History
Timeline of Indian History
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| Period | Timeline (approx) | Description |
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| Paleolithic | 2 million to 10000 BCE | Stone Age. Fire discovered. Limestone tools. Kaladgi basin, Bhimbetka (M.P), Narmada valley (M.P), Kurnool caves and Hunsgi |
| Mesolithic | 10000 to 8000 BCE | Stone Age. Domestication of animals (cattle rearing), Major climate change. Brahmagiri (Mysore), Gujarat, Vindhya, Narmada |
| Neolithic | 8000 to 4000 BCE | Stone Age. Agriculture started; Wheel discovered. Burzahom and Gufkral in Kashmir, Chirand (Bihar), Hallur(AP) etc. |
| Chalcolithic | 4000 to 1500 BCE | Bronze/Copper Age. Indus Valley Civilization. Brahmagiri, Chirand, Navada Toli, Mahishadal |
| Iron Age | 1500 to 200 BCE | Iron Age. Arrival of Aryans, Buddhism, Jainism. Mahajanapadas, Magadha and Nanda empires, Sisunga dynasty, Persian, Greek arrival. Alexander |
| Mauryan Empire | 322 to 298 BCE | Chandragupta |
| 298 to 272 BCE | Bindusara | |
| 272 to 232 BCE | Ashoka | |
| 232 to 181 BCE | Other Mauryan Kings | |
| Post Maurya Empire | 181 to 300 CE | Sunga, Kanva, Sakas, Kushanas, Indo-Greeks, Satavahanas, Sangam Age (Cholas, Cheras, Pandyas) ruled |
| Gupta Empire (Golden Age of India) | 240 to 280 CE | Sri Gupta |
| 280 to 319 CE | Ghatotkacha | |
| 319 to 335 CE | Chandragupta I (Title: Maharajadhiraja) |
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| 335 to 375 CE | Samudragupta (Title: Napolean of India) |
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| 375 to 415 CE | Chandragupta II (Title: Vikramaditya). Navratnas in his court |
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| 415 to 455 CE | Kumaragupta I (Title: Shakraditya) Founded Nalanda University |
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| 455 to 467 CE | Skandagupta | |
| 467 to 550 CE | Weaker kings ruled | |
| Later Guptas/Post Guptas | 550 to 750 CE | Later Guptas, Harshavardhana (606 CE to 647 CE), Chalukyas, Pallavas, Hunas, The Maukharis, The Maitrakas, The Vatakas, The Pushyabhutis |
| Tripartite struggle | 750 to 1000 CE | Gurjara Pratiharas in the north, the Palas in the east and the Rashtrakutas in the South fought to set up their rule. |
| Breakdown of tripartite powers | 1000 to 1200 CE | Pratiharas broke into Rajput states ruled by Chauhans, Chandellas, the Paramaras etc. |
| Invasion of Muhammad Ghazni (1000CE to 1027 CE) | ||
| Invasion of Muhammad Ghori (1175 CE to 1206 CE) | ||
| Delhi Sultanate – Slave (Mamluk) Dynasty | 1206 to 1210 CE | Qutb al-Din Aibak He is Turkish. He is Slave of Muhammad Ghori. He is called Lakh Bash. He started construction of Qutb Minar in Delhi |
| 1210 to 1211 CE | Aram Shah | |
| 1211 to 1236 CE | Iltutmish Son-in-law of Aibak. Shifted capital from Lahore to Delhi. He completed Qutb Minar in Delhi |
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| 1236 to 1240 CE | Razia Sultana | |
| 1240 to 1266 CE | Muizuddin Bahram Shah, Ala-ud-din Masud, Nasir-ud-din Mahmud | |
| 1266 to 1287 CE | Ghiyasuddin Balban Stopped Mongol invasions |
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| 1287 to 1290 CE | Weaker Kings | |
| Delhi Sultanate – Khilji Dynasty | 1290 to 1296 CE | Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji Founder of Khilji dynasty |
| 1296 to 1316 CE | Ala-ud-din Khilji First Sultan to attack South India. Imposed Jizya (grazing tax) |
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| 1316 to 1320 CE | Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah | |
| 1320 CE | Nasir-ud-din Khusrav Shah | |
| Delhi Sultanate – Tughluq Dynasty | 1320 to 1325 CE | Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq (Ghazi Malik) Founder of Tughluq dynasty |
| 1325 to 1351 CE | Muhammad-bin-Tughluq He shifted capital from Delhi to Devagiri and back again to Delhi. Introduced copper currency |
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| 1351 to 1388 CE | Firuz Shah Tughluq | |
| 1388 to 1414 CE | Later Tughluqs (Weak Kings) Faced Mongol leader Timur invasion. |
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| Delhi Sultanate – Sayyid Dynasty | 1414 to 1421 CE | Khizr Khan Founder of Sayyid Dynasty |
| 1421 to 1434 CE | Mubarak Shah | |
| 1434 to 1445 CE | Muhammad Shah | |
| 1445 to 1451 CE | Ala-ud-din Alam Shah | |
| Delhi Sultanate – Lodi Dynasty | 1451 to 1489 CE | Bahlul Lodi |
| 1489 to 1517 CE | Sikandar Shahi | |
| 1517 to 1526 CE | Ibrahim Lodi He was killed by Babur in the first battle of Panipat in 1526 CE |
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| Mughals | 1526 to 1530 CE | Babur Founder of Mughal Empire in India |
| 1530 to 1540 CE | Humayun Lost his empire in 1540 CE to Suri Dynasty |
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| 1555 to 1556 CE | Humayun Regained his empire in 1555 CE |
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| 1556 to 1605 CE | Akbar He defeated Hemu, the King of Delhi in the 2nd battle of Panipat in 1556 CE. He abolished the tax Jizya |
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| 1605 to 1627 CE | Jahangir (Salim) | |
| 1628 to 1658 CE | Shah Jahan Built Taj Mahal |
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| 1658 to 1707 CE | Aurangzeb Re-instated the tax Jizya |
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| Mar to Jun 1707 CE | Azam Shah | |
| 1707 to 1712 CE | Bahadur Shah I (Shah Alam) | |
| 1712 to 1713 CE | Jahandar Shah | |
| 1713 to 1719 CE | Farrukhsiyar Granted East India Company duty free trading rights for Bengal |
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| 1719 CE | Rafi ud-Darajat and Shah Jahan II | |
| 1719 to 1748 CE | Muhammad Shah | |
| 1748 to 1754 CE | Ahmad Shah Bahadur | |
| 1754 to 1759 CE | Alamgir II | |
| 1759 to 1760 CE | Shah Jahan III | |
| 1760 to 1788 CE | Shah Alam II | |
| 1788 CE | Shah Jahan IV | |
| 1788 to 1806 CE | Shah Alam II | |
| 1806 to 1837 CE | Akbar Shah II | |
| 1837 to 1857 CE | Bahadur Shah Zafar II | |
| 1857 CE | First war of Independence | |
| 1885 CE | Indian National Congress formed | |
| 1920 CE | Non-cooperation movement | |
| 12 Mar to 6 Apr 1930 | Dandi March 24 days Salt Satyagraha |
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| 1942 CE | Quit India movement | |
| 15 Aug 1947 CE | India Independence Day | |
| 1962 CE | India and China war | |
| 1965 CE | India and Pakistan war | |
| 1971 CE | India and Pakistan war | |
| 1999 CE | India and Pakistan war (Kargil war) |
| Period | Timeline (approx) | Description 1 | Description 2 |
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| Magadha | 1700 BCE to 682 BCE | Brihadratha dynasty | |
| 682 BCE to 544 BCE | Pradyota dynasty | ||
| 544 BCE to 413 BCE | Haryanka dynasty | Bimbisara, Ajatasatru are popular kings | |
| 413 BCE to 345 BCE | Shishunaga dynasty | ||
| 345 BCE to 322 BCE | Nanda dynasty |
| Period | Timeline (approx) | Description 1 | Description 2 |
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| Post Maurya | Around 185 BCE to 73 BCE | Sunga dynasty | Pushyamitra, Agnimitra are popular kings |
| Around 75 BCE to 28 BCE | Kanva dynasty | ||
| Around 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE | Satavahana dynasty | Gautamiputra Satakarni is popular king |