahmud Ghazni.

1175 AD: Muhammed Ghauri invades India.

1191 AD: First battle of Terrain between Muhammed Ghori and Prithiviraj III.  Ghori defeats Prithiviraj.

1192 AD: Second battle of Terrain.

1206 AD: Accession of Qutud-Ud-Din Aibak.

1210 AD: Death of Qutud-Ud-Din Aibak.

1221 AD:  Mangolian ruler Changez Khan invaded India.

1236 AD: Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi.

1240 AD: Death of Razia Sultana.

1296 AD: Accession of Ala:Ud:Din Khilji.

1316 AD: Death of la:Ud:Din Khilji.

1325 Ad: Accession of Muhammad:Bin Tughlaq.

1327 AD: Shifting of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in Deccan by the Tughlaqs.

1336 AD: Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in South.

1351 AD: Accession of Feroze Shah.

1398 AD: Timur invades India.

1451 AD: Start of Lodhi Dynasty. Bahlul Khan becomes Delhi Sultanate.

1469 AD: Birth of Guru Nanak.

1483 AD: Birth of Babur.

1494 AD: Accession of Babur in Farghana.

1498 AD: First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India.

1526 AD: First battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, foundation of Mughal dynasty.

1527 AD: Battle of Kanwaha: Babur defeated Rana Singh.

1533 AD: Death of Babur & Accession of Humayun.

1539 AD: Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s emperor.

1555 AD: Humayun  recaptured the throne of Delhi.

1556 AD: Second battle of Panipat.

1565 AD: Battle of Talikota.

1576 AD: Battle of Haldighati, Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar.

1582 AD: Din:e:llahi founded by Akbar.

1600 AD: East India Company formed.

1605 AD: Death of Akbar & Accession of Jahangir.

1606 AD: Execution of Guru Arjun Dev.

1611 AD: Jahangir marries Nur Jahan.

1616 AD: Sir Thomos Roe visits Jahangir.

1627 AD: Birth of Sivaji & death of Jahangir.

1628 AD: Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India.

1631 AD: Death of Mumtaz.

1634 AD: The English permitted to trade in India (East india).

1659 AD: Accession of Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan imprisoned.

1665 AD: Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb.

1675 AD: Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, he ninth Guru of Sikhs.

1680 AD: Death of Shivaji.

1707 AD: Death of Aurangzeb.

1708 AD: Death of Guru Gobind singh.

1739 AD: Nadir Shah invaded India.

1757 AD: Battle of Plassey, establishment of British rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive.

1761 AD: Third Battle of Panipat, Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor.

1764 Ad: Battle of Buxar.

1765 AD: Clive appointed as company’s Governor in India.

1767 AD to 1769 AD: First Mysore war.

1780 AD: Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1780 AD to 1784 AD: Second Mysore war.

1784 AD: Pitt’s India act.

1790 AD: 1792 AD: Third Mysore war.

1793 AD: Permanent settlement of Bengal.

1799 AD: Fourth Mysore war. Death of Tipu Sultana.

1802 AD: Treaty of Bassein.

1809 AD: Treaty of Amristar.

1829 AD: Practice of Sati prohibited.

1830 AD: Raja Ram Mohan Roy visits England.

1833 AD: Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

1839 AD: Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1839 AD to 1842 AD: First Afghan war.

1845 AD to 1846 AD: First Anglo:Sikh war.

1852 AD: Second Anglo Burmese war.

1853 AD: First Railway Line between Mumbai & Thane & First Telegraph line in Kolkata.

1857 AD: The Sepoy Mutiny (or) First war of Independence.

1869 AD: Birth of Rabindranath Tagore.

1869 AD: Birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

1885 AD: Foundation of Indian National Congress.

1889 AD: Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru.

1897 AD: Birth of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose.

1904 AD: Tibet Expedition.

1905 AD: First partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon. Partition of Bengal.

1906 AD: Foundation of Muslim League.

1911 AD: Delhi Darbar, King & Queen visit India. Delhi became capital of India.

1913 AD: Rabindranath Tagore wins Nobel prize.

1914 AD: World War I begins.

1916 AD: Lucknow pact signed between Muslim League & Congress.

1918 AD: World War I ends.

1919 AD: Montague: Chelmsford reforms introduced. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amristar.

1920 AD: Khilafaat movement launched.

1927 AD: Boycott of Simon Commission, broadcasting started in India.

1928 AD: Death of Lala Lajput Rai.

1929 AD: Lord Irwin’s pact, resolution of complete Independence passed at Lahore congress.

1930 AD: Civil disobedience movement launched, Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi.

1931 AD: Gandhi: Irwin Pact.

1935 AD: Government of India enacted.

1937 AD: Provincial Autonomy, congress forms ministries.

1939 AD: World War II begins.

1941 AD: Escape of Subash Chandra Bose from India, Death of Rabindranath Tagore.

1942 AD: Cripps mission arrived in India, Quit India movement launched.

1943 AD to 1944 AD: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provisional Azad Hind Fauj and Indian national Army, Bengal famine.

1945 AD: Trial of Indian National Army at Red port, Shimla conference, World War II ends.

1946 AD: British cabinet Mission visits India, interim government formed at the centre.

1947 AD: Division of India; India and Pakistan for separate independent dominions.

1948 AD: Mahatma Gandhi assassinated & integration of princely states.