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
Region of Elara, the Chola King of Sri Lanka
58
Beginning of Vikrami era
AD 1st – 10th Century
78
Beginning of Saka Era
120
Accession of Kanishka
320
Commencement of Gupta era, the Golden Age of ancient India
380
Accession of Vikramaditya
405 – 411
Visit of Chinese traveller Fa-Hien
415
Accession of Kumara Gupta I
455
Accession of Skando Gupta
606-647
Harshavardhan’s reign
712
First invasion in Sind by Arabs
836
Accession of King Bhoja of Kanauj
985
Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler
998
Accession of Sultan Mahmud
AD 1001 – 1499
1001
First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab
1025
Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni
1191
First Battle of Tarain
1192
Second Battle of Tarain
1206
Accession of Qutub-ud-din Aibak to the throne of Delhi
1210
Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak
1221
Genghis Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion)
1236
Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of Delhi
1240
Razia Sultan dies
1296
Accession of Ala-ud-din Khalji
1316
Ala-ud-din Khalji dies
1325
Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
1327
Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad to Deccan by the Tughlaq
1336
Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South
1351
Accession of Feroz Shah
1398
Invasion of India by Timur Lang
1469
Birth of Guru Nanak
1494
Accession of Babur in Ferghana
1497 – 1498
First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope
AD 1500 – 1799
1526
First Battle of Panipat, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi; Foundation of Mughal rule by Babur
1527
Battle of Khanua – Babur defeated Rana Sanga
1530
Death of Babur and accession of Humayun
1539
Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s emperor
1540
Battle of Kanauj
1555
Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi
1556
Second Battle of Panipat
1565
Battle of Talikota
1576
Battle of Haldighati; Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar
1582
Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar
1597
Death of Rana Pratap
1600
East India Company established
1605
Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir
1606
Execution of Guru ArjunDev
1611
Jahangir marries Nur Jahan
1616
Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahagir
1627
Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir
1628
Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India
1631
Death of Mumtaj Mahal
1634
The British permitted to trade in India in Bengal
1659
Accession of Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan imprisoned
1665
Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1666
Death of Shah Jahan
1675
Execution of 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 Buxor
1765
Clive appointed Company’s Governor in India
1767 – 1769
First Mysore War
1770
The Great Bengal Fami
1780
Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1780 – 1784
Second Mysore War
1784
Pitt’s India Act
1790 -1792
Third Mysore War
1793
Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799
Fourth Mysore War; Death of Tipu Sultan
Important Days of India
Important Days of India
January 12
National Youth Day
January 15
Army Day
January 26
Republic Day
January 30
Martyrs’ Day
February 24
Central Excise Day
February 28
National Science Day
April 5
National Maritime Day
May 11
National Technology Day
August 9
Quit India Day
August 15
Independence Day
Chauri Chaura
The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire. In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants.
The incident led to the deaths of three civilians and 23 policemen. Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.
