Important Dates in Indian History

Important Dates in Indian History

BC
AD 1st - 10th Century
AD 1001 - 1499
AD 1500 - 1799

Important Days of India
Chauri Chaura

Important Dates in Indian History

BC
3000-1500	Indus Valley Civilisation
576	Birth of Gautam Buddha
527	Birth of Mahavir
327-326	Alexander’s invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe
313	Accession of Chandragupta Maurya according to Jain traditions
305	Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya
273-232	Ashoka’s reign
261	Conquest of Kalinga
145-101	Region of Elara, the Chola King of Sri Lanka
58	Beginning of Vikrami era

AD 1st - 10th Century
78	Beginning of Saka Era
120	Accession of Kanishka
320	Commencement of Gupta era, the Golden Age of ancient India
380	Accession of Vikramaditya
405 - 411	Visit of Chinese traveller Fa-Hien
415	Accession of Kumara Gupta I
455	Accession of Skando Gupta
606-647	Harshavardhan’s reign
712	First invasion in Sind by Arabs
836	Accession of King Bhoja of Kanauj
985	Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler
998	Accession of Sultan Mahmud

AD 1001 - 1499
1001	First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab
1025	Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni
1191	First Battle of Tarain
1192	Second Battle of Tarain
1206	Accession of Qutub-ud-din Aibak to the throne of Delhi
1210	Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak
1221	Genghis Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion)
1236	Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of Delhi
1240	Razia Sultan dies
1296	Accession of Ala-ud-din Khalji
1316	Ala-ud-din Khalji dies
1325	Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
1327	Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad to Deccan by the Tughlaq
1336	Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South
1351	Accession of Feroz Shah
1398	Invasion of India by Timur Lang
1469	Birth of Guru Nanak
1494	Accession of Babur in Ferghana
1497 - 1498	First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope

AD 1500 - 1799
1526	First Battle of Panipat, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi; Foundation of Mughal rule by Babur
1527	Battle of Khanua – Babur defeated Rana Sanga
1530	Death of Babur and accession of Humayun
1539	Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s emperor
1540	Battle of Kanauj
1555	Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi
1556	Second Battle of Panipat
1565	Battle of Talikota
1576	Battle of Haldighati; Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar
1582	Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar
1597	Death of Rana Pratap
1600	East India Company established
1605	Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir
1606	Execution of Guru ArjunDev
1611	Jahangir marries Nur Jahan
1616	Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahagir
1627	Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir
1628	Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India
1631	Death of Mumtaj Mahal
1634	The British permitted to trade in India in Bengal
1659	Accession of Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan imprisoned
1665	Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1666	Death of Shah Jahan
1675	Execution of Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs
1680	Death of Shivaji
1707	Death of Aurangzeb
1708	Death of Guru Gobind Singh
1739	Nadir Shah invades India
1757	Battle of Plassey, establishment of British political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive
1761	Third Battle of Panipat; Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor
1764	Battle of Buxor
1765	Clive appointed Company’s Governor in India
1767 - 1769	First Mysore War
1770	The Great Bengal Fami
1780	Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1780 - 1784	Second Mysore War
1784	Pitt’s India Act
1790 -1792	Third Mysore War
1793	Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799	Fourth Mysore War; Death of Tipu Sultan

Important Days of India

Important Days of India
January 12	National Youth Day
January 15	Army Day
January 26	Republic Day
January 30	Martyrs' Day
February 24	Central Excise Day
February 28	National Science Day
April 5	National Maritime Day
May 11	National Technology Day
August 9	Quit India Day
August 15	Independence Day

Chauri Chaura

The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire. In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants.

The incident led to the deaths of three civilians and 23 policemen. Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident.

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Important Dates in Indian History