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.
