1026			Mahmud Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple
1191			Prithviraj Chauhan routs Muhammad Ghori: the first battle of Tarain
1192			Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan: the 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
1489			Adil Shah dynasty at Bijapur
1490			Nizam Shahi dynasty at Ahmednagar
1498			First voyage of Vasco da gama
1510			Portuguese capture Goa
1518			Kutub Shahi dynasty at Golconda
1526			Establishment of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat: Babur defeats Lodis
1526-1530			Reign of Babur
1530			Humayun succeeds Babur
1538			Death of Guru Nanak
1539			Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayan and becomes Emperor of Delhi
1555			Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi
1556			Death of Humayun; Accession of Akbar;  Interview with Akbar
1564			Akbar abolishes poll tax on Hindus
1565			Battle of Talikota: Muslim rulers in Deccan defeats and destroys Vijaynagar Empire
1568			Fall of Chittor
1571			Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar
1572			Akbar annexes Gujarat
1573			Surat surrenders to Akbar
1575			Battle of Tukaroi
1576			Battle of Haldighat: Akbar defeats Rana Pratap; Subjugation of Bengal
1577			Akbar troops invade Khandesh
1580			Accession of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in Bengal; Rebellion in Bihar and Bengal
1581			Akbar's march against Muhammad Hakim and reconciliation with him
1582			Divine Faith promulagated
1586			Annexation of Kashmir
1591			Mughul conquest of Sind
1592			Annexation of Orissa
1595			Siege of Ahmednagar; Annexation of Baluchistan
1597			Akbar completes his conquests
1600			Charter to the English East India Company
1602			Formation of the United East India Company of Netherlands
1605			Death of Akbar and Accession of Jahangir
1606			Rebellion of Khusrav; Execution of the Fifth Sikh Guru, Arjan
1607			Sher Afghan first, husband of Nur Jahan, killed
1608			Malik Ambar takes Ahmednagar
1609			The Dutch open a factory at Pulicat
1611			The English establish a factory at Masulipatnam
1612			The Mughul Governor of Bengal defeats the rebellious Afghans; Mughuls annex Kuch Hajo
1615			Submission of Mewar to the Mughuls; Arrival of Sir Thomas Roe in India
1616			The Dutch establish a factory at Surat
1620			Capture of Kangra Fort; Malik Ambar revolts in the Deccan
1622			Shah Abbas of Persia beseiges and takes Qandahar
1623			Shah Jahan revolts against Jahangir
1624			Suppression of Shah Jahan's rebellion
1626			Rebellion of Mahabat Khan
1627			Death of Jahangir; Accession of Shah Jahan
1628			Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor
1631			Death of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal; The construction of Taj Mahal
1632			Mughul invasion of Bijapur; Grant of the "Golden Firman" o the English Company by the Sultan of Golkunda
1633			End of Ahmednagar Dynasty
1636			Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of Deccan
1639			Foundation of Fort St. George at Madras by the English
1646			Shivaji captures Torna
1656			The Mughuls attack Hyderabad and Golkunda; Annexation of Javli by Shivaji
1657			Invasion of Bijapur by Aurangzeb; Aurangzeb captures Bidar and Kalyani
1658			Coronation of Aurangzeb
1659			Battles of Khajwah and Deorai
1661			Cession of Bombay to the English; Mughul capture of Cooch Bihar
1664			Shivaji sacks Surat and assumes royal title
1666			Death of Shah Jahan; Shivaji's visit to Agra and escape
1674			Shivaji assumes the title of Chhatrapati
1678			Marwar occupied by the Mughuls
1680			Death of Shivaji; Rebellion of Prince Akbar
1686			English war with the Mughuls; Fall of Bijapur
1689			Execution of Sambhaji
1690			Peace between the Mughuls and the English
1691			Aurangzeb at the zenith of his power
1698			The new English company trading to the East Indies
1699			First Maratha raid on Malwa
1700			Death of Rajaram and regency of his widow Tara Bai
1702			Amalgamation of English and the London East India Companies
1707			Death of Aurangzeb; Battle of Jajau
1714			Husain Ali appointed Viceroy of the Deccan; The treaty of the Marathas with Husain Ali
1720			Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona
1739			Nadir Shah conquers Delhi; The Marathas capture Salsette and Bassein
1740			Accession of Balaji Rao Peshwa; The Marathas invade Arcot
1742			Marathas invade Bengal
1748			First Anglo-French war
1750			War of the Deccan and Carnatic Succession; Death of Nasir Jang
1751			Treaty of Alivadi with the Marathas
1756			Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta

Chronology -- Modern India -- 1757 AD to 1947 AD

The British colonisation, The Freedom struggle

 

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1757			Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah
1760			Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
1761			Third battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas; Accession of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Rise of Hyder Ali
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: The British conclude a humiliating peace pact with Hyder Ali
1772			Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
1773			The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
1774			Warren Hastings appointed as Governor-General
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
1794			Death of Mahadaji Sindhia
1799			Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu; Death of Tipu; Partition of Mysore
1802			Treaty of Bassein
1803-1805			The Second Anglo-Maratha war: The British defeat the Marathas at Assaye: Treaty of Amritsar
1814-1816			The Anglo-Gurkha war
1817-1818			The Pindari war
1817-1819			The last Anglo-Maratha war: Marathas finally crushed by the British
1824-1826			The First Burmese war
1829			Prohibition of Sati
1829-1837			Suppression of Thuggee
1831			Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by East India Company
1833			Renewal of Company's Charter; Abolition of company's trading rights
1835			Education Resolution
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 : (Rise of Sikh Power) British annex Punjab as Sikhs are defeated
1852			Second Anglo-Burmese war
1853			Railway opened from Bombay to Thane; Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra
1857			First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
1858			British Crown takes over the Indian Government
1861			Indian Councils Act; Indian High Courts Act; Introduction of the Penal Code
1868			Punjab Tenancy Act; Railway opened from Ambala to Delhi
1874			The Bihar Famine
1877			Delhi Durbar: The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
1878			Vernacular Press Act
1881			Factory Act; Rendition of Mysore

1885			First meeting of the Indian National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act
1891			Indian Factory Act
1892			Indian Councils Act to regulate Indian administration
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; Congress declaration regarding Swaraj
1908			Newspaper Act
1911			Delhi Durbar; 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 founded; Foundation of Women's University at Poona
1919			Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms offer limited autonomy
1920			The Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress; Non-co-operation Movement
1921			Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
1922			Civil Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura violence leads to Gandhi suspending movement
1923			Swarajists in Indian Councils; Certification of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim riots
1925			Reforms Enquiry committee Report
1926			Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act
1927			Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
1928			Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties; All Parties Conference
1929			Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split; Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the National Flag at Lahore
1930			Civil Disobedience movement continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's Dandi March; First Round Table Conference
1931			Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact; Census of India
1932			Suppression of the Congress movement; Third Round Table Conference; The Communal Award; Poona Pact
1933			Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms
1934			Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
1935			Government of India Act
1937			Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries formed in a majority of Indian provinces
1939			Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
1942			Cripps Mission to India; Congress adopts Quit India Resolution; Congress leaders arrested; Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army
1944			Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
1945			First trial of the Indian Army men opened
1946			Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy; Cabinet Mission's plan announced; Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government; Interim Government formed; Constituent Assembly's first meeting
3 June 1947			Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
15 Aug 1947			Partition of India and Independence

Chronology -- Independent India -- 1947 AD to now

Nehru, Indira and Rajiv; Liberalisation and Scams

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15 Aug 1947			India obtains Independence from the British; Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister
Oct 1947			Maharaja of Kashmir accedes to Indian Sovereignty
Nov 1947			John Mathai presents the First Railway Budget
Jan 1948			Reserve Bank of India Nationalised
30 Jan 1948			Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi
Sep 1948			Troops of Government of India enter Hyderabad state
Nov 1948			B.R.Ambedkar presents first Draft Constitution to Constituent Assembly
1 Jan 1949			United Nations monitored cease fire takes effect in Kashmir
Sep 1949			Rupee devalued by approximately 31 percent
26 Nov 1949			New Constitution of India adopted and signed
26 Jan 1950			Constitution of India comes into force
March 1950			Planning Commission set up
July 1951			First Five year plan set in motion
25 Oct'51-21 Feb'52			First General Election
1952			Atomic Energy establishment set up in Bombay; Chandernagar incorporated with India
1953			Private Airlines are Nationalised; Chandigarh inaugurated as Capital of Punjab
29 Dec 1953			The States Reorganisation Commission
April 1954			India concludes treaty with China
July 1954			Nehru inaugurates Bhakhra Dam
December 1954			Imperial Bank renamed as State Bank of India
1955			Chinese troops enter India's Garhwal district in Uttar Pradesh
18 May 1955			Hindu marriage Act is amended
1 June 1955			Untouchability Act comes into force
1956			Second Five year Plan
Jan 1956			Nationalisation of Insurance Companies
17 June 1956			Hindu Succession Act
Feb 24-June 9 1957			Second General Election held
Sep 1957			Wealth Tax Bill passed
Feb 1958			Finance Minister T.T.Krishnamachari resigns following Mundhra LIC share scandal
1959			Oil and Natural Gas Corporation set up; Television transmission introduced in New Delhi; Indo-Portuguese dispute
March 1959			Dalai Lama flees from Tibet to India
Oct 1959			Military confrontation with China in Aksai Chin
19 April 1960			Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi
1960			Bombay Presidency bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat states
21 Jan 1961			Arrival of Queen Elizabeth at New Delhi
19 Dec 1961			Liberation of Goa
Feb 16-June 6 1962			Third General election
Oct 1962			Indo-China war
Jan 1963			Gold Control Order comes into force
10 Aug 1963			The Kamraj Plan
27 May 1964			Jawaharlal Nehru dies
09 June 1964			Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister
July 1964			UTI and IDBI set up
April 1965			Pakistan tanks penetrate India
30 June 1965			Ceasefire agreed under UN auspices
1 Sep 1965			Indo-Pak war
4-10 Jan 1966			Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders
11 Jan 1966			Lal Bahadur Shastri dies
24 Jan 1966			Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister
June 1966			Rupee devalued by 36 percent
15-28 Feb 1967			Fourth General Election
June 1969			Forward trading in shares banned
16 July 1969			Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet
19 July 1969			Fourteen Banks nationalised
12 Nov 1969			Indira Gandhi expelled from Congress party for indiscipline
Feb 1970			Supreme court holds nationalisation of banks illegal
April 1970			Privy Purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished
11 May 1970			A bill for setting up of "North Eastern Council" passed
1-13 March 1971			Fifth General Election
April 1971			General Insurance nationalised
May 1971			Wealth Tax doubled to 8 percent of Net Income
Dec 1971			India-Pakistan War; Formation of Bangladesh
1972			Pakistan and India sign Simla Accord ; Monsoon failure causes drought
1973			Coal mines nationalised; Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) passed
18 May 1974			Underground nuclear explosion at Pokhran
May 1974			Jaiprakash Narayan starts Citizens for Democracy Movement
July 1974			Indira Gandhi imposes 12 percent ceiling on dividends, Stockmarket crashes
April 1975			Indian satellite Aryabhatta launched from a Soviet cosmodrome
16 May 1975			Sikkim joins India
26 June 1975			Emergency declared
July 1975			Indira Gandhi announces 20-point economic programme
Jan 1976			Private Oil companies nationalised
Feb 1976			Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act passed
Nov 1976			Lok Sabha passes 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill
18 Jan 1977			Opposition politicians released from jail
16-20 March 1977			Sixth General Election; First Non-Congress Govt, led by Morarji Desai
Jan 1978			Currency notes in denominations of Rs 1,000, Rs 5,000 and RS 10,000 demonetised
June 1979			Bhaskara, India's second satellite, launched from a Soviet cosmodrome
19 June 1979			Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata Party
Oct 1979			Operation Flood II launched
Jan 1980			Seventh General Election; Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister again
23 June 1980			Sanjay Gandhi, younger son of Indira Gandhi, dies in plane crash
Feb 1981			Maruti Udyog set up
Feb 1982			Datta Samant leads Bombay's 300,000 textile workers on strike
Dec 1982			The Ninth Asian games held in Delhi
25 June 1983			India wins the Cricket World Cup
6 Oct 1983			Indira Gandhi imposes President's rule on Punjab
Oct 1983			Government nationalises 13 textile mills in Bombay
5 June 1984			Operation Blue Star: Indian army storms Golden Temple in Amritsar, killing hundreds of people
31 Oct 1984			Indira Gandhi assassinated in Delhi; Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister
2 Dec 1984			India's biggest Industrial disaster: Bhopal gas tragedy
24-28 Dec 1984			Eighth General Election: Congress wins
1985			Narmada Bachao Andolan
July 1985			Rajiv Gandhi signs Punjab Accord
Oct 1986			V.P.Singh elected as President of Janata Dal, a new opposition party
May 1987			The Bofors Deal
Nov 1987			IPKF deployment and Operation Pawan
April 1988			Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) comes into existence
July 1988			Insat-IC launched
22 Aug 1988			The Darjeeling Accord
22-26 Nov 1989			Ninth General Election: Congress loses; V.P. Singh becomes Prime Minister
1990			Mandal Commission Report
May 1991			V P Singh clears Rs 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar project
21 May 1991			Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by LTTE
20 May-15 June'91			Tenth General Election: Congress wins; Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister; Liberalisation initiated by Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
Sep 1991			Konkan Railway launched
Jan 1992			Prices of steel and iron decontrolled
April 1992			Stock market scandal causes losses to banks
July 1992			Government allows private producers time slots on TV and Radio
6 Dec 1992			Demolition of Babri Masjid
Jan 1993			Hindu-Muslim Riots in Bombay
Feb 1993			Rupee made convertible on trade account
March 1993			Over 300 people killed in bomb blasts
April 1993			Motor cars and consumer goods delicensed
30 Sep 1993			The Latur earthquake
Jan 1994			Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies
May 1994			Telecom services sector opened to private companies
21 Sep 1994			Outbreak of Pneumonic Plague in Surat
March 1995			Lok Sabha passes the Patents Bill
July 1995			Rajan Pillai dies in Delhi jail
Jan 1996			Revised carry forward system introduced
27 Jan 1996			Prithvi test-fired
29 Feb 1996			Jain Hawala case
27 April-21 May'96			Eleventh General Election; BJP's Atal Behari Vajpayee becomes Prime Minister
June 1996			BJP loses confidence vote; Deve Gowda takes over as Prime Minister of United Front coalition government
Jan 1997			Veteran labour leader Datta Samant shot dead
30 March 1997			Congress withdraws support to UF government
21 April 1997			I.K.Gujral appointed Prime Minister
15 Aug 1997			Nation celebrates 50 years of Independence
5 Sep 1997			Mother Teresa dies
14 Oct 1997			Arunadati Roy wins Booker Prize
7 Nov 1997			Bimal Jalan is the new Reserve Bank of India governor; C Rangarajan becomes Andhra governor
27 Nov 1997			Femina Miss India Diana Hayden wins Miss World 1997
28 Nov 1997			Gujral government falls as Congress withdraws support
29 Dec 1997			Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics
14 Jan 1998			MS Subbualakshmi awarded Bharat Ratna
15 Feb 1998			Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open
9 Mar 1998			Chess legend Vishwanathan Anand wins teh Super Grand Master Title
19 Mar 1998			BJP-led alliance government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India
28 Mar 1998			The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust, with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
11 May 1998			India conducted three underground Nuclear tests at teh Pokhran Range in Rajasthan
1 June 1998			Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget
9 June 1998			Gujarat was hit by cyclone killing 1000 people in six days
29 June 1998			Three new states were announced -- Delhi, Uttaranchal and Vananchal
22 July 1998			24-year old PT Usha won bronze medal in the 400m and 200m anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
6 Aug 1998			SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by teh Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom it heavily indicted.
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