Study Guide · Chapter 3
Medieval India Timeline
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 712 CE | Muhammad bin Qasim's invasion of Sindh |
| 1000–1027 CE | Mahmud of Ghazni's raids into India |
| 1025 CE | Sack of the Somnath Temple |
| 1191 CE | First Battle of Tarain |
| 1192 CE | Second Battle of Tarain |
| 1206 CE | Qutbuddin Aibak founds the Delhi Sultanate |
| 1210–1236 CE | Reign of Iltutmish |
| 1236–1240 CE | Reign of Razia Sultana |
| 1296–1316 CE | Reign of Alauddin Khalji |
| 1325–1351 CE | Reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq |
| 1327 CE | Capital transferred to Daulatabad |
| 1336 CE | Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire |
| 1347 CE | Founding of the Bahmani Sultanate |
| 1398 CE | Timur's invasion and sack of Delhi |
| 1451–1526 CE | Lodi dynasty |
| 1469 CE | Birth of Guru Nanak Dev |
| 1498 CE | Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut |
| 1510 CE | Portuguese establish Goa |
| 1526 CE | First Battle of Panipat; Mughal Empire founded |
| 1527 CE | Battle of Khanwa |
| 1539–1545 CE | Sher Shah Suri's rule |
| 1556 CE | Second Battle of Panipat; Akbar's accession |
| 1565 CE | Battle of Talikota |
| 1571–1585 CE | Fatehpur Sikri built and later abandoned |
| 1576 CE | Battle of Haldighati |
| 1582 CE | Din-i-Ilahi founded |
| 1600 CE | English East India Company chartered |
| 1606 CE | Execution of Guru Arjan Dev |
| 1628–1658 CE | Reign of Shah Jahan |
| 1632–1653 CE | Taj Mahal constructed |
| 1658–1707 CE | Reign of Aurangzeb |
| 1671 CE | Battle of Saraighat |
| 1674 CE | Shivaji crowned Chhatrapati |
| 1675 CE | Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| 1679 CE | Aurangzeb reimposes Jizya |
| 1699 CE | Founding of the Khalsa |
| 1707 CE | Death of Aurangzeb; beginning of Mughal decline |
| 1739 CE | Nadir Shah sacks Delhi |
| 1757 CE | Battle of Plassey |
| 1761 CE | Third Battle of Panipat |
| 1799–1839 CE | Reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh |
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