great history
Indian History - The History of India information.
Indian History - Important events.
Period
Description
ANCIENT EMPIRES ca. 2500-1600 B.C.
Indus Valley culture. ca. 1500-500 B.C.
Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C.
Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C.
Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C.
Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D. 150
Shaka dynasties in Indus Valley. ca. A.D. 320-550
Gupta Empire; classical age in North India.
606-47
North Indian empire of Harsha.
711
Arab invaders conquer Sindh, establish Islamic presence in India.
750-1150
Pala Dynasty.
1150-1202
Sena Dynasty.
GROWTH OF ISLAM 997-1027
Mahmud of Ghazni raids Indian subcontinent from Afghanistan.
1202
Turkish conquerors defeat Sena Dynasty and overrun Bengal.
1206-1398
Delhi Sultanate.
1398
Timur sacks Delhi.
1414-50
Sayyid Dynasty; renewal of Delhi Sultanate.
1451-1526
Lodi Dynasty.
THE MUGHAL PERIOD 1526
Babur lays foundation of Mughal Empire; wins First Battle of Panipat.
1556-1605
Akbar expands and reforms the empire; Mughals win Second Battle of Panipat.
1605-27
Reign of Jahangir; in 1612 East India Company opens first trading post (factory).
1628-58
Reign of Shah Jahan.
1658-1707
Reign of Aurangzeb, last great Mughal ruler.
1707-1858
Lesser emperors; decline of the Mughal Empire.
BRITISH PERIOD 1757
Battle of Plassey--British victory over Mughal forces in Bengal; British rule in India begins.
1835
Institution of British education and other reform measures.
1857-58
Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) against East India Company.
1858
East India Company dissolved; rule of India under the British crown--the British Raj--begins with Government of India Act; formal end of Mughal Empire.
1885
Indian National Congress (Congress) formed.
1905
Partition of Bengal into separate
Indian History - Important events.
Period
Description
ANCIENT EMPIRES ca. 2500-1600 B.C.
Indus Valley culture. ca. 1500-500 B.C.
Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C.
Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C.
Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C.
Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D. 150
Shaka dynasties in Indus Valley. ca. A.D. 320-550
Gupta Empire; classical age in North India.
606-47
North Indian empire of Harsha.
711
Arab invaders conquer Sindh, establish Islamic presence in India.
750-1150
Pala Dynasty.
1150-1202
Sena Dynasty.
GROWTH OF ISLAM 997-1027
Mahmud of Ghazni raids Indian subcontinent from Afghanistan.
1202
Turkish conquerors defeat Sena Dynasty and overrun Bengal.
1206-1398
Delhi Sultanate.
1398
Timur sacks Delhi.
1414-50
Sayyid Dynasty; renewal of Delhi Sultanate.
1451-1526
Lodi Dynasty.
THE MUGHAL PERIOD 1526
Babur lays foundation of Mughal Empire; wins First Battle of Panipat.
1556-1605
Akbar expands and reforms the empire; Mughals win Second Battle of Panipat.
1605-27
Reign of Jahangir; in 1612 East India Company opens first trading post (factory).
1628-58
Reign of Shah Jahan.
1658-1707
Reign of Aurangzeb, last great Mughal ruler.
1707-1858
Lesser emperors; decline of the Mughal Empire.
BRITISH PERIOD 1757
Battle of Plassey--British victory over Mughal forces in Bengal; British rule in India begins.
1835
Institution of British education and other reform measures.
1857-58
Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) against East India Company.
1858
East India Company dissolved; rule of India under the British crown--the British Raj--begins with Government of India Act; formal end of Mughal Empire.
1885
Indian National Congress (Congress) formed.
1905
Partition of Bengal into separate