MEDIEVAL INDIA
The history of ancient and medieval India began with the Indus Valley Civilization, the Vedic period, and the rise of the Mahajanapadas. Then, the preaching of new religions by Mahavira and Gautama Buddha, Western contact with India, the expansion of the Mauryan Empire after the Kalinga War, and the creation of the Golden Age influenced Indian history in various ways.
List of Important Dates and Historical Events of Ancient and Medieval History of India -
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Event |
Date |
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i) Indus Valley Civilization |
2500–1800 BCE |
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ii) Early Vedic Period or Rig Vedic Period |
1500–1000 BCE |
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iii) Later Vedic Period |
1000–600 BCE |
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iv) Mahajanapada |
600–325 BCE |
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v) Birth of Vardhaman Mahavira |
527 BCE |
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vi) Death of Vardhaman Mahavira |
— |
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vii) Birth of Gautama Buddha |
563 BCE |
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viii) Death of Gautama Buddha |
— |
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ix) Alexander’s Invasion of India & the Opening of Land Route between India and Europe |
327–326 BCE |
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x) Battle of Kalinga |
261 BCE |
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xi) Vikram Era or Vikram Samvat |
57 BCE |
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xii) Saka Era |
78 AD |
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xiii) Beginning of Gupta Era |
320 AD |
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xiv) Visit of Chinese Traveller Fa-Hien |
405–411 AD |
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xv) Hieun-Tsang visited India |
629–645 AD |
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xvi) Mohammad Bin Qasim invaded India & conquered Sindh |
712 AD |
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xvii) Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India and plundered the Somnath Temple |
1025 AD |
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xviii) Mohammad Ghazni invaded India seven times between |
1000–1027 AD |
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xix) Mohammad Ghori invaded India and laid the foundation of Muslim era |
1175–1206 AD |
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xx) First Battle of Tarain (Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammad Ghori) |
1191 AD |
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xxi) Second Battle of Tarain (Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan) |
1192 AD |
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xxii) Arrival of Ibn Battuta |
1333 AD |
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xxiii) Qutbuddin Aibak founded Slave Dynasty |
1206 AD |
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xxiv) Genghis Khan invaded India (Mongol Invasion) |
1221 AD |
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xxv) Timur the Lame invaded India |
1398 AD |
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xxvi) Accession of Razia Sultana to the Throne of Delhi |
1236 AD |
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xxvii) Vasco da Gama arrived in India |
1498 AD |
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xxviii) First Battle of Panipat (Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi) |
1526 AD |
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xxix) Battle of Khanwa (Babur defeated Rana Sanga) |
1527 AD |
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xxx) Battle of Kannauj (Sher Shah defeated Humayun) |
1540 AD |
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xxxi) Second Battle of Panipat (Akbar defeated Hemu) |
1556 AD |
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xxxii) Battle of Talikota (Sultanates of Ahmadnagar defeated Vijayanagar Empire) |
1565 AD |
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xxxiii) Battle of Haldighat (Akbar defeated Rana Pratap) |
1576 AD |
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xxxiv) East India Company established |
1600 AD |
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xxxv) Death of Akbar |
1605 AD |
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xxxvi) Sir Thomas Roe visited Jahangir’s court |
1616 AD |
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xxxvii) Death of Aurangzeb |
1707 AD |
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xxxviii) Nadir Shah invaded India (Between 1748-1767 he invaded India four times) |
1739 AD |
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xxxix) Ahmed Shah Abdali invaded India (Between 1748-1769 he invaded India eight times) |
1748 AD |
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xxxx) Battle of Plassey |
1757 AD |
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xxxxi) Third Battle of Panipat (Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marathas) |
1761 AD |