Chronology of Indian History

Chronological Indian History with Year and Events
Year	Events
305 BC	Seleucus Nicator attack India. At that time Chandragupta Maurya was the Emperor of India.
261 BC	Ashoka triumph kalinga
58 BC	Vikram era.
78 AD	Shalivahana or Saka era started. At that time kaniska was the emperor.
320 AD	Gupta Empire was started. Chandragupta I – Samudragupta – Chandragupta II – Kumargupta – Skandagupta. Last emperor of gupta era was Budhgupta.
405 AD	Faxian(Fa-Hien) visited India when vikramaditya was the emperor.
606-647 AD	Harsha Vardhana(As a last emperor) ruled northern India.
647 AD	Harsha Vardhana died.
712 AD	Mohammad Bin Qasim attack Sindh.
824 AD	Adi Sankaracharya died.
900 AD	Era of chola.
1000-1026 AD	Sultan Mahmud (Emperor of Gazni) reigned in India. Al biruni(Lives in Morokko) came in India.
1018 AD	Sultan Mahmud attack Kannauj.
1025-1026 AD	Sultan Mahmud sacked (17 times looted) the somnath temple in Gujrat, India.
1190-1290 AD	Muslim empire in North India.
1191 AD	First Battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithvi raj Chauhan III. Victory of Prithvi raj Chauhan III.
1192 AD	Second Battle of Tarain. Between Mohammed Ghori and Prithvi Raj Chauhan III. Victory of Mohammed Ghori.
1206 AD	Permanent Muslim empire in the reign of Qutb-ud din Aibak. Qutb-ud din Aibak killed Mohammed Ghori.
1210-1235 AD	Reign period of Iltutmish.
1221 AD	Genghis Khan attack India.
1236-1240 AD	Reign period of Razia Sultana (First and last female Muslim Emperor). Construction of Qutb Minar.
1260-1286 AD	Balban era.
1296-1320 AD	Reign of Ala-ud-din Khalji
1330 AD	Muhammad bin Tughluq issue copper currency.
1336 AD	Establishment of Vijaynagara Empire.
1347 AD	Establishment of Bahamani Empire in south India.
1398 AD	Timur/tamerlane plunders Delhi at the reign of Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq.
1469 AD	Born of Guru Nanak founder of sikhism.
1498 AD	Vasco-de Gama at calicut,a city of kerala.
1526 AD	First battle of Panipat between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi. [Babur wins] Establishment of Mughal empire in north India.
1542 AD	Born of Akbar in Umerkot.
1556-1605 AD	Reign of Akbar, Second Battle of Panipat between Bairam Khan (Akbar’s General) and Hemu (The Hindu king). [Bairam Khan wins] Restoration of Mughal Empire.
1571 AD	Establishment of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar.
1576 AD	Akbar defeats Ranapratap at the battle of Haldighat.
1600 AD	East india company get tracking rights in India.
1605 AD	Akbar dies.
1612 AD	First industry of East India company in surat, at the reign of Jahangir.
1627 AD	Birth of Shivaji.
1648 AD	ShahJahan completes Taj-Mahal.
1658 AD	Shah Jahan dies. Possition of Shah Jahan gets by Aurangzeb.
1674 AD	Shivaji crowned with chhatrapati title at Raigad fort,Maharashtra.
1675 AD	Ninth Sikh’s guru, Tegh Bahadur killed by the order of Aurangzeb.
1738-1739 AD	Nader Shah attack India at the time of Mohammed Shah. Nader Shah loot the Peacock Throne of Shahjahan to Iran.
1757 AD	Battle of palassey between Robert clive and siraj-ud-Dulah[Robert clive win] East india comapny rule started in India.
1760 AD	Battle of Bandisbash.
1761 AD	Third battle of Panipat between Ahmad shah Abdali and Balaji Baji Rao. Marathas are lost and routed.
1764 AD	Battle of Boxer between Major Manror and mirkashim[Victory of East India company] British era started in India
1793 AD	Permanent Settlement by Lord Cornwallis.
1799 AD	Fourth Anglo-Mysore war. Tipu sultan died.
1835 AD	English language takes place in education system at the reign of Benting by Lord Mackowl.
1853 AD	First railway service between Bombay and Thane(32 Km.)
1856 AD	Born of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1885 AD	Establishment of Indian National congress [By Allan Octivian Hume] First meeting of Indian National congress(INC) in bombay, Womesh chandra Banerjee was the president.
1889 AD	Jawaharlal Nehru is born.
1906 AD	All India Muslim league formed in Dacca,bangladesh. Leader: Aga khan
1911-1912 AD	Capital of India transferred from kolkata to Delhi.
1914 AD	First World war started.
1916 AD	Pact between All India Muslim League and Indian National Congress. Lucknow pact happens.
1917 AD	Champaran satyagraha, First satyagraha at Bihar, India.
1918 AD	End of First world war.
1919 AD	Rowlatt Act or Black Bill passed. Jallianwall bagh massacre in Amritsar.
1920 AD	After the Bal Gangadhar Tilak passed Mahatma Gandhi become leader of Indian National Congress (INC). First Non-cooperation movement.
1922 AD	Chourachouri massacre. End of Non-cooperation movement to wreck the government internally.
1923 AD	Swaraj party formed by chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru.
1925 AD	Chittaranjan Das died.
1929 AD	Purna Swaraj resolution by Gandhiji against British Government.
1935 AD	Government of India Act.
1939 AD	Establishment of All India Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose. Second World war started.
1942 AD	Quit India movement. Crips proposal for dominion status establishment of Indian National Army by Subhas Chandra Bose.
1946 AD	Cabinet Mission.
1947 AD	British raj left from India. Indian Independence Act 1947. Pakistan declares as Independent state. Partition of India.
1950 AD	Sardar Vallav vai patel dies. Republic day.
1952 AD	First General Election completed[Started on 1951]
1964 AD	Death of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Lal Bahadur Sashtri becomes prime minister of India.
1965 AD	Pakistan attack India through Kutch Sind area.
1966 AD	Taskhand pact between India and Pakistan.
1969 AD	Madraz named as Tamil Nadu.
1971 AD	Third India-Pak war, Pakistan loss. Bangladesh become Independent country. Emergency law declares second time.
1975 AD	Indira Gandhi declares Emergency. First India satellite Aryabhata successfully launched.
1977 AD	Emergency law get stopped.
1985 AD	Pact between Assam and Punjab at the time of Rajib Gandhi.
1989 AD	First super computer (Cray-x-MP14) made for nation.
1996 AD	First polar satellite launched vehicle (PSLV-D3) successfully launched from India.
1999 AD	A. B. Vajpayee makes a trip to Pakistan. India started operation Vijay (Kargil war) on 26th may to remove pakistani forces.
2000 AD	Bill Clinton (US president) visit India to improve relationship.