| Ancient
Period | Medieval Period | Modern Period |
| Chronology
of Events : Medieval Indian History |
|
1026 | Mahmud
Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple |
|
1191 | Prithviraj
Chauhan routs Muhammad Ghori: the first battle of Tarain |
| 1192 | Ghori
defeats Prithviraj Chauhan: the second battle of Tarain |
| 1206 | Qutbuddin
establishes the Slave Dynasty |
|
1221 | Mongol
invasion under Genghis Khan |
|
1232 | Foundation
of the Qutub Minar |
|
1288 | Marco
Polo visits India |
|
1290 | Jalaludin
Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty |
|
1320 | Ghiyasuddin
Tughluk founds the Tughluk dynasty |
|
1325 | Accession
of Muhammad-bin-Tughluk |
|
1336 | Foundation
of Vijayanagar (Deccan) |
|
1398 | Timur
invades India |
|
1424 | Rise
of the Bahmani dynasty (Deccan) |
|
1451 | The
Lodi dynasty established in Delhi |
|
1489 | Adil
Shah dynasty at Bijapur |
|
1490 | Nizam
Shahi dynasty at Ahmednagar |
|
1498 | First
voyage of Vasco da gama |
|
1510 | Portuguese
capture Goa |
|
1518 | Kutub
Shahi dynasty at Golconda |
|
1526 | Establishment
of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat: Babur defeats Lodis |
| 1526-1530 | Reign
of Babur |
| 1530 | Humayun
succeeds Babur |
|
1538 | Death
of Guru Nanak |
|
1539 | Sher
Shah Suri defeats Humayan and becomes Emperor of Delhi |
|
1555 | Humayun
recovers the throne of Delhi |
|
1556 | Death
of Humayun; Accession of Akbar; Interview with Akbar |
| 1564 | Akbar
abolishes poll tax on Hindus |
|
1565 | Battle
of Talikota: Muslim rulers in Deccan defeats and destroys Vijaynagar Empire |
| 1568 | Fall
of Chittor |
| 1571 | Foundation
of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar |
|
1572 | Akbar
annexes Gujarat |
|
1573 | Surat
surrenders to Akbar |
|
1575 | Battle
of Tukaroi |
| 1576 | Battle
of Haldighat: Akbar defeats Rana Pratap; Subjugation of Bengal |
| 1577 | Akbar
troops invade Khandesh |
|
1580 | Accession
of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in Bengal; Rebellion in Bihar and Bengal |
| 1581 | Akbar's
march against Muhammad Hakim and reconciliation with him |
| 1582 | Divine
Faith promulagated |
|
1586 | Annexation
of Kashmir |
| 1591 | Mughul
conquest of Sind |
|
1592 | Annexation
of Orissa |
| 1595 | Siege
of Ahmednagar; Annexation of Baluchistan |
|
1597 | Akbar
completes his conquests |
|
1600 | Charter
to the English East India Company |
|
1602 | Formation
of the United East India Company of Netherlands |
|
1605 | Death
of Akbar and Accession of Jahangir |
|
1606 | Rebellion
of Khusrav; Execution of the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan |
|
1607 | Sher
Afghan first, husband of Nur Jahan, killed |
|
1608 | Malik
Ambar takes Ahmednagar |
|
1609 | The
Dutch open a factory at Pulicat |
|
1611 | The
English establish a factory at Masulipatnam |
|
1612 | The
Mughul Governor of Bengal defeats the rebellious Afghans; Mughuls annex Kuch Hajo |
| 1615 | Submission
of Mewar to the Mughuls; Arrival of Sir Thomas Roe in India |
| 1616 | The
Dutch establish a factory at Surat |
|
1620 | Capture
of Kangra Fort; Malik Ambar revolts in the Deccan |
|
1622 | Shah
Abbas of Persia beseiges and takes Qandahar |
|
1623 | Shah
Jahan revolts against Jahangir |
|
1624 | Suppression
of Shah Jahan's rebellion |
|
1626 | Rebellion
of Mahabat Khan |
|
1627 | Death
of Jahangir; Accession of Shah Jahan |
|
1628 | Shah
Jahan proclaimed Emperor |
|
1631 | Death
of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal; The construction of Taj Mahal |
| 1632 | Mughul
invasion of Bijapur; Grant of the "Golden Firman" o the English Company
by the Sultan of Golkunda |
|
1633 | End
of Ahmednagar Dynasty |
|
1636 | Aurangzeb
appointed Viceroy of Deccan |
|
1639 | Foundation
of Fort St. George at Madras by the English |
|
1646 | Shivaji
captures Torna |
|
1656 | The
Mughuls attack Hyderabad and Golkunda; Annexation of Javli by Shivaji |
| 1657 | Invasion
of Bijapur by Aurangzeb; Aurangzeb captures Bidar and Kalyani |
| 1658 | Coronation
of Aurangzeb |
|
1659 | Battles
of Khajwah and Deorai |
|
1661 | Cession
of Bombay to the English; Mughul capture of Cooch Bihar |
| 1664 | Shivaji
sacks Surat and assumes royal title |
|
1666 | Death
of Shah Jahan; Shivaji's visit to Agra and escape |
|
1674 | Shivaji
assumes the title of Chhatrapati |
|
1678 | Marwar
occupied by the Mughuls |
|
1680 | Death
of Shivaji; Rebellion of Prince Akbar |
|
1686 | English
war with the Mughuls; Fall of Bijapur |
|
1689 | Execution
of Sambhaji |
|
1690 | Peace
between the Mughuls and the English |
|
1691 | Aurangzeb
at the zenith of his power |
|
1698 | The
new English company trading to the East Indies |
|
1699 | First
Maratha raid on Malwa |
|
1700 | Death
of Rajaram and regency of his widow Tara Bai |
|
1702 | Amalgamation
of English and the London East India Companies |
|
1707 | Death
of Aurangzeb; Battle of Jajau |
|
1714 | Husain
Ali appointed Viceroy of the Deccan; The treaty of the Marathas with Husain Ali |
| 1720 | Accession
of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona |
|
1739 | Nadir
Shah conquers Delhi; The Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein |
| 1740 | Accession
of Balaji Rao Peshwa; The Marathas invade Arcot |
|
1742 | Marathas
invade Bengal |
|
1748 | First
Anglo-French war |
|
1750 | War
of the Deccan and Carnatic Succession; Death of Nasir Jang |
| 1751 | Treaty
of Alivadi with the Marathas |
|
1756 | Siraj-ud-daulah
captures Calcutta |
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