Major events of Indian History – Important Dates and Events of AD-BC Indian History (300 to 1948)
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Major events of Indian History: Here is list of Before Christ and After Christ of Indian History along with Year.
Following are some Important dates of BC Indian History
| Periods | Events/Significance |
|---|---|
| 300-5000 | Indus Valley Civilisation |
| 563 | Birth of Gautama Buddha (or 576 BC in some sources) |
| 527-540 | Birth of Mahavir; Nirvana |
| 327-326 | Alexander’s invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe |
| 313 | Accession of Chandragupta Maurya, according to Jain traditions. |
| 305 | Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya |
| 273-232 | Ashoka’s reign |
| 261 | Conquest of Kalinga |
| 145-101 | Reign of Elara, tde Chola king of Sri Lanka |
| 58 | Beginning of Vikrami Era |
Following are some Important dates of AD Indian History
| Periods | Events/Significance |
|---|---|
| 78 | Beginning of Saka Era |
| 120 | Accession of Kanishka |
| 320 | Commencement of Gupta Era, tde golden age of Hindu India |
| 380 | Accession of Vikramaditya |
| 405-411 | Visit of Chinese traveller Fahien |
| 415 | Accession of Kumara Gupta I |
| 455 | Accession of Skanda Gupta |
| 606-647 | Harshavardhan’s reign |
| 712 | First invasion in Sindh by Arabs |
| 836 | Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj |
| 985 | Accession of Rajaraja tde Chola ruler |
| 998 | Accession of Sultan Mahmud |
| 1001 | First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab. |
| 1025 | Destruction of Somnatd Temple by Mahmud Ghazni |
| 1191 | First Battle of Tarain |
| 1192 | Second Battle of Tarain |
| 1206 | Accession of Qutb-ud-Din Aibak to the throne of Delhi |
| 1210 | Death of Qutub-ud-Din Aibak |
| 1221 | Changez Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion) |
| 1236 | Accession of Razia Sultan to tde tdrone of Delhi |
| 1240 | Death of Razia Sultan |
| 1296 | Accession of Ala-ud-Din Khilji |
| 1316 | Death of Ala-ud-Din Khilji |
| 1325 | Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq |
| 1327 | Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in Deccan by tde Tughlaqs |
| 1336 | Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in Soutd |
| 1351 | Accession of Feroze Shah |
| 1398 | Invasion of India by Timur |
| 1469 | Birth of Guru Nank |
| 1494 | Accession of Babur in Farghana |
| 1497-98 | First Voyage of Vasco de Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via Cape of Good Hope) I |
| 1526 | First Battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by Babur |
| 1527 | Battle of Kanwaha-Babur defeated Rana Sanga |
| 1530 | Death of Babur and Accession of Humayun |
| 1539 | Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s empreor |
| 1555 | Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi |
| 1556 | Second battle of Panipal |
| 1565 | Battle of Talikota |
| 1576 | Battle of Haldighati – Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar |
| 1582 | Din-e-IIahi founded by Akbar |
| 1600 | East India Company established |
| 1605 | Death of Akbar and accession of Jehangir |
| 1606 | Execution of Guru Arjun Dev |
| 1611 | Jehangir marries Nur Jahan |
| 1616 | Sir Thomas Roe visits Jehangir |
| 1627 | Birth of Shivaji and death of Jehangir |
| 1628 | Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India |
| 1631 | Death of Mumtaz Mahal |
| 1634 | The English permitted to trade in India (in Bengal) |
| 1659 | Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned |
| 1665 | Shivaji imprisoned, by Aurangzeb |
| 1666 | Death of Shah Jahan |
| 1675 | Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs |
| 1680 | Death of Shivaji |
| 1707 | Death of Aurangzeb |
| 1708 | Death of Guru Gobind Singh |
| 1739 | Nadir Shah Invades India |
| 1757 | Battle of Plassey, establishment of British political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive |
| 1761 | Third Battle of Panipat; Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor |
| 1764 | Battle of Buxer |
| 1765 | Clive appointed Company’s Governor of India |
| 1767-69 | First Mysore War |
| 1780 | Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| 1780-84 | Second Mysore War |
| 1784 | Pitt’s India Act |
| 1790-92 | Third Mysore War |
| 1793 | The Permanent Settlement of Bengal |
| 1799 | Fourth Mysore War – Death of Tipu Sultan |
| 1802 | Treaty of Bassein |
| 1809 | Treaty of Amritsar |
| 1829 | Practice of Sati Prohibited |
| 1830 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy visits England |
| 1833 | Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| 1839 | Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
| 1839-42 | First Afghan War |
| 1845-46 | First Anglo-Sikh War |
| 1852 | Second Anglo-Burmese War |
| 1853 | First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta |
| 1857 | The Sepoy Mutiny of First War of Independence |
| 1861 | Birth of Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1869 | Birth of Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1885 | Foundation of Indian National Congress |
| 1889 | Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1897 | Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose |
| 1904 | Tibet Expedition |
| 1905 | First Battle of Bengal under Lord Curzon |
| 1906 | Foundation of Muslim League |
| 1911 | Delhi Darbar; King and Queen visit India; Delhi becomes the Capital of India |
| 1914 | World War I begins |
| 1916 | Lucknow Pact Signed by Muslim League and Congress |
| 1918 | World War I ends |
| 1919 | Montague-Chemsford Reforms introduced; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar |
| 1920 | Khilafat Movement launched |
| 1927 | Boycott of Simon Commission; broadcasting started in India |
| 1928 | Death of Lala Lajpat Rai |
| 1929 | Lord Irwain’s Pact; resolution of complete independence passed at Lahore Congress |
| 1930 | Civil disobedience movement launched; Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi (6 April, 1930) |
| 1931 | Gandhi Irwin Pact |
| 1935 | Government of India Act enacted |
| 1937 | Provincial Autonomy; Congress forms ministries |
| 1939 | Word War II begins (September 1) |
| 1941 | Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India and death of Rabindranath Tagore |
| 1942 | Arrival of Cripps Mission in India; Quit India Movement launched (August 8) |
| 1943-1944 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provisional Azad Hind Fauj and Indian National Army; Bengal Famine |
| 1945 | Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort; Shimla Conference; World War II ends |
| 1946 | British Cabinet Mission visits India; Interim government formed at centre |
| 1947 | Division of India; Indian and Pakistan separate independent dimensions |
| 1948 | Mahatma Gandhi assassinated (January 30); integration of princely states |
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