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Indian History can be classified into three periods – Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern India. The time from the 8th to the 12th century is known as the Medieval Period.
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS IN MEDIEVAL INDIA
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712 - First invasion of Sindh by Mohammed-bin-Qasim (Arabs)
836 - Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj
985 - Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler
1001 - First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, the ruler of Punjab
1024 - Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni
1191 - First battle of Tarain/ Taraori Prthviraj’s victory over Muhammad Ghori
1206 - Succession of Qutubuddin Aibak
1210 - Death of Qutubuddin Aibak
1221 - Mongol invasion - Chengiz Khan invaded India
1236 - Succession of Razia Sultana to the sovereignty of Delhi
1240 - Death of Razia Sultana
1296 - Accession of Alauddin Khilji
1316 - Death of Alauddin Khilji
1325 - Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
1327 - Capital was transferred from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) by Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
1336 - Foundation of Vijaynagar empire in the South
1351 - Accession of Firoz Shah Tughlaq
1398 - Timur’s invasion of India
1469 - Birth of Guru Nanak
1494 - Accession of Babur in Farghana
1497 - First expedition of Vasco da Gama to India
1526 - First Battle of Panipat
Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi
- Foundation of Mughal dynasty by Babur
1527 - Battle of Khanwa; Babur defeated Rana Sanga
1530 - Death of Babur
- Accession of Humayun
1539 - Battle of Chausa
- Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun
- Sher Shah Suri became Emperor of India
1555 - Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi
1556 - Second Battle of Panipat
1556 - Battle of Talikota
1576 - Battle of Haldighati
Rana Pratap was defeated by Akbar
1582 - Din-i-Ilahi founded by Akbar
1600 - English East India Company established
1605 - Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir
1606 - Execution of Guru Arjun Dev
Guru Arjun Dev was the 5th Guru of Sikhs
1615 - Sir Thomas Roe visited Jahangir
1627 - Birth of Shivaji
- Death of Jahangir
1628 - Shahjahan becomes Emperor of India
1631 - Death of Mumtaz
1634 - The English permitted to trade in Bengal
1659 - Accession of Aurangzeb,
- Shahjahan imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1665 - Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1666 - Death of Shahjahan
1675 - Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur
Guru Teg Bahadur was the 9th Guru of Sikhs
1680 - Death of Shivaji
1707 - Death of Aurangzeb
1708 - Death of Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh was 10th Guru of Sikhs
1739 - Nadir Shah invaded India
1757 - Battle of Plassey
- Establishment of British political rule in India
1761 - Third battle of Panipat
- Marathas were defeated by Afghan King Abdali, Death of Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao
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