| 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 |