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1498 Vasco Da Gama reached Calicut (Kozhikode)

1510 Albu Querque captured Goa by defeating local rulers

I Battle of Panipat
1526 Zahir-ud-din Babur Vs Ibrahim Lodi
BABUR RULES- 1526-30
Guru Nanak Dev simultaneously established the Sikh Panth
AFTER BABUR’S DEATH IN 1530, HUMAYUN RULES FROM 1530 TO 1540. IN 1540, SHER SHAH
SURI DEFEATS HUMAYUN AND RULES TILL 1545 THEREBY ESTABLISHING SURI DYNASTY WHICH
FURTHER TULES TILL 1555. HUMAYUN CAPTURES THR THRONE BACK IN 1555 BUT DIES IN 1556.
HEMU (HEMCHANDRA VIKRAMADITYA), AN IMP HINDU MINISTER IN SURI DYNASTY
RECAPTURES THRONE IN 1556.
II Battle of Panipat- Akbar Vs Hemu
1556 Mughal army led by Bairam Khan since Akbar was only 13 years old.
AKBAR RULES- 1556-1605
Establishes Mansabdari System
British naval forces defeated Spanish Naval fleet Armada thereby ending
1588 Spanish naval supremacy forever
Dutch arrived in India
1595
British East India Company formed by royal charter by Queen Elizabeth as a
1600 joint stock company of London merchants to counter Dutch competition in the
Eastern trade.
Dutch East India Company established with a Parliament charter possessing the
1602 right to wage war, sign treaties, acquire territory and build forts.

JAHANGIR- 1605-1627
SHAH JAHAN- 1628-1658
Introduced Ijaradari System
AURANGZEB- 1658-1707
Expansion of Mughal Empire in Deccan- defeated Golkanda(1689) + Bijapur (1685)
1675 9th Guru Teg Bahadur executed by Aurangzeb in Delhi

1680-81 Mewar + Marwar against Aurangzeb because Aurangzeb interfered in

succession of Marwar
1699 Guru Gobind Singh instituted the Khalsa Army

BAHADUR SHAH- 1707-1712

1708 Guru Gobind Singh murdered in a conspiracy
JAHANDAR SHAH- 1712-1713
Killed father of Faruk Siyar to come to power – introduced Ijaradari system in Punjab and
Bengal
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FARUK SIYAR- 1713-1719

Connived with Sayyid brothers to kill Jahandar Shah- Got defeated and killed in a battle with
Sayyid brothers aided by Marathas (Balaji Vishwanath 1320)- Shah – introduced Ijaradari
System in Khalisa Lands
1716 Banda Bahadur (successor of GGS) executed by Faruk Siyar 1319 in Delhi

1717 Murshid Quli Khan carved out autonomous state of Bengal and ruled till 1727

MOHAMMAD SHAH- 1719-1748

Puppet ruler of Sayyid brothers installed with the aid of Marathas (Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
1320)
Chin-Qulich Khan (Nizam-ul-mulk) killed Sayyid brothers to liberate
1720 Mohammad Shah 1748
Sadat Khan carved out autonomous state of Awadh and ruled till 1740
1722
Chin Qulich Khan/ Nizam-ul-mulk/ Asaf Jah- autonomous state of HYD and ruled
1724 till 1748
Bajirao 2040 defeats CQK 24-40-48 and Shahu got back Sardeshmukhi and
1728 Chauth of Deccan.
Treaty of Warna- ended civil war in Marathas between Tarabai + Shivaji II and
1731 Shahu 1949- Kolhapur given to Shivaji II
Marathas (Bajirao 2040) led forces to attack Delhi, plundered it and even kept
1737 Md. Shah captive.
Marathas (Peshwa Bajirao 2040) defeated one of the largest Mughal armies led
1738 by Chin Qulich Khan
TREATY OF BHOPAL- Maratha sovereignty over entire territoty between river
1739 Chambal and Narmada and over Malwa subah.
Nadir Shah (Persian ruler) attacked and looted India- became emperor for 2
months- took Kohinoor and peacock throne on his way back- Sadat Khan
1738-40 (Nawab of Awadh 1722-40) helped him because he was a rival of Chin Qulich
Khan and was displeased because Chin Qulich was given the post of Imperial
Treasurer
Chin Qulich Khan left Delhi permanently for Hyderabad
1740 Sadat Khan committed suicide since Nadir Shah mistreated him and he was left
with no status
AHMED SHAH BAHADUR- 1748-54
1748 1ST Afghan Invasion failed
Mughals came under Maratha military protection due to fear of Afghan invasion
1752 and own military weakness (*Peshwa- Nana Saheb/Balaji Bajirao 4061)
ALAMGIRI II- 1754-1759
Puppet Ruler installed by Marathas- Assassinated by Marathas with help of Imad-ul-mulk
(subedar of Assam) because he sought to be independent of Maratha control
1756-61 Ahmed Shah Abdali’s invasion
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SHAH ALAM II 1760-1806

Installed by Marathas after killing Alamgiri II
III Battle of Panipat
Ahmed Shah Abdali + Shuja-ud-daulah (1754-74 Nawab of Awadh) + Indian
1761 Afghan Kingdoms (Rohilkhand, Farukkabad)
Vs
Marathas (Nana Saheb) + Mughals + Surajmal (Jat king)
Haidar Ali overthrew Wodeyar Dynasty in Mysore to establish his dynastic rule.
1761 He ruled till 1782 after which his son, Tipu Sultan ruled till 1799.
1763 Surajmal (1756-63) died and Jat State collapsed.

1st MYSORE WAR 1767-69

2ND MYSORE WAR 1780-84

3RD MYSORE WAR 1790-92

4TH MYSORE WAR 1799

Ranjit Singh 0139 defeated Zeman Shah (Abdali’s successor) and repelled
1799 another Afghan invasion.
Ranjit Singh 0139 conquered Lahore and established centralized rule over
1801 Punjab and conquered 5 Doabs of Punjab by 1809
TREATY OF AMRITSAR- East India Company recognized Ranjit Singh as
1809 sovereign ruler of Punjab