CHRONOLOGY Flashcards
Agricultural Communities in Baluchistan
3000 BCE
Harappa Culture
2500-1500 BCE
Composition of hymns of the Rig Veda
1500-900 BCE
Mahabharata War
900 BCE
Later Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads
900-500 BCE
Gautam Buddha
566-486 BCE
Bimbisara king of Magadha
546-494 BCE
Ajatashatru king of Magadha
494-462 BCE
Mahapadma Nanda, king of Magadha
362-334 BCE
Invasion of Alexander of Macedon
327-325 BCE
Chandragupta Maurya
322-298 BCE
Bindusara
298-273 BCE
Ashoka
269-232 BCE
Greek kingdoms in North West India
190 BCE
End of Mauryan dynasty
183 BCE
Pushyamitra Shunga
183-147 BCE
Shakas invade Northwest India
90 BCE
End of Shunga dynasty
71 BCE
Satavahana dynasty in Deccan
50 BCE-250 CE
Kanishka (Kushana)
78 CE- 101 CE
Shaka satraps in Ujjayini
130-388 CE
Chandra Gupta I
320-335 CE
Samudra Gupta
335-376 CE
Chandra Gupta II
376-415 CE
Kumara Gupta I
415-454 CE
First Huna invasion, Takshila destroyed around this century
454
Skanda Gupta
454-467
Second Huna invasion
495
End of imperial Guptas
540
1st Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (West Deccan)
550-757
Harsha king of Kanyakubja
606-647
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi (Andhra Pradesh)
630-970
Arabs occupy Sindh
712
Yashovarman of Kanyakubja
730
Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (Western and central deccan)
757-973
Palas of Bengal and Bihar
760-1142
Pratiharas of Kanyakubja
800-1019
Cholas of Tanjore
850-1267
Chandelas of Bundelkhand
916-1203
Kalachuris of Tripuri (Madhya Pradesh)
950-1195
Cahamanas of Ajmer
973-1192
Second Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani (West and Central Deccan)
973-1189
Chalukyas of Gujarat
974-1238
Paramaras of Dhara (Malwa)
974-1060
Mahmud Ghazni defeats Jayapala
1001
Somnath sacked by Ghazni
1025
Gahadavalas of Varanasi and Kanyakubja
1090-1193
Hoysalas of Dorasamudra (Central and Southern Deccan)
1110-1327
Senas of Bengal
1118-1199
Nalanda destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji
1190s
Yadavas of Devagiri
1190-1294
2nd Battle of Tarain
1192
Kakatiyas of Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
1197-1323
Delhi sultanate
1206-1526
Pandyas of Madurai (Madras state)
1216-1327
Ahom kingdom
1228-1826
Reddy kingdom
1325-1448
Madurai sultanate
1335-1378
Vijayanagara empire
1336-1565
Bengal sultanate
1352-1576
Bahmani Sultanate
1347-1527
Gajapati empire of Kalinga
1431-1541
First battle of Panipat
1526
Second battle of Panipat
1556
Battle of Talikota, sack of Vijayanagara
1565
Banda Singh Bahadur defeated by Farrukhsiyar
1715
Banda Singh Bahadur executed
1716
Bhai Mani Singh ends rift between Bandai and Tat Khalsa
1721
Madhavrao Scindia passes away, Raghunathrao murders nephew Narayanrao to become Peshwa
1775
Treaty of Surat between English and Raghunathrao
1775
Treaty of Purandhar as a revision to Surat
1776
Nana Phadnavis violates treaty with Calcutta Council
1777
Treaty of Wadgaon between England and Marathas
1779
Ranjit Singh born
1780
Treaty of Salbai between English and Marathas
1782
Dal Khalsa formed under Kapur Singh Faizullapuria
1784
Peshwa Madhavrao Narayan commits suicide
1795
Ranjit Singh appointed governor of Lahore
1799
Nana Phadnavis dies
Mir Fath dies, lords of Sindh rule over fractured kingdom
Amir orders British agent to quit Sindh within 10 days
1800
Treaty of Bassein, Bajirao II rushed to British for protection. Bitch treaty of Bassein.
1802
Treaty of Devgaon (defeat of Bhonsle)
1803
Treaty of Surajiajangaon (defeat of Sindhia)
1803
Ranjit Singh acquires Jammu and Kashmir
1805
Treaty of Rajpurghat (defeat of Holkar)
1806
Alliance of Tilsit with Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon Bonaparte
Metcalfe sent to Lahore
Elphinstone sent to Kabul
Malcolm sent to Tehran
Smith sent to Sindh
1807
Treaty of Amritsar signed between Ranjit Singh and the British
1809
Bajirao II rallies Maratha chiefs to fight English
1817
Treaty of Poona with Peshwa and English
1817
Ranjit Singh captures Multan
1818
Treaty of Mandasor with Holkar and English
1818
Maratha confederacy dissolved
1818
Kahmir conquered by Ranjit Singh
1819
Renewal of treaty between Amirs and English
1820
Bentinck sends Colonel Pottinger to Sindh to sign a treaty with Amirs
1832
Peshawar captured by Ranjit Singh
1834
Lord Auckland becomes governor general of India
1836
Tripartite treaty signed by EIC, Ranjit Singh, Amirs of Sindh
Amirs, scared of Ranjit Singh, sign a treaty with Britishers. Sindh becomes a protectorate.
1838
Ranjit Singh dies
1839
Kharak Singh dies, Nav Nihal Singh dies
Sindh accepts subsidiary alliance
1839
Sher Singh, son of Ranjit Singh dies
Sindh capitulates to Ellenborough
1843
Hira Singh Dogra murdered as Wazir of Duleep Singh
1844
Rani Jindan’s brother Jawahar Singh murdered as Wazir
1845
Sikh army crosses Satluj, first Anglo-Sikh War begins
1845
Sikhs defeated at Mudki, Ferozeshah, Buddelwal, Aliwal, Sobraon
1845
Lahore falls to England
1846
Treaty of Lahore
1846
Treaty of Bhairowal as a revision to Treaty of Lahore
1846
Battle of Chillhanwala
1849
Battle of Gujarat on the banks of Jhelum
1849
Sikh army and Sher Singh surrender to English
1849
Punjab placed under chief commissioner, 3 member board abolished
1853
Ramosi peasant force organized by Vasudev Balwant Phadke
1879
INC formed
1885
Indian Councils Act criticised by nationalists
1892
Italian army beaten by Ethiopians
1896
Tilak and several leaders arrested because his writings supposedly inspired Chapekar brothers to kill Plague commissioner Rand in Pune
1897
Repressive laws nunder IPC section 124A amplified under IPC section 156A
Gandhi leaves for South Africa
1898
Indian members in Calcutta corporation reduced
Boer war starts
Savarkar starts Mitra Mela
1899
Promotha Mitter forms Anushilan Samiti
Boer war ends, British face reverses
1902
Partition of Bengal announced in December
1903
Official secrets act curbs freedom of the press
Indian universities act ensured greater control over universities which it described as factories producing political revolutionaries
Merger of Abhinav Bharat and Mitra Mela
Phoenix farm setup
1904
Bengal partitioned
Japan defeats Russia in war
Indian Home rule society started by Shyamji Krishna Verma
1905
INC Calcutta session, 3 resolutions passed
Simla deputation led by Agha Khan meets Minto
Yugantar starts, Barisal conference
Satyagraha against registration certificates in South Africa
1906
Surat split
Yugantar group tries abortive attempt on Sir Fuller
Ban on political meetings in Punjab
Deportation of Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh
1907
Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose throw bombs at a carriage supposedly carrying Kingsford, but instead two white women were present in it
Barrah dacoity
1908
Tilak imprisoned, sent to Rangoon
Public prosecutor killed in Calcutta
Collector of Nasik murdered by AL Kanhere
Curzon Wyllie assassinated
1909
Savarkar transported for life to Kalapani
Tolstoy farm founded
1910
Partition annulled
Hardinge organises visit of George V
Aurobindo retires
1911
Rashbehari Bose tries to kill Hardinge, Delhi conspiracy case
Calcutta session of Muslim League, decide to cooperate with other organizations
1912
Rashbehari Bose met Bagha Jatin for Zimmerman idea
Ghadr established
1913
Tilak released from Jail
Komagata Maru
Zimmerman Plan
1914
February 21 fixed as date of armed revolt by Ghadr leaders in Ferozepur, Lahore, Rawalpindi
Defence of India rules notified to deal with Ghadrites
Berlin committee for Indian Independence setup
Singapore mutiny by Punjabi Muslim 5th light infantry & 36th Sikh batallion
Rashbehari Bose escapes to Japan
Political dacoities in Punjab
Gandhi returns to India
1915
April, Tilak sets up Home Rule League
September, Besant sets up Home Rule League
Lucknow reunion of moderates and extremists
Lucknow pact between INC and Muslim League
1916
June 1917 Annie Besant and associates Wadia and Arundale were arrested
Montague August declaration on August 20, 1917- Statement of gradual self-government, responsible government by British
September 1917, Annie Besant released
November 7, Bolshevik revolution in Russia
Champaran Civil Disobedience Movement
1917
Ahmedabad Hunger strike
Kheda Satyagraha
July 1918 Montford reforms announced
September 1918 Tilak goes abroad to London against Chirol’s libel case
1918
Rowlatt Act
Government of India Act 1919
April 13, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Tagore returns knighthood
Gandhi returns Kaiser-i-Hind
1919
Gandhi accepts presidentship of All India Home Rule League
Khilafat/Non-Cooperation Movement begins
August 1, 1920
Moplah revolt
1921
Chauri Chaura incident
NCM called off
February 4, 1922
Gandhi arrested for articles in Young India
March 1922
Gaya session of INC
Motilal Nehru leaves INC
Swaraj party formed
1922
HRA set up
1923
Gandhi released on health grounds
Gandhi presides over INC Belgaum session
Swarajists form governments
1924
Kakori conspiracy
Birkenhead’s challenge
August 9, 1925
Simon commission
Saunders murdered
1927
Public safety bill stopped from passage
Nehru report
Jinnah’s 14 points
1928
Bhagat Singh throws bombs in Lahore assembly
April 8, 1929
Irwin’s declaration promising dominion status without timeline
October 31, 1929
Gandhi issues Delhi manifesto
November 2, 1929
Lahore INC session with Nehru as president
Poorna swaraj resolution adopted
December 1929
Independence day observed at the banks of the Ravi
Gandhi presents 11 demands to Irwin
No response, CDM ground set
Jan 26, 1930
Dandi march (began in March)
March 1930
Chittagong armoury raid by Surya Sen
April 18, 1930
Gandhi arrested
Sub-satyagrahas begin
May 5, 1930
1st RTC
November 1930
Gandhi released from jail unconditionally
January 26, 1931
CS Azad dies in encounter
February 1931
Bhagat Singh hanged
March 23, 1931
Karachi session of INC
Resolution on rights
National economic policy
CDM paused
March 26-31, 1931
2nd RTC
Gandhi goes to London
Ghaffar Khan, Nehru in jail
September 7, 1931-December 1, 1931
INC declared illegal
CDM resumed
1932
Gandhi arrested
January 4,1932
Ramsay MacDonald announces communal award
Reservations for Marathas, not women
August 16, 1932
Poona pact at Yerawada jail
September 24, 1932
3rd RTC
November 1932
White paper on constitutional reforms
1933
CDM called off
INC sets up Parliamentary board to contest elections
1934
INC session at Faizpur, INC decides to contest elections
1936
INC forms government under Government of India Act 1935, federal part did not come into play
1937
Pirpur committee by Muslim League
Haripura session with Bose as President
1938
Bose wins Tripuri presidency, Gandhi sad
Bose resigns, Rajendra Prasad is President
WW2 begins
October, Linlithgow’s statement
CWC meeting, ministers decide to resign
1939
Linlithgow’s dominion status statement (August offer)
Ramgarh session of INC
Lahore session of Muslim League
1940
Subhash Bose escapes house arrest and India
Delhi Chalo/Individual satyagraha
1941
Viceroy’s executive council is expanded
July 1941
INC leaders released
December 1941
Cripps Mission (Postdated cheque)
March 1942
Wardha CWC meeting caused by Cripps’ failure
1942
Quit India resolution at Bombay
Aug 8, 1942
Top INC brass imprisoned
Aruna Asaf Ali hoists flag
Parallel governments formed
August 9, 1942
Gandhi fasts to protest against Linlithgow
March 23, 1943, Lahore resolution passed by Muslim League, Pakistan day observed
Bose takes over INA in July
Famine in Bengal
1943
Rajagopalachari formula
1944
Desai-Liaquat pact
January 1945
Wavell Plan, Shimla conference
1945
Bose dies in a plane crash in Taiwan
August 18, 1945
Elections to central and provincial assemblies
1945
Cabinet Mission Plan aka Dickie Bird Plan
December 6, constituent assembly was formed by provisions of cabinet mission plan and indirect elections
1946
Mountbatten
Independence with partition
1947