History is by no means an exhaustive summary of the names of kings and dynasties and their achievements, etc. It is considered a powerful means of awakening cultural and social awareness. .
Here is a list of all major historical events of India. It will help students prepare for competitive exams as well as those interested in Indian history.
Historical Events Before Christ (B.C.E.)
2500-1800: Indus Valley Civilization
1500-1000: Early Vedic or Rigvedic period
1000-600: Later Vedic Period
600-325: Mahajanapada period
539-467: The Life of Vardhaman Mahavira
567-487: The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha
327-26: Alexander invades India and opens a land route between India and Europe
269-232: Ashoka’s reign
261: Battle of Kalinga
57: Beginning of the Vikrama Era
30: Satvana dynasty in Deccan. Pandyan Empire in the South
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Historical events of India in the early Middle Ages (Anno Domini and after Christ)
78: Beginning of the Saka Era
320: Beginning of the Gupta . era
360: Samudragupta conquers all of North India and most of the Deccan
380-413: Reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya, Age of Kalidasa, Restoration of Hinduism
606-647: Reign of Harshavardhana
629-645: Hieu Trang visits India
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Foreign invasions and wars in the Early Middle Ages in India (AD)
712: Mohammad Bin Qasim invades India and conquers Sindh, which has become a province of Umayyad Khilafat.
1025: Sultan Mahmud Ghazni invades India, looting and destroying the temple of Somnath.
1175-1206: Mohammad Ghori invades India and lays the foundations for Muslim rule in India.
1191: First Battle of Tarain in which Prithviraj Chauhan defeats Mohammad Ghori
1192: Second Battle of Tarain in which Mohammad Ghori defeats Prithviraj Chauhan
Historical events from the Middle Ages to modern India (AD)
1206: Qutubbin Aibak establishes IIbari/Slavic Dynasty
1329: Quilon, the first Indian diocese, is founded by Pope John XXII, and Jordanus is appointed first bishop
1459: City of the Sun, Jodhpur in India is founded by Rao Jodha
1497: Vasco da Gama sets out for India
1498: Vasco da Gama arrives in Calicut, India
1502: Vasco da Gama departs from Lisbon, Portugal on his second trip to India
1509: Battle of Diu takes place at Diu between Türkiye and Portugal
1509: Battle of Diu takes place at Diu between the Ottoman Empire and Portugal
1556: Beginning of the Fasli . Era
1565: Battle of Talikota. Muslims destroy the army of Vijayanagara
1575: Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats the Bengal army at the Battle of Tukaroi
1597: Dutch East India Company No. 1 ship arrives again from the Far East
1600: Charter of the British East India Company
1602: The United Dutch East India Company (VOC) is established.
1608: The first British convoy arrives at Surat India
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1612: Battle of Surat, India: British fleet defeats Portuguese fleet
1621: Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland
1633: The Ming Dynasty attacked the Dutch East Indies. The Ming Dynasty won
1639: Madras is founded by the British East India Company on a piece of land purchased from the local Nayak rulers
1641: The East India Company unites to conquer the city of Malacca
1641: West India Company conquers Sao Paulo de Loanda
1658: Dutch troops capture the port city of Quilon in India
1668: Britain takes control of Bombay
1668: Charles II gives Bombay to the East India Company
1690: Job Charnock founded Calcutta
1739: Battle of Karnal takes place. The Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeated the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.
1739: Nadir Shah captures Delhi, India
1752: The French army surrenders to the British at Trichinopoly
1756: Indian rebels defeat Calcutta from British troops
1756: French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition
1756: British troops under Robert Clive capture Fulta’s India
1757: British forces capture Calcutta, India
1757: Battle of Rossbach takes place
1760: Battle of Wandewash. British army defeats French army
1761: Battle of Panipat. Afghan army defeats Mahratten
1786: Charles Cornwallis is appointed Governor-General of India
1795: Battle of Kurdle. Mahratten defeats the Mughals
1798: Britain signs a treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad
1803: Battle of Assaya. Anglo-Indian forces defeat the Marathas
1839: British East India Company conquers Aden
1846: Battle of Allwal, British defeat Sikhs in Punjab
1846: Battle of Sobraon: British defeat Sikhs
1846: Battle of Sobraon. It ended the first Sikh war in India
1853: Opening of India’s first passenger railway. It is open from Bombay to Thane
1866: Allahabad High Court is established
1892: Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain
1905: Division of Bengal takes place
1917: World War I takes place.
1925: Communist Party of India is founded.
1929: The first non-stop flight from UK to India takes off
1932: Establishment of the Indian Air Force
1936: Orissa is established as a province of British India
1939: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose establishes the All India Front Bloc.
1944: Jessami, East Indies conquered by Japanese forces
1947: India gained independence from British rule
1947: Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the last Viceroy of India
1947: The Radcliffe Line between India and Pakistan is discovered
1948: Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor-General of India
India after independence (AD)
1950: India becomes a republic
1950: Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India
1952: Rajya Sabha holds the first session
1956: Delhi becomes a Union Territory of India
1960: Bombay State splits into Maharashtra and Gujarat
1971: Battle of Garibpur: Indian Army defeats Pakistani army
1974: India becomes the sixth country to detonate an atomic bomb
1975: India launches its first satellite with the help of the Soviet Union
1980: Rohini 1, India’s first satellite, is launched into orbit
1994: Sushmita Sen from India was crowned the 43rd Miss Universe
1994: Aishwarya Rai was crowned the 44th Miss World
2008: India launches first unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan -1
June 22, 2016: ISRO launches up to 20 satellites at once
February 15, 2017: ISRO made history by launching 104 satellites on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight
The above list of all major historical events of India will raise general awareness among readers.
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