113 |
1581 |
Din-i-Ilahi promulgated by Akbar. |
112 |
1579 |
Infalliability decree issued by Akbar. |
111 |
1576 |
Battle of Haldighati and defeat of Maharana Pratap. |
110 |
1571 |
Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri. |
109 |
1565 |
Battle of Talikota Vijayanagar destroyed. |
108 |
1565 |
Battle of Talikota, decline of the empire of Vijayanagar. |
107 |
1564 |
Abolition of Jezyah. |
106 |
1556 |
(1556 - 1605): Akbar's reign. |
105 |
1556 |
Death of Humayun and accession of Akbar. Second Battle of Panipat. |
104 |
1555 |
Battle of Sirhind. Sikandur Suri was defeated by Humayun, Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi. |
103 |
1545 |
Death of Sher Shah. |
102 |
1545 |
Battle of Kalinjar. |
101 |
1542 |
Birth of Akbar. |
100 |
1540 |
Humayun's defeat near Kanauj. |
99 |
1539 |
Sher Shah defeats Humayun at Chausa and assumes sovereignty. |
98 |
1538 |
Death of Guru Nanak. |
97 |
1530 |
Accession of Humayun. |
96 |
1527 |
Battle of Khanwa. Babur defeats Rana Sanga of Mewar. |
95 |
1526 |
Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodhi at the first battle of Panipat. Formation of Mughal empire. |
94 |
1526 |
The first Battle of Panipat (1526) Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodhi. |
93 |
1510 |
Conquest of Goa from the Adilshahi Sultan of Bijapur - 1510. |
92 |
1509 |
(1509 - 1530): Reign of Krishnadeva Raya, the greatest king of Vijayanagar. |
91 |
1505 |
De Almeida, the first Viceroy of Portuguese in India. |
90 |
1498 |
Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut. |
89 |
1451 |
(1451 - 1526): Bahlul Lodhi (1451-89), Sikandar Lodhi (1489-1517), and Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-26). |
88 |
1438 |
(1438 - 1468): Reign of Rana kumbha in Mewar. |
87 |
1420 |
Visit of Nicolo Conti. |
86 |
1414 |
(1414 - 1451): Reign of Sayyid dynasty. |
85 |
1398 |
Invasion of Timur during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud. |
84 |
1351 |
(1351 - 1388): Sultan Firuz Tughlaq. |
83 |
1346 |
Foundation of the Bahmani kingdom by Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah (1347-1358). |
82 |
1336 |
Foundation of the empire of Vijayanagar by Harihara and Bukka. |
81 |
1333 |
Ibn Batuta arrives in India. |
80 |
1325 |
(1325 - 1351): Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. Transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad-1327. Issue of token currency - 1329. |
79 |
1320 |
(1320 - 1325): Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Ghazi Malik),founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. |
78 |
1309 |
(1309 - 1311): Malik Kafur's expedition into South India. |
77 |
1296 |
(1296 - 1316): Reign of Sultan Alauddin Khalji. |
76 |
1296 |
Alauddin Khalji invades Devagiri. |
75 |
1290 |
(1290 - 1296): Sultan Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khalji, founder of the Khalji dynasty. |
74 |
1288 |
(1288 - 1293): Visit of Marco Polo in India. |
73 |
1266 |
(1266 - 1287): Reign of Sultan Balban. |
72 |
1236 |
(1236 - 1240): Reign of Empress Raziya, daughter of Iltutmish, the first and last woman ruler of Medieval India. |
71 |
1231 |
Iltumish completed the construction of Qutub Minar at Delhi. |
70 |
1221 |
Mongol invasion under Chenghis Khan. |
69 |
1210 |
(1210 - 1236): Reign of Iltutmish. |
68 |
1210 |
Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak. |
67 |
1206 |
Foundation of the Sultanate of Delhi by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. |
66 |
1192 |
Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj in theSecond Battle of Tarain in 1192. |
65 |
1191 |
Prithviraj III, defeated Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain. |
64 |
1021 |
Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab. |
63 |
1014 |
(1014 - 1044): Reign of Rajendra Chola. Naval campaign against Sri Vijaya kingdom. |
62 |
1000 |
(1000 - 1027): Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni. |
61 |
985 |
(985 - 1014): Reign of Rajaraja, the Great. Starts a great land survey (AD 1000). |
60 |
973 |
(973 - 1190): Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani. |
59 |
916 |
(916 - 1203): Construction of Khajuraho Temples. |
58 |
871 |
(871 - 1173): Imperial cholas of Tanjore. |
57 |
788 |
(788 - 820): Sankaracharya and his philosophy of Advaita. |
56 |
760 |
(760 - 1142): Palas of Eastern India. |
55 |
712 |
Arabs occupy Sindh. |
54 |
712 |
First Muslim, Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir Guru Nanak. |
53 |
630 |
Harsha's clash with PulakesinII. |
52 |
606 |
(606 - 647): Harsha Vardhana of Kanauj. Hiuen-Tsang visited India (AD 630-644). |
51 |
606 |
Harshavardhana crowned Monarch. |
50 |
500 |
(500 - 757): First Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi. |
49 |
500 |
(500 - 527): Rule of Huns over North India. |
48 |
450 |
Invasions by the Huna. |
47 |
405 |
(405 - 411): The visit of the Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien to India. |
46 |
380 |
(380 - 414): Reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya). |
45 |
380 |
Chandragupta II, Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor. |
44 |
335 |
(335 - 380): Reign of Samudragupta known as Indian Napoleon. |
43 |
335 |
King Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire. |
42 |
320 |
(320 - 335): Reign of Chandragupta-I. |
41 |
320 |
The Gupta dynasty founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, reunited northern India initiating the "golden Age" of India. |
40 |
300 |
The Pallava dynasty is established in Kanchi. |
39 |
50 BC - 250 AD |
Satavahana dynasty in the Deccan. |
38 |
100 - 300 |
The Sangam Age in south India. |
37 |
78 |
Accession of Kanishka, The Saka era begins. |
36 |
50 AD |
Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises, first Buddhist stupa is constructed at Sanchi. |
35 |
20 - 46 AD |
Gondophernes, the king of Indo-Parthians. |