Important Dates of Indian History

1001
First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni.

1191
Prithviraj defeats Mohd. Gauri at Ist battle of Tarain.

1192
Mohd. Gauri defeats Prithviraj at 2nd battle of Tarain.

1498
Discovery of sea-route to India by Vasco-de-Gama.

1526
First battle of Panipat, Babar founded Mughal Empire in India.

1600
Easst India Company established in India

1657
War of succession among the sons of Shah Jahan begins.

1761
Third battle of Panipat.

1764
Battle of Buxar.

1773
Regulating Act.

1833
Macaulay recommended English to be the medium of instruction in India.

1853
First Railway Line opened in India.

1857
Indian Mutiny for independence, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras Universities founded.

1869
Birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

1885
Indian National Congress founded.

1889
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru born.

1905
Partition of Bengal.

1911
Partition of Bengal revoked.

1919
Jalianwalah Bagh Tragedy.

1920
Non-co-operation Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi.

1928
Visit of Simon Commission boycotted.

1930
First round Table Conferece of London.

1937
Provincial Autonomy, Congress forms Ministries.

1942
Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, Quit India resolution passed by Congress.

1947
Division of India, India and Pakistan formrd into separate independent Dominions.

1948
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated.

1949
Cease-fire in Kashmir, Indian Constitution signed and adopted.

1950
India becomes a Sovereign Democratic Republic.

1951
First Five Year Plan commenced.

1952
First general election in the country, Congress party comes to power.

1956
States Reorganisation Act.

1957
2nd General election in India.

1961
Liberation of Goa.

1962
Third General election in India. Chinese attack on India.

1964
Death of Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.

1965
Indo-Pak war.

1966
Tashkent Agreement signed between India and Pakistan.

1967
Fourth General Elections held.

1969
Split in the Indian National, death of Prasident Dr.Zakir Hussain.

1971
Mid-term elections for Lok Sabha.

1972
Reorganisation of the North-Eastern region- Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura became full fledged states.

1973
Death of M.S. Golwalker(R.S.S. Chief).

1974
India's Nuclear Blast, 36th constitution Bill passed by parliament making Sikkim as an associate state of India.

1659-1707
Reign of Aurangzeb.

1943-1944
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provisional Azad Hind Hukumat.

273-232 B.C.
Ashoka's reign.

300-500
Gupta Dynasty- the golden age of Hindu India.

327-26 B.C.
Alexander's invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe.

405-411
Visit of Fahien(Chinese Traveller).

563 B.C.
Birth of Gautama Buddha, Nirvana(483 b.c.).

58 B.C.
Beginning of Vikram Era.

599 B.C.
Birth of Mahavir, Nirvana(527 B.C.).

606-647
Harsh Vardhan's reign.