Chronology of Indian History

(ANCIENT TO MODERN)

ANCIENT INDIA 

• The Indus Valley Civilization (2500 BCE-1500 BCE)
• Vedic Period (1500 BCE- 500 BCE)
• Post- Vedic Period (500 BCE- 324 BCE)
• The Mauryan Empire (324 BCE- 187 BCE)
• Post Mauryan Period (200 BC- 300 AD)
• Sangam Age (300AD-300AD)
• Ages of the Guptas (c.300-800 CE)
• Post-Gupta Period I
• Post-Gupta Period II 

MEDIEVAL INDIA (700 AD- 1857)

• Foundation of Mughal in India (Muslims invaded India as early as 712 CE)

712- First Invasion by Mohammed-bin-Qasim

• Tripartite Struggle (800 AD- 1200 AD)

836- Accession of King Bhoja Kannauj

985- Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler

998- Accession of Mahmud Ghazni

1001- Mahmud invade India and defeated Jaipal, the ruler of Punjab

1024- Mahmud Ghazni destroyed Somnath Temple

1191- First Battle of Tarain

1192- Second Battle of Tarain

• Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)

1206- Succession of Qutubuddin Aibak

1210- Death of Qutubuddin Aibak

1221- Mongol Invasion

1236- Succession of Razia Sultana

1240- Death of Razia Sultana 

1296- Accession of Alauddin Khilji

1316- Death of Alauddin Khilji

1325- Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tuglaq

1327- Capital was transferred from Delhi to Devagiri

1336- Foundation of Vijaynagar empire in the south

1351- Accession of Firoz Shah Tuglaq

1398- Timur Invasion

1469- Birth of Guru Nanak

1494- Accession of Babur in Farghana

1497- First Expedition of Vasco da Gama

• Mughal (1526 AD- 1857)

1526- Battle of Panipat, Foundation of Mughal Dynasty

1527- Battle of Khanwa

1530- Death of Babur

1539- Battle of Chausa

1555- Humayun recaptured Delhi

1556- Second Battle of Panipat

1576- Battle of Haldighati

1582- Din-i-IIahi was founded by Akbar

1600- English East India Company was established

1605- Death of Akbar

1606- Execution of Guru Arjun Dev

1627- Birth of Shivaji

1628- Shah Jahan become the emperor

1631- Death of Mumtaz

1634- E.E.I.C were allowed to trade in India

1659- Accession of Aurangzeb

1665- Shivaji imprisioned

1666- Death of Shahjahan

1675- Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur

1680- Death of Shivaji

1707- Death of Aurangzeb

1739- Nadir Shah invades India

1757- Battle of Plassey, 1757

1761- Third Battle of Panipat

MODERN INDIA (1857-1991)

• 1857- First War of Independence
• 1885- Formation of INC
• 1906- Muslim league
• 1920- Non-Cooperation Movement
• 1930- Civil Disobedience Movement
• 1942- Quit India Movement
• 1947- Partition of India
• 1946-1950- Constitutional Development
• 1962- India-China War
• 1965- India-Pakistan War
• 1991- New Economic Policy