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Important Dates in Medieval India



Important Dates in Medieval India

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