| 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 |
