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Medieval History of India notes (Study Notes) – Important Dates
We have mentioned the year and the important event which occurred in that year.
| YEAR | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 712 AD | Sindh invaded by Arabs (Mohd. Bin Qasim) for the first time. |
| 836 AD | King Bhoja became the king of Kannauj. |
| 985 AD | Rajaraja became the King of the Chola Empire. |
| 998 AD | Mahmud Ghazni became the Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire. |
| 1001 AD | Mahmud Ghazni’s first invasion of India during which he defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab. |
| 1025 AD | Somnath Temple destroyed by Mahmud Ghazni. |
| 1191 AD | The first battle of Tarain was fought between Prithviraj Chauhan and Mahmud Ghori. Prithviraj Chauhan won the battle |
| 1192 AD | Second battle of Tarain was fought in which Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated |
| 1206 AD | Qutubuddin Aibak became the ruler of Delhi. |
| 1210 AD | Qutubuddin Aibak died. |
| 1221 AD | Mongol invasion of India under Chengiz Khan. |
| 1236 AD | Razia Sultana ascended the throne of Delhi. |
| 1240 AD | Razia Sultana’s death. |
| 1296 AD | Alauddin Khilji became the Sultan of Delhi. |
| 1316 AD | Alauddin Khilji died. |
| 1325 AD | Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq overtook the Throne of Delhi Sultanate. |
| 1327 AD | Muhammad-in-Tughlaq transferred the capital of his empire from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) in Deccan |
| 1336 AD | Vijaynagar empire was founded by 2 brothers – Harihar and Bukka. |
| 1351 AD | Firoz Shah Tughlaq succeeded Muhammad bin Tughlaq to the Delhi Throne. |
| 1398 AD | Timur’s invaded India. |
| 1469 AD | Birth of Sant Guru Nanak. |
| 1494 AD | Babur became the ruler of Farghana. |
| 1497–98 AD | Vasco di Gama reached India |
| 1526 AD | Mughal Dynasty was founded by Babur when he defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat. |
| 1527 AD | Rana Sanga was defeated by Babur in the Battle of Khanwa. |
| 1530 AD | Humayun ascended to the Mughal throne after Babur’s death. |
| 1539 AD | Battle of Chausa – Humayun defeated by Sher Shah Suri who became India’s emperor. |
| 1555 AD | Humayun recaptured Delhi by ending the Sur Empire |
| 1556 AD | Second Battle of Panipat between Bairam Khan and Hemu, where Hemu was defeated |
| 1556 AD | Battle of Talikota (Rakshasa-Tangadi) fought between Vijaynagar and the combined army of Sultans of Bijapur, Bidar, Ahmadnagar, and Golconda. |
| 1576 AD | Akbar defeated Maharana Pratap in the Battle of Haldighati. |
| 1582 AD | Akbar founded Din-i-Ilahi. |
| 1600 AD | English East India Company established. |
| 1605 AD | Death of Akbar followed by Jahangir’s accession to the Mughal Throne. |
| 1606 AD | Sikhs 5th Guru – Guru Arjun Dev, was executed by Jahangir |
| 1615 AD | Sir Thomas Roe the British Official visited the court of Jahangir. |
| 1627 AD | Shivaji was Born |
| 1628 AD | Shahjahan ascended to the Mughal Throne to become the emperor of India. |
| 1634 AD | The English permitted to trade in India (in Bengal). |
| 1659 AD | Aurangzeb captured the Mughal Throne and imprisoned Shahjahan. |
| 1665 AD | Aurangzeb captured Shivaji when he visited the Mughal Court. |
| 1666 AD | Death of Shahjahan. |
| 1675 AD | The 9th Guru of Sikhs – Guru Teg Bahadur was executed by Aurangzeb. |
| 1680 AD | Death of Shivaji. |
| 1707 AD | Aurangzeb in Deccan. |
| 1708 AD | Death of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs. |
| 1739 AD | North India Invaded by Nadir Shah the ruler of Iran |
| 1757 AD | Battle of Plassey in which Britsih under Robert Clive defeated the Bengal Ruler – Siraj ud daula and laid the foundation of British rule in India |
| 1761 AD | The third battle of Panipat fought between Maratha and Ahmedshah Abdali. Maratha’s lost the battle |
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