Ancient History of India

3000 - 2600 BC - Harappa Civilisation

1200 - 500 BC - Vedic Era
550 BC - Birth of Mahavira
563 - 483 BC - Sidhartha Gautama, the Buddha
327 BC - The Conquests of Alexander The Great
325 BC - Alexander The Great, still goes on
322 BC - Rise of the Mauryas, Chandragupta
298 BC - Bindusara Coronated
272 BC - Ashoka's Reign
180 BC - Fall of the Mauryas & Rise of the Sungas
30 BC - Rise of the Satvahana Dynasty
50 AD - The Kushans and Kanishkas
320 AD - Chandragupta I establishes the Gupta dynasty
360 AD - Samudragupta conquers the North
380 AD - Chandragupta II comes to power
415 AD - Accession of Kumara Gupta I
467 AD - Skanda Gupta assumes power
892 AD - Rise of the Eastern Chalukyas
985 AD - The Chola Dynasty

Medieval History of India

1026 - Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple
1191 - First Battle of Tarain
1192 - 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
1469 - Birth of Guru Nanak - The Founder of Sikhism
1489 - Adil Shah dynasty at Bijapur
1498 - First voyage of Vasco da gama
1510 - Portuguese capture Goa
1526 - Establishment of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat
1526-1530 - Reign of Babur
1530 - Humayun succeeds Babur
1539 - Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayan
1555 - Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi
1556 - Accession of Akbar
1565 - Battle of Talikota
1568 - Fall of Chittor Garh
1576 - Battle of Haldighati
1577 - Akbar troops invade Khandesh
1597 - Akbar completes his conquests
1600 - Charter to the English East India Company
1605 - Jahangir
1609 - The Dutch open a factory at Pulicat
1615 - Submission of Mewar to the Mughals
1620 - Capture of Kangra Fort
1623 - Shah Jahan revolts against Jahangir
1628 - Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor
1636 - Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of Deccan
1646 - Shivaji captures Torna
1658 - Coronation of Aurangzeb
1666 - Death of Shah Jahan
1689 - Execution of Sambhaji

1700 - Death of Rajaram

1707 - Death of Aurangzeb
1720 - Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona
1742 - Marathas invade Bengal
1748 - First Anglo-French war
1750 - War of the Deccan; Death of Nasir Jang
1756 - Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta

Modern History of India

1757 - Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah
1760 - Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
1761 - Third battle of Panipat
1764 - Battle of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim
1765 - The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
1767 -1769 - First Mysore War
1772 - Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
1773 - The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
1775 -1782 - The First Anglo-Maratha war
1780-1784 - Second Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali
1784 - Pitt's India Act
1790-1792 - Third Mysore War between the British and Tipu
1793 - Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799 - Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu
1802- Treaty of Bassein
1803-1805 - The Second Anglo-Maratha war
1814-1816 - The Anglo-Gurkha war
1817-1818 - The Pindari war
1824-1826 - The First Burmese war
1829 - Prohibition of Sati
1831 - Mysore administration taken over by East India Company

1833 - Renewal of Company's Charter

1833 - Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Empire
1838 - Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British
1839-1842 - First Afghan war
1843 - Gwalior war
1845-1846 - First Anglo-Sikh war
1848 - Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General
1848-1849 - Second Anglo-Sikh war
1852 - Second Anglo-Burmese war
1853 - Railway & Telegraph line introduced
1857 - First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
1857 - Zanshichi Rani Laxmibai - Freedom struggle in 1857
1858 - British Crown takes over the Indian Government
1877 - The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
1878 - Vernacular Press Act
1881 - Factory Act
1885 - First meeting of the Indian National Congress
1897 - Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission
1899 - Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy
1905 - The First Partition of Bengal
1906 - Formation of Muslim League
1911 - Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal
1912 - The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
1913 - Educational Resolution of the Government of India
1915 - Defence of India Act
1916 - Home Rule League, Foundation of Women's University at Poona
1919 - Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre;
1920 - The Khilafat Movement started, Non-co-operation Movement
1921 - Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
1922 - Civil Disobedience Movement, Chauri-Chaura violence
1925 - Reforms Enquiry committee Report
1927 - Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
1928 - Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties
1929 - Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split

1930 - Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table Conference

1931 - Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact
1932 - Third Round Table Conference, Poona Pact
1934 - Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
1937 - Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy
1939 - Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
1942 - Cripps Mission, Quit India Movement, Indian National Army
1944 - Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
1946 - Interim Government formed, Constituent Assembly's first meeting
1904 - 1947 - History of Indian Flag
3 June 1947 - Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
15 Aug 1947 - Partition of India and Independence