शुक्रवार, 1 मार्च 2013

Timeline of Indian history



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).

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