Timeline of Indian history
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| History of the Indian Subcontinent | |||||
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| Stone Age | 70,000–7000 BC | ||||
| Mehrgarh Culture | 7000–3300 BC | ||||
| Indus Valley Civilization | 3300–1700 BC | ||||
| Late Harappan Culture | 1700–1300 BC | ||||
| Vedic Civilization | 1500–500 BC | ||||
| Kuru Dynasty | 1200–316 BC | ||||
| Maha Janapadas | 700–300 BC | ||||
| Magadha Empire | 684–26 BC | ||||
| Shishunaga Dynasty | - 684–424 BC | ||||
| - Nanda Dynasty | - 424–321BC | ||||
| Maurya Dynasty | - 321–184 BC | ||||
| Sunga Dynasty | - 184–73 BC | ||||
| Middle Kingdoms | 232 BC–1279 | ||||
| Satavahana Kingdom | - 230 BC–199 | ||||
| Indo-Greeks (Yavanas) | - 180 BC–10 | ||||
| - Indo-Scythians (Sakas) | - 110–10 BC | ||||
| - Kushan Empire | - 1–375 | ||||
| Indo-Parthians (Pahlavas) | - 20–100 | ||||
| - Gupta Empire | - 240–550 | ||||
| Pallava Kingdom | - 275–901 | ||||
| Chalukya Dynasty | - 543–1200 | ||||
| - Pandyan Kingdom | - 560–1365 | ||||
| Harsha's Empire | - 606–648 | ||||
| Chola Empire | - 848–1279 | ||||
| Early Islamic Empires | 979–1596 | ||||
| - Ghaznavid Empire | - 979–1160 | ||||
| - Delhi Sultanate | - 1210–1526 | ||||
| Deccan Sultanates | - 1490–1596 | ||||
| Hoysala Empire | 1040–1346 | ||||
| Vijayanagara Empire | 1336–1565 | ||||
| Mughal Era | 1526–1707 | ||||
| Maratha Empire | 1674–1761 | ||||
| Colonial Era | 1757–1947 | ||||
| Modern India | 1947 onwards | ||||
| General Histories India · Pakistan · Bangladesh Sri Lanka · Nepal · Bhutan · Maldives | |||||
| Regional Histories Punjab · South India · Assam Pakistani Regions · Sindh · Bengal | |||||
| Specialized Histories Timeline · Ancient India · Dynasties · Economy Maritime · Military . Mathematics Science and Technology · Language | |||||
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- 3300 BC: Indus Valley Civilization (also known as Harappan civilization or Sindu-Sarasvati Civilization) began in Harappa (starting with the Ravi phase), and was one of the world's three earliest urban civilizations, contemporary to Sumer (in Mesopotamia/Iraq) and ancient Egypt. The civilization at this time used an early form of the Indus script (Harappan script) for its writing system.
- 2800 BC: Kot Diji phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins
- 2600 BC: Mature Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2,500 cities and settlements across the whole of Pakistan, much of northern India, and parts of Afghanistan and Iran, covering a region of around one million square miles, which was larger than the land area of its contemporaries Egypt and Mesopotamia combined, and also had superior urban planning and sewage systems. The civilization began using the mature Indus script for its writing system.
- 1900 BC: Late Harappan Phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins
- 1700 BC: Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture
- 1700 BC: Vedic Civilization begins, where Vedic Sanskrit is spoken.
- 1500 BC: Rig Veda is composed
- 1300 BC: Cemetery H culture comes to an end
- 1000s BC: Kurukshetra War may have taken place between members of the Kuru dynasty. The ancient epic Mahabharata is later based on this war
- 1000 BC: An early form of Tamil is spoken and written in South India, where an early form of the Brahmi script emerges. This is start of "Third SANGAM" period, formed by Tri Kings of south Cheran, Cholan and Pandyan.
- 600 BC: Sixteen Maha Janapadas ("Great Realms" or "Great Kingdoms") emerge. A number of these Maha Janapadas are semi-democratic republics.
- 563 BC: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), founder of Buddhism is born as a prince of the Shakya tribe, which ruled parts of Magadha, one of the Maha Janapadas
- 549 BC: Mahavira, founder of Jainism is born
- 538 BC: Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers parts of Pakistan
- 500 BC: Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
- *Vedic Civilization comes to an end after Vedic Sanskrit is standardized as Classical Sanskrit and the Vedic religion evolves into classical Hinduism
- 500 BC: Tholkappiyam standardizes the grammar and morphology of Tamil and the only oldest existing grammar in the text.
- 333 BC: Persian rule in Pakistan ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great, who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 326 BC: Ambhi (Omphis/Taxiles in Greek), king of Taxila (Takshashila in Sanskrit) surrenders to Alexander (Sikander in Hindustani)
- *Purushottama (Porus in Greek) who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River
- 321 BC: Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokottos in Greek) after he defeats the Magadhan Empire and Macedonian Seleucid Empire
- 305 BC: Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire
- 304 BC: Seleucus gives up his territories in Pakistan and Afghanistan to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
- 273 BC: Ashoka the Great (regarded as the greatest ancient Indian emperor), grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire
- 266 BC: Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with parts of Afghanistan and Iran
- 265 BC: Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga.
- *After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka regrets what he'd done, which led him to adopt Buddhism, which then became the official state religion of the Mauryan Empire
- 260s: Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance, grants animal rights, builds hospitals for people and animals, treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed, and promotes non-violence and republicanism
- *Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of Ashoka, written down using the classical form of the Brahmi script
- 232 BC: Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Dasaratha
- 184 BC: The Mauryan Empire, which shrunk considerably, collapsed after its emperor Brhadrata was assassinated by his Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty
- 180 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Greek kingdom.
- 80 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Scythian kingdom.
- 65 BC: Pandyan king sends Ambassodars to Greek and Roman court.
- 10: Establishment of the Indo-Parthian kingdom.
- 68: Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
- 761: First muslim, Md. bin Qasim attacked on insia and defated kinf Dahir
- 1191: First battle of tarain between Md.gauri and prathvi raj chauhan-3 and gauri defeated by PRC-3. gauri escape by his horseman Selva.
- 1192: second battle of tarain fought between gauri and PRC-3 but PRC-3 defeated and captured near swarswati river and executed by gauri and his son became king of ranthambhore.
- 1194: battle of chandawar ,this battle fought between gauri and jayachandra and gauri defeated jayachandra and killed .
- 637: Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north upto the Narmada and defeats Harshavardhana of Kanauj.
- 814: Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta king. Period of Imperial Karnataka. Kannada literature flourishes.
- 1120: Kalyani Chalukya power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
- 1526: Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, of the Delhi Sultanate, angers local nobles, who respond by inviting Babur, the Mughal ruler of Kabul, to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population, plus the possession of artillery, assists Babur in killing the Sultan (whose soldiers desert him) at the Battle of Panipat.
- 1527 Babur makes secret pact with Mewar general Silhadi that he will give Silhadi a kingdom, if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa, thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
- 1530 Babur completes his Baburnama, reflecting on society, politics, economics, history, geography, nature, flora and fauna, which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies, and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
- 1556 Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam, to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies, and is succeeded by his son Akbar.
- 1572 Akbar annexes Gujarat.
- 1574 Akbar annexes Bengal.
- 1586 Akbar annexes Kashmir.
- 1605 Akbar dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
- 1628 Jehangir announces "Chain of Justice" outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies, and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
- 1658 Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal, Jamia Masjid, and Red Fort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies, and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
- 1674 Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops, and establishes Maratha Confederacy.
- 1707 Aurangzeb dies, and is succeeded by son Bahadur Shah I.
- 1757 The British East India Company's private army under Robert Clive annexes Bengal for the company in the Battle of Plassey. Edmund Burke has Robert Clive arrested for the act.
- 1818
- 1822
- 1853
- 1857 First Indian Rebellion, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny to the British, and the First War of Indian Independence to Indians.
1869 - 1870 - 1874 - 1875 - 1877 - 1885 - 1889 - 1905 - 1906 - 1911 - 1919 - 1921 - 1922 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946
- 3300 BC: Indus Valley Civilization (also known as Harappan civilization or Sindu-Sarasvati Civilization) began in Harappa (starting with the Ravi phase), and was one of the world's three earliest urban civilizations, contemporary to Sumer (in Mesopotamia/Iraq) and ancient Egypt. The civilization at this time used an early form of the Indus script (Harappan script) for its writing system.
- 2800 BC: Kot Diji phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins
- 2600 BC: Mature Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2,500 cities and settlements across the whole of Pakistan, much of northern India, and parts of Afghanistan and Iran, covering a region of around one million square miles, which was larger than the land area of its contemporaries Egypt and Mesopotamia combined, and also had superior urban planning and sewage systems. The civilization began using the mature Indus script for its writing system.
- 1900 BC: Late Harappan Phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins
- 1700 BC: Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture
- 1700 BC: Vedic Civilization begins, where Vedic Sanskrit is spoken.
- 1500 BC: Rig Veda is composed
- 1300 BC: Cemetery H culture comes to an end
- 1000s BC: Kurukshetra War may have taken place between members of the Kuru dynasty. The ancient epic Mahabharata is later based on this war
- 1000 BC: An early form of Tamil is spoken and written in South India, where an early form of the Brahmi script emerges. This is start of "Third SANGAM" period, formed by Tri Kings of south Cheran, Cholan and Pandyan.
- 600 BC: Sixteen Maha Janapadas ("Great Realms" or "Great Kingdoms") emerge. A number of these Maha Janapadas are semi-democratic republics.
- 563 BC: Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), founder of Buddhism is born as a prince of the Shakya tribe, which ruled parts of Magadha, one of the Maha Janapadas
- 549 BC: Mahavira, founder of Jainism is born
- 538 BC: Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers parts of Pakistan
- 500 BC: Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
- *Vedic Civilization comes to an end after Vedic Sanskrit is standardized as Classical Sanskrit and the Vedic religion evolves into classical Hinduism
- 500 BC: Tholkappiyam standardizes the grammar and morphology of Tamil and the only oldest existing grammar in the text.
- 333 BC: Persian rule in Pakistan ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great, who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 326 BC: Ambhi (Omphis/Taxiles in Greek), king of Taxila (Takshashila in Sanskrit) surrenders to Alexander (Sikander in Hindustani)
- *Purushottama (Porus in Greek) who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River
- 321 BC: Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokottos in Greek) after he defeats the Magadhan Empire and Macedonian Seleucid Empire
- 305 BC: Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire
- 304 BC: Seleucus gives up his territories in Pakistan and Afghanistan to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
- 273 BC: Ashoka the Great (regarded as the greatest ancient Indian emperor), grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire
- 266 BC: Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with parts of Afghanistan and Iran
- 265 BC: Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga.
- *After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka regrets what he'd done, which led him to adopt Buddhism, which then became the official state religion of the Mauryan Empire
- 260s: Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance, grants animal rights, builds hospitals for people and animals, treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed, and promotes non-violence and republicanism
- *Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of Ashoka, written down using the classical form of the Brahmi script
- 232 BC: Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Dasaratha
- 184 BC: The Mauryan Empire, which shrunk considerably, collapsed after its emperor Brhadrata was assassinated by his Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty
- 180 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Greek kingdom.
- 80 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Scythian kingdom.
- 65 BC: Pandyan king sends Ambassodars to Greek and Roman court.
- 10: Establishment of the Indo-Parthian kingdom.
- 68: Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
- 761: First muslim, Md. bin Qasim attacked on insia and defated kinf Dahir
- 1191: First battle of tarain between Md.gauri and prathvi raj chauhan-3 and gauri defeated by PRC-3. gauri escape by his horseman Selva.
- 1192: second battle of tarain fought between gauri and PRC-3 but PRC-3 defeated and captured near swarswati river and executed by gauri and his son became king of ranthambhore.
- 1194: battle of chandawar ,this battle fought between gauri and jayachandra and gauri defeated jayachandra and killed .
- 637: Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north upto the Narmada and defeats Harshavardhana of Kanauj.
- 814: Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta king. Period of Imperial Karnataka. Kannada literature flourishes.
- 1120: Kalyani Chalukya power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
- 1526: Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, of the Delhi Sultanate, angers local nobles, who respond by inviting Babur, the Mughal ruler of Kabul, to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population, plus the possession of artillery, assists Babur in killing the Sultan (whose soldiers desert him) at the Battle of Panipat.
- 1527 Babur makes secret pact with Mewar general Silhadi that he will give Silhadi a kingdom, if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa, thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
- 1530 Babur completes his Baburnama, reflecting on society, politics, economics, history, geography, nature, flora and fauna, which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies, and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
- 1556 Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam, to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies, and is succeeded by his son Akbar.
- 1572 Akbar annexes Gujarat.
- 1574 Akbar annexes Bengal.
- 1586 Akbar annexes Kashmir.
- 1605 Akbar dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
- 1628 Jehangir announces "Chain of Justice" outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies, and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
- 1658 Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal, Jamia Masjid, and Red Fort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies, and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
- 1674 Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops, and establishes Maratha Confederacy.
- 1707 Aurangzeb dies, and is succeeded by son Bahadur Shah I.
- 1757 The British East India Company's private army under Robert Clive annexes Bengal for the company in the Battle of Plassey. Edmund Burke has Robert Clive arrested for the act.
- 1818
- 1822
- 1853
- 1857 First Indian Rebellion, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny to the British, and the First War of Indian Independence to Indians.
1869 - 1870 - 1874 - 1875 - 1877 - 1885 - 1889 - 1905 - 1906 - 1911 - 1919 - 1921 - 1922 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946
- 333 BC: Persian rule in Pakistan ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great, who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire
- 326 BC: Ambhi (Omphis/Taxiles in Greek), king of Taxila (Takshashila in Sanskrit) surrenders to Alexander (Sikander in Hindustani)
- *Purushottama (Porus in Greek) who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River
- 321 BC: Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokottos in Greek) after he defeats the Magadhan Empire and Macedonian Seleucid Empire
- 305 BC: Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire
- 304 BC: Seleucus gives up his territories in Pakistan and Afghanistan to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
- 273 BC: Ashoka the Great (regarded as the greatest ancient Indian emperor), grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire
- 266 BC: Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with parts of Afghanistan and Iran
- 265 BC: Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga.
- *After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka regrets what he'd done, which led him to adopt Buddhism, which then became the official state religion of the Mauryan Empire
- 260s: Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance, grants animal rights, builds hospitals for people and animals, treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed, and promotes non-violence and republicanism
- *Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of Ashoka, written down using the classical form of the Brahmi script
- 232 BC: Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Dasaratha
- 184 BC: The Mauryan Empire, which shrunk considerably, collapsed after its emperor Brhadrata was assassinated by his Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty
- 180 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Greek kingdom.
- 80 BC: Establishment of the Indo-Scythian kingdom.
- 65 BC: Pandyan king sends Ambassodars to Greek and Roman court.
- 10: Establishment of the Indo-Parthian kingdom.
- 68: Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
- 761: First muslim, Md. bin Qasim attacked on insia and defated kinf Dahir
- 1191: First battle of tarain between Md.gauri and prathvi raj chauhan-3 and gauri defeated by PRC-3. gauri escape by his horseman Selva.
- 1192: second battle of tarain fought between gauri and PRC-3 but PRC-3 defeated and captured near swarswati river and executed by gauri and his son became king of ranthambhore.
- 1194: battle of chandawar ,this battle fought between gauri and jayachandra and gauri defeated jayachandra and killed .
- 637: Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north upto the Narmada and defeats Harshavardhana of Kanauj.
- 814: Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta king. Period of Imperial Karnataka. Kannada literature flourishes.
- 1120: Kalyani Chalukya power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
- 1526: Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, of the Delhi Sultanate, angers local nobles, who respond by inviting Babur, the Mughal ruler of Kabul, to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population, plus the possession of artillery, assists Babur in killing the Sultan (whose soldiers desert him) at the Battle of Panipat.
- 1527 Babur makes secret pact with Mewar general Silhadi that he will give Silhadi a kingdom, if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa, thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
- 1530 Babur completes his Baburnama, reflecting on society, politics, economics, history, geography, nature, flora and fauna, which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies, and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
- 1556 Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam, to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies, and is succeeded by his son Akbar.
- 1572 Akbar annexes Gujarat.
- 1574 Akbar annexes Bengal.
- 1586 Akbar annexes Kashmir.
- 1605 Akbar dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
- 1628 Jehangir announces "Chain of Justice" outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies, and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
- 1658 Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal, Jamia Masjid, and Red Fort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies, and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
- 1674 Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops, and establishes Maratha Confederacy.
- 1707 Aurangzeb dies, and is succeeded by son Bahadur Shah I.
- 1757 The British East India Company's private army under Robert Clive annexes Bengal for the company in the Battle of Plassey. Edmund Burke has Robert Clive arrested for the act.
- 1818
- 1822
- 1853
- 1857 First Indian Rebellion, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny to the British, and the First War of Indian Independence to Indians.
1869 - 1870 - 1874 - 1875 - 1877 - 1885 - 1889 - 1905 - 1906 - 1911 - 1919 - 1921 - 1922 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946
- 1526: Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, of the Delhi Sultanate, angers local nobles, who respond by inviting Babur, the Mughal ruler of Kabul, to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population, plus the possession of artillery, assists Babur in killing the Sultan (whose soldiers desert him) at the Battle of Panipat.
- 1527 Babur makes secret pact with Mewar general Silhadi that he will give Silhadi a kingdom, if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa, thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
- 1530 Babur completes his Baburnama, reflecting on society, politics, economics, history, geography, nature, flora and fauna, which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies, and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
- 1556 Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam, to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies, and is succeeded by his son Akbar.
- 1572 Akbar annexes Gujarat.
- 1574 Akbar annexes Bengal.
- 1586 Akbar annexes Kashmir.
- 1605 Akbar dies, and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
- 1628 Jehangir announces "Chain of Justice" outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies, and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
- 1658 Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal, Jamia Masjid, and Red Fort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies, and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
- 1674 Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops, and establishes Maratha Confederacy.
- 1707 Aurangzeb dies, and is succeeded by son Bahadur Shah I.
- 1757 The British East India Company's private army under Robert Clive annexes Bengal for the company in the Battle of Plassey. Edmund Burke has Robert Clive arrested for the act.
- 1818
- 1822
- 1853
- 1857 First Indian Rebellion, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny to the British, and the First War of Indian Independence to Indians.
1869 - 1870 - 1874 - 1875 - 1877 - 1885 - 1889 - 1905 - 1906 - 1911 - 1919 - 1921 - 1922 - 1930 - 1931 - 1932 - 1934 - 1935 - 1936 - 1937 - 1938 - 1939 - 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946
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