History timeline Flashcards
Harappan Civilization, also known as Indus Valley Civilization. The archeological remains of this civilization were extracted from towns such as Mohenjodaro, Lothal and Kalibanga
2500-1750 BC
Vedic Era-the creation of Rigveda, the period of Samaveda, Yajurveda.
1500-900 BC
Post Vedic Period - The period following the Vedas - Atharvaveda and Brahmana, Aranyaka, Samhita
900-500 BC
Gautam Buddha - Birthplace - Lumbini ( Nepal ), education - Bodhgaya, First Sermon - Samantha ( near Varanasi ), Mahaparinirvana,- Kushinagar ( Uttar Pradesh )
563 - 483 BC
Mahavira Swami - Birthplace - Kundalpur ( Vaishali ) and Death Pavapuri, Nalanda District ( Bihar )
540 - 468 BC
Bimbisara - King of Magadha who belonged to Haryana dynasty
544- 492 BC
Ajatashatru, the son of Magadha’s king, Bimbisara.
492 - 460 BC
Shishunaga Dynasty of Magadha. Shishunaga was the minister of Haryanka dynasty.
413 - 362 BC
Mahapadma Nanda, the first emperor of Magadha’s Nanda Empire.
344 - 322 BC
The attack of Alexander of Macedonia. Defeat of King Porus.
327 - 325 BC
Maurya Empire
322 - 78 BC
Rule of Chandragupta (Founder of Maurya Empire)
322 - 298 BC
The reign of Bindusara, Chandragupta Maurya’s son
297 - 274 BC
Ashoka’s Conquer in Kalinga War
273 - 232 BC
Successor of Ashoka. Brihadratha, the last king of Maurya Empire killed by his general, Pushyamitra Shunga.
232 - 185 BC
Greek Invasion of India, Graeco-Indian Kingdom.
190 BC
Establishment of Shunga Empire by Pushyamitra Shunga.
185 - 149 BC
Successor of Pushyamitra Shunga, end of Shunga Empire in 75.
149 - 73 BC
Kanva Dynasty overtook power from the Shungas.
73 - 28 BC
Beginning of Vikram Samvat by Vikramaditya, the king of Ujjain.
58 BC
The establishment of a new era by Kushan King, Kanishka.
78 BC
Gupta Empire
320 - 695
The reign of Chandragupta I - Gupta Empire founded.
320 - 335
The reign of Samudragupta. Indian Napoleon.
335 - 380
The reign of Vikramaditya, Chandragupta II. Fahyan, a Chinese Buddhist Monk traveled to India by foot.
380 - 414
The reign of kumaragupta I. Fahyan’s return from India.
415 - 454
Skandagupta’s reign. The first invasion of India by Huns.
455 - 467
The end of the Gupta Empire and its succeeding ruler.
467 - 540
The sovereign ruler of Kannauj. Hiuen Tsang’s visit to India during Harshavardhana’s reign.
606 - 647
Beginning of the Hijri Calendar.
622
Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveler, on his way to India.
671 - 695
South India : Sangam Period
50-1267
Satvahana dynasty of Deccan.
50 - 250
Gautamiputra Satakarni, the emperor of the Satavahana Kingdom.
106 - 130
Vatapi’s first Chalukya Dynasty. (Western and Central Deccan area
500 - 757
Rashtrakuta Dynasty of Manyakheta.
757 - 973
The Cholas of Tanjore (Thanjavur).
850 - 1267
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari (Ajmer, Rajasthan).
973 - 1190
Reign of Raja Raj. Beginning of Land survey.
985 - 1014
Reign of Rajendra I.
1014 - 1044
Reign of King Adhiraj I.
1044 - 1052
Reign of Rajendra II.
1052 - 1064
Reign of Virarajendra.
1064 - 1070
Reign of Kulottunga I. End of Chola-Chalukya wars.
1070 - 1120
Reign of Chola successor
1120 - 1267
Arab invasion on Sindh. Victory of Muhammad bin Qasim.
712
Reign of Yasovarman in Kannauj.
725 - 753
Palas of Bihar and Bengal, establishment of Vikramashila University during the Pala Empire.
760 - 1142
Devpala, the great ruler of the Pala Empire.
810 - 850
Gujara-Pratihara dynasty of Kannouj.
800 - 1036
Parmaras of Dhar.
820 - 1233
Reign of Chandelas in Bundelkhand, construction of Khajuraho Temples.
916 - 1203
Chauhans of Shakambhari (Rajasthan).
973 - 1203
Bhoja, who authored more than two dozen books on various subjects was
one of the greatest kings of India.
1018 - 1060
Gaharwal of Kannouj, Muhammad Ghori defeated by Jaichand of Gaharwal dynasty in the battle of Chandawar (1194).
1080 - 1194
Prithviraj III, defeat of Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain and defeat of Prithviraj in the second battle of Tarain.
1177 - 1192
Senas of Bengal
1100 - 1199
Attack of Mahmud Ghaznavi.
1000 - 1199
Attack of Muhammad Ghori. Victory of Gujarat. After the battles of
Tarain, Muhammad Ghori announces an independent government.
Establishment of Delhi Sultanate by Qutubuddin Aibak.
1175 - 1206
Delhi Sultanate
1205 - 1526
Ilbary Dynasty. Assassination of Muhammad Ghori, beginning of
Turk rule in India.
1206 - 1290
Establishment of Delhi Sultanate by Qutubuddin Aibak. Establishment of Delhi’s first ruling dynasty.
1206
Death of Qutubuddin Aibak. Ascension of Aram Shah.
1210
The reign of Sultan Iltumish.
1211 - 36
Iltumish’s daughter, Razia Sultan became the first and last female ruler of India. Death of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti.
1236 - 40
Reign of Sultan Naseeruddin Mahmud. Death of Baba Fareed.
1246 - 65
Reign of Sultan Balban.
1246 - 65
Venetian merchant, Marco Polo travels to India. Qaiqabaad dies.
1288 - 93
Khilji Dynasty
1290-1320
Establishment of Khilji dynasty through Sultan Jalaluddin Firoz Khilji.
Alauddin Khilji’s invasion on Devgiri (1294).
1290 - 98
Alauddin Khilji attacked Gujarat in 1299, Ranthambore in 1301,
Chittaur in 1302 and Malva in 1305. In 1306, through the leadership of Malik Kafur, Alauddin’s forces attacked Deccan. In 1302, a new capital Siri (Delhi) was established. Death of Malik Kafur.
1296 - 1316
Shahabuddin Umar - Reign of Qutubuddin Mubarak and Naseeruddin
Khusrau. End of Khilji dynasty in the year 1320.
1316 - 20
Tughlaq dynasty
1320-1414
The founder of Tughlaq dynasty was Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Ghazi
Malik). Second victorious Southern campaign led by Muhammad Jonah Khan (Later, Muhammad bin Tughlaq). The Fusion of Kaktiyas and Panda as in Delhi Sultanate during 1321 - 23.
1320 - 25
In 1327, Muhammad bin Tughlaq ordered to move his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad. Issuance of Leather Tokens in 1329.
1325 - 51
Successive Tughlaq Dynasty. Attack of Mongol leader Taimur in the
reign of Sultan Naseeruddin Mahmud and Demolition of Delhi (1398).
1388 - 1414
Syed Dynasty
1414-1526
Establishment of Syed Dynasty - Khiz Khan (1414 - 1421),
Mubarak Khan (1421 - 1434), Muhammad Shah (1434 - 1444) and Alauddin Alam Shah, Niccolò de’ Conti, an Italian merchant visited to India. Lodi Dynasty.
1414 - 1451
Behlol Lodi (1451 - 89), Sikander Lodi (1489 - 1517), Ibrahim Lodi
(1517 - 26) last ruler of Lodi Dynasty, defeated Babur in the first battle of Panipat.
1451 - 1526
Establishment of independent state of Gujarat by Muzzaffar Shah
(1392 - 1410), Ahmed Shah (1411 - 43) founder of Ahmedabad Nagar, Muhammad Shah (1443 - 51), Ahmed Shah II (1451 - 58), Mahmud Begada (1458 - 1511) and Muzzaffar Shah (1511 - 26).
1392 - 1526
Farooqui Dynasty of the Khandesh Sultanate
1390 - 1531
Establishment of Farooqui Dynasty of the Khandesh Sultanate by Rajab
Khan. Sultan of Malwa (1401 - 1531)
1390 - 1417
Establishment of Ghori Dynasty in Malwa by Dilawar Khan.
1401 - 1435
Capital of Malwa established in Mandu by Khilji sultans.
1435 - 1531
Alauddinin Hussain Shah was an unforgettable ruler of Bengal. It was
under his reign when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave did sermon and durin this time the extraordinary development of the Bengali literature took place. A contemporary hindu writer compared and called Sultan Alauddin Hussain Shah as an incarnation of Krishna.
1493-1519
End of Chalukya Dynasty of Kalyani and the rise of Yadavas of Devagiri.
1189
Yadavas of Devagiri - this kingdom was established by Bhillam. The last
ruler of Devagiri was Ramachandra. In 1311, during his reign, Devagiri was annexed to the Delhi Sultanate.
1189 - 1311
Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) - Kakatiya ruler Ganpati
(1198 - 1216) moved his capital from Hanamkonda to Warangal and he immensely supported sea trade. He was succeeded by his daughter Rudrama (1261 - 90). She became a well known administrator of medieval South India. The last ruler of the Kaktiya dynasty was Pratap Rudradeva. (1290 - 1322), In 1322, the Kaktiya dynasty was merged with Delhi Sultanate.
1126 - 132
Venetian merchant and traveler, Marco Polo traveled south in 1293. He
visited the historic Motupalli Port (1293).
1288 - 1293
The Chola Empire declined during the reign of Rajendra III (1293).
1279
The Pandyan Kingdom of Madurai - Maravarman Kulasekara
(1268 - 1310) was a powerful ruler of the Pandyan Kingdom. Marco Polo, during his visit described him as the best ruler. Tughlaq invasion on Madurai or Madura (Ma’bar) and in 1323, the Pandyan Kingdom was declared as a state of the Delhi Sultanate.
1216 - 1322
Establishment of Madurai dynasty by Jalaluddin Ahsan. He was the Tughlaqi governor of Madurai. In 1370, Madurai Sultanate was included in Vijayanagar.
1334 - 70
The Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra (at present, Halebidu in Mysore).
The Hoyasala Empire was merged with the Vijayanagar Empire.
1306 - 46
The first dynasty of Vijayanagar was known as Sangam dynasty. During
the reign of Harihara II (1377 - 1356), Goa and Konkan were merged into the Vijayanagar Empire. The reign of Deva Raya II (1426 - 46).
1336 - 1356
Saluva Narasimha (1465 - 90) initiated the second dynasty in Vijayanagar
along with the Saluva dynasty.
1336 - 1485
Establishment of the second Saluva dynasty through Saluva Narasimha.
1485 - 1490
Establishment of the third Tuluva dynasty by Viranarasimha.
1503 - 1569
Narasa Nayak and his son Viranarasimha established the third dynasty
(Tulava dynasty).
1509 - 70
The emperor of Vijayanagar, Sadasiva and his state representative
Rama Raya.
1542 - 70
Battle of Talikota in 1565. Decline of the Vijayanagar empire. Death of Rama Raya and capital of Vijayanagar dynasty being moved to Penukonda. Emperor Sadasiva Raya declared Penukonda as the temporary capital and Tirumala became his state representative
1565
Tirumala established the fourth dynasty of Vijayanagar - Aravidu dynasty
1570 - 1649
Ala-ud-din Hasab Bahaman Shah established the Bahamani dynasty.
1346
Gulbarga Period. The first capital of the Bahamani dynasty was
established in Gulbarga. It remained the capital of Bahamanis until 1422.
Later, it was transferred to Bidar. Sultan Feroze Shah (1397 - 1422) was the most important ruler of this period.
1347 - 1422
Bidar Period. Mahmud Gawan as Wazir and Waqil-us-Sultanate.
Conquest of Goa, Belgaum and Hubli from Vijayanagar. In 1481, he fell victim to the party politics and was sentenced to death.
1422 - 1518
Mahmud Gawan declared as the minister. Conquest of Goa, Belgaum and Hubli. Secret expansion of Mahmud Gawan.
1463 - 1481
Dissolution of the Bahamani dynasty and emergence of five Bahamani
successor states.
1482 - 1518
The Nizamshahi Kingdom of Ahmednagar - Foundation of this Kingdom
by Malik Ahmed Bari in 1490. The reign of Nizam Shah Wazir Ambar
(1600 - 26), annexation of Ahmednagar to the Mughal Empire in 1633
1490 - 1636
The Adilshahi Kingdom of Bijapur - Yusuf Adil Shah was the founder of this kingdom (1490 - 1510). The kingdom was annexed to the Mughal Empire.
1490 - 1686
The Imadshahi Kingdom of Berar - Founded by Fataullah Khan
Imad-ul-Mulk (1490 - 1504). The kingdom was annexed to Ahmednagar in 1574.
1490 - 1574