Indian History Chronology
3102 BC Epoch of the Kali Yuga Era and of the Bharata War according to one school of astronomers.
2700 BC Date of Indus Valley Seals found at Kish.
2449 BC Date of heroes of the Bharata War according to a second group of astronomers & chronologists.
1435 BC Aryan Kings in Western Asia.
1414 BC Date of the Bharata War according to certain Puranas.
1375 BC Worship of Aryan deities in the land of the Mitanni.
817 BC Traditional date of the birth of Parsvanatha.
558 BC Accession of Cyrus the Great, conqueror of Kapisi.
544 BC Traditional Epoch of the Ceylonese Era of Buddha’s Nirvana.
527 BC Traditional Epoch of the Era of Mahavira’s Nirvana.
522 BC Accession of Darius I, conqueror of the “Indian” satrapy of the Persian Empire.
518-517 BC Naval Expedition of Skylax and conquest of the Indian satrapy.
486 BC Cantonese date of Buddha’s Nirvana.
327-326 BC Invasion of India by Alexander.
325 BC Alexander leaves India.
324 BC Rise of the Maurya Dynasty.
313 BC Jaina date of the year of Chandragupta’s accession, probably as ruler of Avanti.
305 BC Indian Expedition of Seleuko Nikator.
273-232 BC The reign of Asoka.
206 BC Indian Expedition of Antiochos III, King of Syria.
187 BC Rise of the Dynasty of Pushyamitra.
165 BC Plato, King of Bactria.
162 BC Latest possible date for the assumption of the title “Great” by Eukratides, King of Bactria and the Indian borderland.
145-101 BC Elara Chola, King of Ceylon.
138-88 BC Conflict of the kings of Parthia with Sakas in Eastern Iran.
126 BC The Chinese ambassador Chang-Kien visits the Yueh-chi in the Oxus region.
58 BC Epoch of the Kirta-Malava-Vikrama Era.
57-38 BC Squared letters appear on Parthian coins.
44-29 BC Tamil kings in Ceylon.
30 BC End of Sunga-Kanva rule in Eastern Malwa. Satavahana supremacy in the Deccan.
26-20 BC Indian embassies to Augustus.
2 BC A Chinese official instructed in Buddhism by a Yueh-chi King.
1 AD Isidore of Charax.
47 AD Takht-i-Bahi record of Gondophernes.
64 AD The Chinese Emperor Ming-ti sends for Buddhist texts.
77 AD Pliny’s Natural History.
78 AD Epoch of the Saka Era. Decline of the Parthian and the consolidation of the Kushan power in the Indus Valley.
89-105 AD Kushan King repulsed by the Chinese General Pan Chao.
100 AD Indian embassy to the Roman Emperor Trajan.
119-124 AD Nahapana. His power overthrown by Gautamiputra Satakarni.
130-150 AD Rudradaman I, contemporary of Vasishthiputra Sri Satakarni.
148-170 AD An-Shih-Kao translates a work by Kanishka’s chaplain.
152 AD China loses Khotan.
200 AD Palmyra created a Roman colony.
230 AD The Yueh chi King Po-tiao (Vasudeva?) sends an embassy to China.
248 AD Epoch of the Traikutaka-Kalachuri Era.
276-293 AD Sassanian conquest of parts of NorthWest.
320 AD (Feb. 26) Gupta Era begins.
360 AD Ceylonese Embassy to Samudra Gupta.
380 AD Accession of Chandra Gupta II.
388 AD Latest known date of the Sakas of Western India.
405-411 AD Travels of Fa-Hien in the Gupta Empire.
415 AD Accession of Kumara Gupta I.
436 AD Simhavarman, the Pallava King of Kanchi, mentioned in the Lokavibhaga.
448 AD Huns in the Oxus valley.
455 AD Accession of Skanda Gupta.
458 AD Date of the Lokavibhaga.
467 AD Last known date of Skanda Gupta.
473 AD Kumara Gupta II.
476 AD Birth of the astronomer Aryabhata.
477-495 AD Reign of Budha Gupta.
507-508 AD Vainya Gupta. Gopachandra, a contemporary of Vainya Gupta.
510-511AD Bhanu Gupta.
533 AD Yasodharman, conqueror of Mihirakula the Hun King.
543-544 AD Continuance of Gupta rule in North Bengal. Rise of the Chalukyas of Vatapi.
547 AD Kosmas Indikopleustes.
554 AD Isanavarman Maukhari.
566-567 AD Accession of Kirtivarman I, Chalukya.
606 AD Accession of Harshavardhana.
609 AD Coronation of Pulakesin II, Chalukya.
619-620 AD Supremacy of Sasanka in Eastern India.
622 AD Era of the Hijra.
634 AD Reference to the fame of Kalidasa and Bharavi in the Aihole inscription.
637 AD Arab raid against Thana.
639 AD Foundation of Lhasa by Srong-tsan-Gampo.
641 AD Harsha’s embassy to China.
642 AD Death of Pulakesin II. Probable date of the death of Amsuvarman of Nepal.
642-668 AD Narasimhavarman I, the Great Pallava.
643 AD Harsha’s meeting with Hiuen-Tsang. First mission of Wang-Hiuen-T’se.
646 AD Second mission of Wang-Hiuen-T’se. Siladitya (of Mewar?)
646-647 AD Death of Harsha.
647-648 AD Bhaskaravarman or Kumararaja, King of Kamarupa, helped Wang-Hiuen-T’se.
657 AD Third mission of Wang-Hiuen-T’se.
661 AD Guhila Aparajita.
667 AD “Five Indies” send ambassadors to China.
672-673 AD Adityasena.
674 AD Vikramaditya I, Chalukya. Paramesvaravarman I, Pallava.
675-685 AD Itsing at Nalanda.
711 AD Invasion of Sind by Muhammad b. Qasim.
712 AD Arab conquest of Nirun and Aror. Defeat and death of Dahir.
713 AD Capture of Multan by the Muslims.
720 AD Sri Narasimha Potavarman’s diplomatic relations with China.
724-743 AD Khalif Hisham. Junaid, Governor of Sind.
731 AD Yasovarman’s embassy to China.
733 AD Lalitaditya Muktapida receives investiture as king from the Emperor of China.
742 AD Dantidurga a feudatory of the Chalukyas.
743-789 AD Santarakshita and Padmasambhava invited to Tibet. Rise of Lamaism.
753 AD Rise of the Rashtrakuta Empire.
783 AD Indrayudha (Kanauj). Vatsaraja (Pratihara).
793-815AD Govinda III, Rashtrakuta.
815 AD Nagabhata (Pratihara).
815-877 AD Amoghavarsha I, Rashtrakuta.
829 AD Harjara, King of Kamarupa.
836 AD Accession of Bhoja I, King of Kanauj.
850 AD Lalliya Shahi.
855 AD Accession of Avantivarman of Kashmir.
871-907 AD Aditya I, Chola.
879 AD New Nepalese Era.
892 AD Coronation of Bhima I, Eastern Chalukya.
893 AD Mahendrapala I (Pratihara).
907 AD Accession of Parantaka I, Chola.
914 AD Mahipala I (Pratihara). Continuance of Pratihara rule in Surashtra.
939 AD Yasaskara, King of Kashmir.
942-943 AD Guhila Bhatripatta II.
945 AD Coronation of Amma II (Vijayaditya VI), Eastern Chalukya.
950-1003 AD Queen Didda of Kashmir.
954-1002 AD Dhanga Chandella
962 AD Foundation of the Kingdom of Ghazni.
973 AD Foundation of the later Chalukya Empire (of Kalyana).
974-995 AD Munja.
977 AD Accession of Sabuktigin.
985 AD Accession of Rajaraja the Great, Chola.
986-987 AD First invasion of Sabuktigin.
995 AD Accession of Sindhuraja Navasahasanka.
997 AD Death of Sabuktigin.
998 AD Accession of Sultan Mahmud.
1001 AD Great defeat of Jaipal by Sultan Mahmud.
1008 AD Battle near Und.
1012-1044 AD Rajendra Chola I.
1013 AD Mahmud captures Nandana.
1018 AD Rajyapala (Pratihara). Kanauj seized by Mahmud of Ghazni.
1018-1055 AD Bhoja of Dhara.
1026 AD Sarnath inscription of the time of Mahipala I of Bengal. Fall of Nidar Bhim (Shahi). Sack of Somnath (during the reign of Bhimdeva I).
1030 AD Death of Sultan Mahmud.
1032 AD Vimala Sha.
1039 AD Death of Gangeyadeva Kalachuri.
1040 AD Coronation of Laksmi-karna of the Kalachuri Dynasty.
1052 AD Red Fort at Delhi.
1070-1122 AD Rajendra Chola, Kulottunga I.
1076-1127 AD Vikramaditya VI of Kalyana.
1076-1148 AD Anantavarman Choda Ganga.
1089-1101 AD Harsha of Kashmir.
1090 AD Rise of the Gahadavalas.
1098 AD Kirtivarman Chandella.
1106-1141 AD Vishnuvardhana Hoysala.
1113-1114 AD Foundation of an Era by Siddharaja Jayasimha of Gujarat.
1114-1154 AD Govinda Chandra, the Great Gahadavala King.
1119 AD Epoch of the Lakshmana Sena Era.
1143-1172 AD Kumarapala of Gujarat.
1153-1164 AD Vigraharaja IV (Visaladeva).
1158 AD Ballala Sena.
1167-1202 AD Paramardi Chandella.
1170-1194 AD Jayachchandra.
1175 AD Muhammad bin Sam invades India and captures Multan.
1178 AD Muhammad defeated in Gujarat.
1179-1242 AD Bhimdev II of Gujarat.
1185-1205 AD Lakshmana Sena of Bengal.
1186 AD Fall of the Yamini Dynasty.
1191 AD First battle of Tarain.
1192 AD Second battle of Tarain. Fall of Prithviraja III Chahamana (Chauhan).
1192-1193 AD Qutb-ud-din Aibak takes Delhi.
1194 AD Battle of Chandwar. Fall of the Gahadavalas.
1197-1247 AD Singhana the Great, Yadava King.
1200 AD Ikhtiyar-ud-din conquers parts of Eastern India.
1206 AD Death of Muhammad bin Sam and accession of Qutb-ud-din in India.
1210 AD Death of Qutb-ud –din. Accession of Aram Shah.
1210-1211 AD Accession of Iltutmish.
1221 AD Invasion of the Mongols under Chengiz Khan.
1228 AD Ahoms in Assam.
1231 AD Tejahpala.
1231-1232 AD Foundation of the Qutb Minar.
1236 AD Death of Iltutmish. Accession and deposition of Firuz. Accession of Raziyya.
1240 AD Deposition and murder of Raziyya. Accession of Mu’iz-ud-din Bahram.
1241 AD Capture of Lahore by the Mongols.
1244-1262 AD Visaladeva, King of Gujarat.
1246 AD Deposition and death of Ma’sud. Accession of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud.
1251-1270 AD Jatavarman Sundara Pandya I.
1260-1291 AD Rudramma, the Great Kakatyia Queen.
1266 AD Death of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. Accession of Ghiyas-ud-din Balban.
1279 AD Latest known date of Rajendra IV Chola. Rebellion of Tughril in Bengal.
1280 AD Bughra Khan appointed to the Government of Bengal.
1287 AD Death of Balban. Accession of Mu’iz-ud-din Kaiqubad. Mongol invasion repelled.
1288 AD Marco Polo at Kayal.
1290 AD Death of Kaiqubad. Accession of Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khalji.
1292 AD ‘Ala-ud-din Khalji’ captures Bhilsa. Mongol invasion.
1294 AD Devagiri pillaged by ‘Ala-ud-din Khalji’.
1296 AD Accession of ‘Ala-ud-din Khalji’.
1297 AD Conquest of Gujarat (from Karnadeva II).
1301 AD Capture of Ranthambhor by ‘Ala-ud-din Khalji’.
1302-1303 AD Capture of Chitor. Mongol invasion.
1305 AD Conquest of Malwa, Ujjain, Mandu, Dhar and Chanderi by the Khaljis.
1306-1307 AD Kafur’s expedition to Devagiri.
1308 AD Expedition to Warangal.
1310 AD Malik Naib’s expedition into the South Indian Peninsula.
1316 AD Death of ‘Ala-ud-din’. Accession of Shihab-ud-din ‘Umar’. Death of Malik Naib. Deposition of ‘Umar and accession of Qutb-ud-din Mubarak.
1317-1318 AD Extinction of the Yadava Dynasty.
1320 AD Usurpation of Nasir-ud-din Khusrav. His overthrow by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq.
1321 AD Expedition to Warangal under Muhammad Jauna (Ulugh Khan). Rebellion of Muhammad.
1323 AD Second expedition to Warangal under Muhammad. Mongol invasion.
1325 AD Accession of Muhammad bin Tughluq.
1326-1327 AD Rebellion of Gurshasp.
1327 AD Destruction of Kampili. Transference of the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad.
1328 AD The Mongols invade India.
1329 AD Qarachil expedition. Issue of forced currency of brass and copper for silver.
1333-1334 AD Arrival of Ibn Batutah.
1334 AD Rebellion in Madura. Capture of Anegundi by Muhammad bin Tughluq.
1336 AD Traditional date of the foundation of Vijayanagar.
1337-1338 AD Expedition to Nagarkot.
1338-1339 AD Independent Sultanate in Bengal.
1339 AD Shah Mir, King of Kashmir.
1342 AD Ibn Batutah leaves Delhi on his mission to China.
1345 AD Accession of Shams-ud-din Iliyas in Bengal.
1347 AD ‘Ala-ud-din Bahman Shah’ proclaimed King of the Deccan.
1351 AD Death of Muhammad bin Tughluq. Accession of Firuz, son of Rajab.
1353 AD Firuz’s first expedition to Bengal.
1359 AD Firuz’s second expedition to Bengal.
1360 AD Firuz’s expedition to Orissa.
1361 AD Capture of Nagarkot or Kangra by Firuz.
1363 AD Firuz’s first expedition to Sind.
1374 AD Bukka sends an embassy to the Emperor of China.
1377 AD Extinction of the Sultanate of Madura.
1382 AD Rebellion of Raja Ahmad or Malik Raja in Khandesh.
1388 AD Death of Firuz, son of Rajab. Accession of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq II.
1389 AD Death of Tughluq II.
1392 AD Dilawar Khan, Governor of Malwa.
1393 AD Independent Sultanate of Jaunpur.
1398 AD Invasion of Timur.
1414 AD Khizr khan occupied Delhi. Raja Ganesh in Bengal.
1417-1418 AD Coins of Danujamardana.
1420 AD Nicolo Conti visits Vijayanagar.
1424 AD Capture of Warangal by Ahmad Shah Bahmani.
1429 AD Transfer of the Bahmani capital from Gulbarga to Bidar.
1430-1469 AD Rana Kumbha.
1434-1435 AD Kapilendra, King of Orissa.
1443 AD ‘Abdur Razzak’ comes to India.
1451 AD Bahlul Lodi ascends the throne of Delhi.
1458-1511 AD Mahmud Begarha.
1459 A. D Foundation of Jodhpur.
1469 AD Birth of Guru Nanak.
1470 AD Death of Zain-ul-Abidin.
1472 AD Birth of Farid (Sher Khan).
1481 AD Murder of Mahmud Gawan.
1484 AD Independence of Berar.
1486 AD Abyssinian rule in Bengal.
1486-1487 AD Fall of the Sangama Dynasty of Vijayanagar. Beginning of the rule of the Saluva Dynasty.
1489 AD Accession of Sikandar Lodi.
1489-1490 AD Foundation of the ‘Adil Shahi Dynasty of Bijapur’.
1490 AD Establishment of the independent Nizam Shahi Dynasty of Ahmadnagar.
1493 AD Husain Shah elected King of Bengal.
1494 AD Accession of Babur in Farghana.
1497-1498 AD First voyage of Vasco da Gama.
1504 AD Babur occupies Kabul.
1505 AD Beginning of the rule of the Tuluva Dynasty in Vijayanagar.
1509 AD Albuquerque, Portuguese Governor of India. Accession of Krishnadeva Raya.
1509-1527 AD Rana Sanga.
1510 AD The Portuguese capture Goa.
1511 AD Babar captures Samarqand again.
1512-1518 AD Independence of the Kutb Shahi Dynasty of Golkunda.
1513 AD Death of Albuquerque.
1517 AD Death of Sikandar Lodi. Accession of Ibrahim Lodi.
1526 AD First battle of Panipat.
1527 AD Battle of Khanua.
1529 AD Battle of Gogra.
1529-1530 AD Death of Krishnadeva Raya.
1530 AD Death of Babur and accession of Humayun.
1533 AD Bahadur of Gujarat captures Chitor.
1534 AD Humayun marches to Malwa.
1535 AD Defeat of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat and his flight to Mandu.
1537 AD Death of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.
1538 AD Sher Khan defeats Mahmud Shah of Bengal. Humayun enters Gaur. Death of Guru Nanak.
1539 AD Sher Khan defeats Humayun at Chaunsa and assumes sovereignty.
1540 AD Humayun’s defeat near Kanauj.
1542 AD Birth of Akbar.
1544 AD Humayun arrives in Persia.
1545 AD Death of Sher ShahAccession of Islam Shah.
1552 AD Death of Guru Angad.
1554 AD Death of Islam Shah. Accession of Muhammad ‘Adil Shah. Sikandar Sur in the Punjab.
1555 AD Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi.
1556 AD Death of Humayun and accession of Akbar. Second Battle of Panipat.
1558 AD Death of Ibrahim Sur. End of the Sur Dynasty.
1560 AD Fall of Bairam Khan.
1561 AD Mughul invasion of Malwa.
1562 AD Akbar marries a princess of Amber. End of Petticoat Government.
1564 AD Abolition of the Jizya. Death of Rani Durgavati and annexation of the Gond kingdom.
1565 AD Battle of Talikota.
1568 AD Kararani’s conquest of Orissa. Fall of Chitor.
1569 AD Capture of Ranthambhor and Kalinjar. Birth of Salim.
1571 AD Foundation of Fathpur Sikri.
1572 AD Akbar annexes Gujarat.
1573 AD Surat surrenders to Akbar. Understanding with the Portuguese.
1574 AD Death of Guru Amardas.
1575 AD Battle of Tukaroi.
1576 AD Subjugation of Bengal. Death of Daud near Rajmahal. The battle of Gogunda or Haldighat.
1577 AD Akbar’s troops invade Khandesh.
1579 AD “Infallibility Decree” promulgated.
1580 AD Accession of Ibrahim ‘Adil Shah II’ in Bijapur. First Jesuit mission at Agra. Rebellion in Bihar and Bengal.
1581 AD Akbar’s march against Muhammad Hakim and reconciliation with him. Death of Guru Ramdas.
1582 AD Divine Faith promulgated.
1585 AD Fitch at Agra.
1586 AD Annexation of Kashmir.
1589 AD Death of Todar Mal and Bhagwan Das.
1591 AD Mughul conquest of Sind.
1592 AD Annexation of Orissa.
1595 AD Siege of Ahmadnagar. Acquisition of Quandahar. Annexation of Baluchistan. Death of Faizi.
1597 AD Death of Rana Pratap.
1600 AD Charter to the London East India Company. Ahmadnagar stormed.
1601 AD Capture of Asirgarh.
1602 AD Death of Abul Fazl. Formation of the United East India Company of the Netherlands.
1605 AD Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir.
1606 AD Rebellion of Khusrav. Qandahar invested by the Persians. Execution of the Fifth Guru, Arjan.
1607 AD Qandahar relieved by the Mughuls. Sher Afgan, first husband of Nur Jahan, killed. Second revolt of Khusrav.
1608 AD Malik ‘Ambar’ takes Ahmadnagar.
1609 AD Hawkins arrives at Agra. The Dutch open a factory at Pulicat.
1611 AD Jahangir marries Nur Jahan. Hawkins leaves Agra. The English establish a factory at Masulipatam.
1612 AD Khurram marries Mumtaz Mahal. First English factory at Surat. The Mughul Governor of Bengal defeats the rebellious Afgans. Mughuls annex Kuch Hajo.
1613 AD Jahangir’s firman to the English Company.
1615 AD Submission of Mewar to the Mughuls. Arrival of Sir Thomas Roe in India.
1616 AD Roe received by Jahangir. The Dutch establish a factory at Surat.
1618 AD Roe, after obtaining firmans for English trade, leaves the Imperial Court.
1619 AD Roe leaves India.
1620 AD Capture of the Kangra fort. Shahryar betrothed to Nur Jahan’s daughter (by Sher Afgan). Malik ‘Ambar revolts in the Deccan.
1622 AD Death of Khusrav, Shah ‘Abbas of Persia besieges and takes Qandahar. Shah Jahan ordered to recover Qandahar but rebels. Malik ‘Ambar takes Bidar.
1624 AD Suppression of Shah Jahan’s rebellion.
1625 AD Dutch Factory at Chinsura.
1626 AD Death of Malik ‘Ambar. Rebellion of Mahabat Khan.
1627 AD Death of Jahangir. Birth of Shivaji (or 1630 according to some).
1628 AD Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor.
1629 AD Rebellion of Khan Jahan Lodi.
1631 AD Death of Mumtaz Mahal. Defeat and death of Khan Jahan Lodi.
1632 AD Mughul invasion of Bijapur. Sack of Hugli. Grant of the “Golden Firman” to the English Company by the Sultan of Golkunda.
1633 AD End of Ahmadnagar Dynasty.
1634 AD Firman permitting English trade in Bengal.
1636 AD Treaties with Bijapur and Golkunda. Shahji enters the service of Bijapur. Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of the Deccan.
1638 AD Peace between the Mughuls and the Ahoms. Qandahar recovered by the Mughuls.
1639 AD Foundation of Fort St. George at Madras.
1646 AD Shivaji captures Torna.
1649 AD Persians recover Qandahar.
1651 AD English factory started at Hugli. Firman granted to the English Company by Shuja.
1653 AD Aurangzeb reappointed Viceroy of the Deccan. The Dutch start a factory at Chinsura.
1656 AD The Mughuls attack Hyderabad and Golkunda. Peace with Golkunda. Annexation of Javli by Shivaji. Death of Muhammad ‘Adil Shah’ of Bijapur. Another firman granted to the English by Shuja.
1657 AD Shivaji raids Ahmadnagar and Junnar but is pardoned. Invasion of Bijapur by Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb captures Bidar and Kalyani. Illness of Shah Jahan. The war of succession begins.
1658 AD Battles of Dharmat and Samugarh. Coronation of Aurangzeb.
1659 AD Battles of Khajwah and Deorai. Execution of Dara. Captivity of Murad and Shah Jahan. Second coronation of Aurangzeb. Murder of Afzal Khan.
1660 AD Shuja chased from Bengal to Arakan. Mir Jumla appointed Governor of Bengal.
1661 AD Cession of Bombay to the English. Execution of Murad. Mughul capture of Cooch Bihar.
1662 AD Peace with Ahoms. Death of Sulaiman Shukoh.
1663 AD Death of Mir Jumla. Shaista Khan appointed Governor of Bengal.
1664 AD Shivaji sacks Surat. Colbert, the French Minister, founds an India Company. Shivaji assumes royal title.
1666 AD Death of Shah Jahan. Capture of Chittagong. Shivaji’s visit to Agra and escape.
1667 AD The Yusufzais rebel.
1668 AD New religious ordinances. Cession of Bombay to the East India Company. First French factory started at Surat.
1669 AD Jat rebellion under Gokla.
1670 AD Second sack of Surat.
1671 AD Rise of Chhatrasal Bundela.
1672 AD Satnami outbreak. Revolt of the Afridis. Shaista Khan’s firman to the English Company.
1674 AD Francois Martin founds Pondicherry. Shivaji assumes the title of Chhatrapati.
1675 AD Execution of Teg Bahadur, Guru of the Sikhs.
1677 AD Shivaji’s conquests in the Carnatic.
1678 AD Marwar occupied by the Mughuls. Death of Jaswant Singh.
1679 AD Reimposition of the Jizya. Mughul attack on Marwar.
1680 AD Death of Shivaji. Rebellion of Prince Akbar. Aurangzeb’s firman to the English Company.
1681 AD Loss of Kamarupa by the Mughuls. Aurangzeb goes to the Deccan.
1686 AD English war with the Mughuls. Fall of Bijapur.
1687 AD Fall of Golkunda.
1689 AD Execution of Sambhaji. Rajaram succeeds but retries to Jinji.
1690 AD Peace between the Mughuls and the English. Calcutta founded.
1691 AD Defeat of the Jats. Aurangzeb at the zenith of his power. Grant of a firman by Ibrahim Khan to the English.
1692 AD Renewed Maratha activity in the Deccan.
1698 AD The new English Company Trading to the East Indies. The English obtain zamindari of Sutanati, Calcutta and Govindapur.
1699 AD First Maratha raid on Malwa.
1700 AD Death of Rajaram and regency of his widow Tara Bai.
1702 AD Amalgamation of the English and the London East India Companies.
1703 AD The Marathas enter Berar.
1706 AD The Marathas raid Gujarat and sack Baroda.
1707 AD Death of Aurangzeb. Battle of Jajau. Accession of Bahadur Shah.
1708 AD Shahu, King of the Marathas. Death of Guru Govind Singh.
1712 AD Death of Bahadur Shah. Accession of Jahandar Shah.
1713 AD Farrukhsiyar becomes Emperor. Jahandar Shah murdered.
1714 AD Balaji Viswanath Peshwa. Husain Ali appointed Viceroy of the Deccan. The treaty of the Marathas with Husain Ali.
1716 AD Execution of Banda, the Sikh leader. The Surman Embassy.
1717 AD Farrukhsiyar’s firman to the English company. Reimposition of Jizya.
1719 AD Husain ‘Ali returns to Delhi with the Marathas. Farrukhsiyar put to death. Death of Rafi-ud-Darajat. Accession of Muhammad Shah.
1720 AD Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa. Fall of the Sayyid brothers.
1724 AD Sa’adat Khan appointed Governor of Oudh. Nizam virtually independent in the Deccan. Qamar-ud –din becomes wazir.
1725-1739 AD Shuja-ud-din, Governor of Bengal.
1735 AD Baji Rao recognized by the Imperial Government as ruler of Malwa.
1739 AD Nadir Shah takes Delhi. Death of Shuja-ud-din and accession of Sarfaraz in Bengal. The Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein.
1740 AD ‘Alivardi Khan’ becomes Governor of Bengal. Accession of Balaji Rao Peshwa. The Marathas invade Arcot. Dost ‘Ali’ killed.
1742 AD Maratha invasion of Bengal. Dupleix Governor of Pondicherry. Murder of Safdar ‘Ali, Nawab of the Carnatic.
1744-1748 AD First Anglo-French War.
1745 AD Rise of the Rohillas.
1746 AD La Bourdonnais takes Madras.
1747 AD Invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali.
1748 AD Death of Nizam-ul-mulk. Death of Muhammad Shah of Delhi and accession of Ahmad Shah.
1749 AD Death of Shahu. Madras restored to the British.
1750 AD Defeat and death of Nasir Jang.
1750-1754 AD War of the Deccan and Carnatic succession.
1751 AD Clive’s defence of Arcot. Death of Muzaffar Jang and accession of Salabat Jang. Treaty of ‘Alivardi’ with the Marathas.
1754 AD Recall of Dupleix. Godeheu’s treaty with the English. Accession of ‘Alamgir II’.
1756 AD Death of ‘Alivardi Khan’. Accession of Siraj-ud-daulah. Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta.
1756-1763 AD Seven Years’ War.
1757 AD Sack of Delhi and Mathura by Ahmad Shah Abdali. The English capture Chandernagore. Battle of Plassey. Mir Jafar made Nawab of Bengal.
1758 AD Lally in India. The Marathas in PunjaBCapture of Masulipatnam by Forde.
1759 AD Forde defeats the Dutch at Bedara. ‘Ali Gauhar’ invades Bihar. Murder of ‘Alamgir II’ by Ghazi-ud-din.
1760 AD Battle of Wandiwash. Battle of Udgir. Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal. Vansittart, Company’s Governor in Bengal.
1761 AD Third battle of Panipat. Fall of Pondicherry. Shah Alam II becomes Emperor. Shuja-ud-daulah becomes wazir. Accession of Madhava Rao Peshwa. Rise of Hyder ‘Ali.
1763 AD Expulsion of Mir Kasim.
1764 AD Battle of Buxar.
1765 AD Death of Mir Jafar. Grant of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British. Treaty of Allahabad. Clive, Company’s Governor in Bengal.
1766 AD Grant of the Northern Sarkars to the English.
1767 AD Departure of Clive. Verelst, Company’s Governor in Bengal.
1767-1769 AD The First Mysore War.
1770 AD The Great Bengal Famine.
1772 AD Warren Hastings appointed as Governor. Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa.
1773 AD The Regulating Act.
1774 AD The Rohilla (Ruhela) War. Warren Hastings becomes Governor-General. Establishment of Supreme Court, Calcutta.
1775 AD Trial and execution of Nanda Kumar.
1775-1782 AD The First Anglo-Maratha War.
1776 AD The Treaty of Purandhar.
1779 AD Convention of Wadgaon.
1780 AD Popham’s capture of Gwalior.
1780-1784 AD Second Mysore War.
1781 AD Deposition of Chait Singh. Act passed to amend the Regulating Act.
1782 AD Affair of the Begams of Oudh. The Treaty of Salbai. Death of Hyder ‘Ali.
1783 AD Death of Coote. Fox’s India Bills.
1784 AD Treaty of Mangalore. Pitt’s India Act.
1785 AD Resignation of Warren Hastings.
1786 AD Lord Cornwallis becomes Governor-General.
1790-1792 AD Third Mysore War.
1792 AD Treaty of Seringapatam. Ranjit Singh succeeds his father as leader of a Sikh Misl.
1793 AD The Permanent Settlement of Bengal. Renewal of the Company’s Charter.
1794 AD Death of Mahadaji Sindhia.
1795 AD The Battle of Kharda. Death of Ahalya Bai.
1797 AD Zaman Shah at Lahore. Death of Asaf-ud-daulah of Oudh.
1798 AD Wazir ‘Ali deposed and succeeded by Sa’adat ‘Ali. Lord Mornington (Wellesley) becomes Governor-General. Subsidiary Treaty with the Nizam.
1799 AD Fourth Mysore War. Death of Tipu. Partition of Mysore. Ranjit Singh’s appointment to the Governorship of Lahore. Malcolm’s mission to Persia. William Carey opens Baptist Mission at Serampore.
1800 AD Death of Nana Fadnavis. Establishment of the College of Fort William.
1801 AD Annexation of the Carnatic.
1802 AD Treaty of Bassein.
1803-1805 AD The Second Anglo-Maratha War.
1805 AD Siege of Bharatpur fails. Recall of Wellesley.
1806 AD Vellore Mutiny.
1808 AD Mission of Malcolm to Persia and of Elphinstone to Kabul.
1809 AD Treaty of Amritsar.
1813 AD Renewal of the Company’s Charter.
1814-1816 AD The Anglo-Gurkha War.
1817-1818 AD The Pindari War.
1817-1819 AD The Last Anglo-Maratha war.
1819 AD Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay.
1820 AD Munro, Governor of Madras. The Samachar Darpan started.
1824-1826 AD The First Burmese War.
1826 AD Fall of Bharatpur.
1827 AD Death of Sir Thomas Munro. Malcolm, Governor of Bombay.
1828 AD Lord William Bentinck becomes Governor-General.
1829 AD Prohibition of Sati.
1829-1837 AD Suppression of Thuggee.
1830 AD Rammohan Roy visits England.
1831 AD Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by the Company. Burnes journey up the Indus. Meeting of Ranjit and the Governor-General at Rupar.
1832 AD Annexation of Jaintia.
1833 AD Renewal of the Company’s Charter. Abolition of the Company’s trading rights. Legislative power centralized.
1834 AD Annexation of Coorg. Macaulay Law Member. Formation of the Agra Province.
1835 AD Education Resolution. Metcalfe and abolition of Press restrictions.
1838 AD Tripartite Treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the English.
1839 AD Death of Ranjit Singh. New treaty forced on the Amirs of Sind.
1839-1842 AD The First Afghan War.
1843 AD Conquest of Sind. Gwalior War. Suppression of slavery.
1845-1846 AD The First Anglo-Sikh War.
1848 AD Lord Dalhousie becomes Governor-General.
1848-1849 AD The Second Anglo-Sikh War.
1849 AD Opening of a Hindu girls school in Calcutta by Drinkwater Bethune.
1852 AD The Second Anglo-Burmese War.
1853 AD Railway opened from Bombay to Thana. Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra. Annexation of Nagpur. Cession of Berar. Renewal of the Company’s charter.
1854 AD Sir Charles Wood’s Education Despatch.
1855 AD The Santal insurrection.
1856 AD Annexation of Oudh. University Act.
1857-1858 AD The Sepoy Mutiny.
1858 AD British India placed under the direct government of the Crown. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation.
1859 AD Indigo disputes in Bengal.
1861 AD Indian Councils Act. The Indian High Courts Act. Introduction of the Penal Code.
1862 AD Amalgamation of the Supreme and Sadar courts into High Courts.
1863 AD Death of Dost Muhammad. Ambala Campaign.
1864 AD Bhutan War.
1865 AD The Orissa Famine. Opening of telegraphic communication with Europe.
1868 AD Punjab Tenancy Act. Railway opened from Ambala to DelhiSher Ali, Amir of Afghanistan, receives an annual grant of six lacs of rupees.
1869 AD Ambala Conference with Sher Ali. Yakub’s rebellion in Afghanistan.
1870 AD Mayo’s Provincial Settlement.
1872 AD Seistan Boundary Report.
1873 AD Russians reduce Khiva. The Simla Conference.
1874 AD The Bihar Famine. Disraeli becomes Prime Minister in England.
1875 AD Gaikwar of Baroda’s case. Visit of the Prince of Wales.
1876 AD The Royal Titles Act.
1876-1877 AD Delhi Durbar. The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India.
1878 AD Outbreak of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Vernacular Press Act.
1880 AD ‘Abdur Rahman’ recognized as Amir of Afghanistan. Famine Commission.
1881 AD Factory Act. Rendition of Mysore.
1882 AD Hunter Commission.
1883 AD The Ilbert Bill.
1885 AD First Meeting of the Indian National Congress. Bengal Tenancy Act. Bengal Local Self-Government Act. Third Anglo-Burmese War.
1886 AD Annexation of Upper Burma. Delimitation of Afghan northern boundary.
1889 AD Abdication of Maharaja of Kashmir. Second visit of Prince of Wales.
1891 AD Factory Act. Age of Consent Act. Manipur Rebellion.
1892 AD Indian Councils Act.
1893 AD Durand’s mission to Kabul.
1895 AD The Chitral Expedition.
1897 AD Frontier risings. Plague at Bombay. Famine Commission.
1899 AD Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General.
1900 AD Famine Commission.
1904 AD British Expedition to Tibet. Universities Act. Co-operative Societies Act.
1905 AD The First Partition of Bengal. Lord Minto becomes Governor-General. Morley Secretary of State for India.
1906 AD Foundation of the Muslim League. Congress declaration regarding Swaraj.
1907 AD The Anglo-Russian Convention.
1908 AD The Newspapers Act.
1909 AD The Morley-Minto Reforms. Appointment of S. P. Sinha to the Governor-General’s Council.
1910 AD Lord Crewe Secretary of State for India.
1911 AD The Delhi Durbar. Partition of Bengal modified. Census of India.
1912 AD Removal of the Imperial capital to Delhi.
1913 AD Educational Resolution of the Government of India.
1914-1918 AD The First World War.
1915 AD Defence of India Act.
1916 AD Sadler Commission. The Lucknow Pact of the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League. The Home Rule League founded. Foundation of the Women’s University at Poona.
1917 AD Mr. Montagu’s declaration in the House of Commons. His visit to India.
1917-1918 AD Indians made eligible for the King’s Commission. The Indian National Liberal Federation. Report of the Industrial Commission.
1919 AD The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. Punjab Disturbances. Royal Proclamation.
1920 AD The Khilafat Movement. The Non-Co-operation Movement. Lord Sinha, Governor of Bihar and Orissa. Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress.
1921 AD Chamber of Princes. Moplah Rebellion. The Prince of Wales visits India. Census of India.
1922 AD Resignation of Mr. Montagu.
1923 AD Swarajists in Indian Councils. Certification of Salt tax. Question of Indianizing the command of certain regiments-the eight unit plan.
1925 AD All-India Depressed Class Association. Reforms Enquiry Committee Report. Death of C. R. Das. Formation of Inter-University Board.
1926 AD Report of the Skeen Committee. Lord Reading’s letter to the Nizam. Royal Commission on Agriculture. Factories Act.
1927 AD Indian Navy Act. Appointment of the Simon Commission. Capetown Agreement.
1928 AD Deposition of Amanullah, King of Afghanistan. All-Parties Conference. The Nehru Report. Report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.
1928-1933 AD Nadir Shah, King of Afghanistan.
1929 AD Lord Irwin’s Announcement of 31st October. Trade Union Split. Establishment of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research. Lahore Congress. Appointment of the Royal Commission on Indian Labour.
1930 AD Civil Disobedience Movement. Report of the Statutory Commission. Rebellion in Burma. Round Table Conference (First Session).
1931 AD Irwin-Gandhi Pact. Census of India. Round Table Conference (Second Session). Publication of the Royal Labour Commission’s Report.
1932 AD Suppression of the Congress. Round Table Conference (Third Session). The Communal Award. The Poona Pact. The Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun.
1933 AD Publication of the White Paper.
1934 AD Civil Disobedience Movement called off. The Indian Factories Act, 1934. The Bihar Earthquake. Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform.
1935 AD New Government of India Act.
1936 AD Death of King-Emperor George V (21st January). Accession and abdication of Edward VIII. Accession of George VI.
1937 AD 1st April-Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy. Congress Ministries in the majority of Provinces.
1939 AD Second World War begins (3rd September). Resignation of Congress Ministries and the beginning of political deadlock in India.
1941 AD Japan enters the war (7th December). Pearl Harbour incident.
1942 AD Fall of Singapore (15th February). Evacuation of Rangoon (7th March). Cripps Mission (22nd March-12th April). Evacuation of Burma (29th April). August Revolution and arrest of Indian Leaders.
1943 AD Lord Wavell Governor-General. Lord Mountbatten Supreme Commander of SouthEast Asia.
1944 AD Gandhi-Jinnah talks opened in Bombay on Sri Rajagopalachari’s proposals for solution of constitutional deadlock (9th September). Talks break down on Pakistan issue (27th September).
1945 AD Lord Wavell’s broadcast announcing British Government’s determination to go ahead with the task of fitting India for self-government (19th September). First trial of Indian National Army men opened (5th November).
1946 AD Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy (18th February). Announcement of special mission of Cabinet Ministers to India (19th February). Cabinet Mission’s plan announced (16th May). British Cabinet’s plan for Interim Government announced (16th June). Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government; Congress announces acceptance of the long-term part of 16th May plan, but refuses invitation to participate in Interim Government (25th June). Muslim League withdraws its acceptance and decides on a policy of direct action (29th July). This leads to outbreak of mob violence in Calcutta (16th August). Interim Government formed (2nd September). Muslim League members sworn in (26th October). Constituent Assembly’s first meeting (9th December).
1947 AD British Government’s historic announcement of transfer of power to “responsible Indian hands” not later than June, 1948. Lord Mountbatten’s appointment as viceroy of India in succession to Lord Wavell (20th February). Announcement of Lord Mountbatten’s plan for Partition of India (3rd June). Indian Independence Act (15th August).
