712 | First invasion in Sindh by Arabs (Mod. Bin Qasim) |
836 | Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj |
985 | Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler |
1001 | First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab |
1025 | Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni |
1191 | First Battle of Tarain |
1192 | Second Battle of Tarain |
1206 | Accession of Qutubuddin Aibak to the throne of Delhi |
1210 | Death of Qutubuddin Aibak |
1221 | Chengiz Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion) Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi |
1240 | Death of Razia Sultana |
1296 | Accession of Alauddirt |
1316 | Death of Alauddln Khllji |
1325 | Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
1327 | Transfer of Capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) in Dcccan by the Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq |
1336 | Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South |
1351 | Accession of Firoz Shah Tughlaq |
1398 | Timur's Invasion of India |
1469 | Birth of Guru Nanak |
1494 | Accession of Babur in Farghana |
1497-98 | First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope) |
1526 | First Battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by Babur |
1527 | Battle of Khanwa—Babur defeated Rana Sanga |
1530 | Death of Babur and accession of Humayun |
1539 | Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and became India’s emperor |
1555 | Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi |
1556 | Second Battle of Panipat (Akbar defeated Hemu) |
1556 | Battle of Talikota (Rakshasa-Tangadi) |
1576 | Battle of Haldighati—Rana Pratap was defeated by Akbar |
1582 | Din-i-Ilahi founded by Akbar |
1600 | English East India Company established |
1605 | Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir |
1606 | Execution of Guru Arjun Dev, the 5th Guru of Sikhs |
1611 | Jahangir marries Nurjahan |
1615 | Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahangir |
1627 | Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir |
1628 | Shahjahan becomes emperor of India |
1631 | Death of Mumtazmahal |
1634 | The English permitted to trade in India (in Bengal) |
1659 | Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned |
1665 | Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb |
1666 | Death of Shahjahan |
1675 | Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, the 9th Guru of Sikhs |
1680 | Death of Shivaji |
1707 | Death of Aurangzeb |
1708 | Death of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs |
1739 | Nadir Shah invades India |