.

BC

3000-1500: Indus Valley Civilisation.

1500: Early Vedic Period (to 1000 BC). Arrival of Aryans.

606-647: Harsh Vardhana’s reign.

576: Birth of Gautam Buddha.

527: Birth of Mahavir.

327-326: Alexandar’s invasion of India. It opened land route between India and Europe.

313: Accession of Chandragupta Maurya.

305: Chandragupta Maurya defeated Seleucus.

273-232: Ashoka’s reign.

261: Conquest of Kalinga.

58: Beginning of Vikram Era

AD

78 Beginning of Saka era.

78-101 Kanishka’s reign.

319–320 Commencement of Gupta era.

380 Accession of Chandragupta II ‘Vikramaditya’

405–411 Visit of Chinese traveller Fahien.

415 Accession of Kumargupta I.

455 Accession of Skandagupta.

606–647 Harshavardhan’s reign.

II. Medieval

712 First invasion in Sindh by Arabs (Mohd. Bin Qasim).

836 Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj.

985 Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler.

998 Accession of Sultan Mahmud Ghazni.

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 Qutubuddin Aibak to the throne of Delhi.

1210 Death of Qutubuddin Aibak.

1221 Chengiz Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion).

1236 Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi.

1240 Death of Razia Sultana.

1296 Accession of Alauddin Khilji.

1316 Death of Alauddin Khilji.

1325 Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.

Transfer of capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) in Deccan by the Muhammad-bin-

1327
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.

First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good
1497–98
Hope)

First Battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by
1526
Babur.

1527 Battle of Khanwa-Babur defeated Rana Sanga.

1530 Death of Babur and accession of Humayun.

1539 Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and became India’s emperor.

1555 Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi.

1556 Second Battle of Panipat (Bairam Khan defeated Hemu).

1565 Battle of Talikota (Rakshasa-Tangadi).

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, the 5th Guru of Sikhs.

1611 Jahangir marries Nurjahan.

1615 Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahangir.

1627 Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir.

1628 Shahjahan becomes emperor of India.

1631 Death of Mumtazmahal.

1634 The English permitted to trade in India (in Bengal).

1659 Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned.

1665 Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb.

1666 Death of Shahjahan.

1675 Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, the 9th Guru of Sikhs.

1680 Death of Shivaji.

1707 Death of Aurangzeb.

1708 Death of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs.

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.

III. Modern
1764 Battle of Buxar.

1765 Clive appointed Company’s Governor in India.

1767–69 First Angle-Mysore War.

1780 Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1780-84 Second Anglo-Mysore War.

1784 Pitt’s India Act.

1790-92 Third Anglo-Mysore War.

1793 The Permanent Settlement of Bengal.

1799 Fourth Anglo-Mysore War;Death of Tipu Sultan.

1802 Treaty of Bassein.

1809 Treaty of Amritsar.

1829 Practice of Sati prohibited.

1830 Raja Rammohan Roy visits England.

1833 Death of Raja Rammohan Roy at Bristol, England.

1839 Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1839–42 First Anglo-Afghan War.

1845–46 First Anglo-Sikh War.

1852 Second Anglo-Burmese War.

1853 First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta.

1857 The Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence.

1861 Birth of Rabindranath Tagore.

1869 Birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

1885 Foundation of Indian National Congress.

1889 Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru.

1897 Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose.

1903 Tibet Expedition.

1905 Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.

1906 Foundation of Muslim League.

1911 Delhi Darbar, King George V and Queen visit India; Delhi becomes the capital of India.

1914 World War I begins.

Lucknow Pact signed by Muslim League and Congress, Foundation of BHU, Home Rule
1916
League founded.

1918 World War I ends.

1919 Montague-Chelmsford Reforms introduced, Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar.

Khilafat Movement launched, first meeting of All-India Trade Union Congress, Hunter
1920 Commission Report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Published First Non-cooperation
movement launched by Gandhi.

1922 Violent incidents at Chaura Chauri Gandhi calls of Non-cooperation movement.

1925 Communist Party of India organised at Kanpur.

1927 Boycott of Simon Commission, Broadcasting started in India.

1928 Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Nehru Report.

1929 Resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’ (complete independence) passed at Lahore Session of INC.

Civil disobedience movement launched, Dandhi March by Mahatma Gandhi (April 6, 1930)
1930
First round table conference held in London.

Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Civil Disobedience movement suspended Second round table conference
1931
held.

1932 MacDonald announces communal award (modified by Poona Pact, September 24).

1935 Government of India Act.

1937 Provincial Autonomy, Congress forms ministries.

1938 All India Kishan Sabha formed.

1939 World War II begins (September 3), Resignation of Congress Ministries in Provinces.

1941 Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India and death of Rabindranath Tagore.

1942 Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, Quit India movement launched (August 8).

SC Bose forms Provisional Government of Free India and Indian National Army in Singapore;
1943–44
Bengal famine.
1945 Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort, Shimla Conference; World War II ends.

British Cabinet Mission visits India; Interim government formed at the Centre. The Muslim
1946
league decides on “Direct Action” for winning Pakistan.

1947 Division of India; India and Pakistan form separate independent dominions.

August 9 Quit India Day

August
Independence Day
15

Important Years in Indian Polity

Name of the event Year

Setting up of first municipal corporation in India (in Madras) 1687-88

Regulating act 1773

Pitt’s India act 1784

Introduction of Budget 1860

Lord Rippon’s resolution 1882

Royal Commission on Decentralization 1907

1909
Morley Minto Reforms

Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919

Simon Commission 1927

Resolution of Poorna Swaraj at Lahore session of INC 1929

Communal award 1932

idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was put forward for the
1934
first time in

Indian National Congress officially demanded for constituent

1935
assembly

Elections under Government of India act-1935 1937

Establishment of federal court 1937

August offer of British government 1940

Cripps Mission 1942

India Became member of UNO 1945

Cabinet Mission 1946

First meeting of constituent assembly Dec 9th 1946

Election of Rajendra Prasad as president of Constituent assembly Dec 11th 1946

Nehru moved Objectives of resolution on Dec 13th 1946

Adoption of objectives of resolution Jan 22nd 1947

Indian Independence act 1947

Acceptance of Mountbatten Plan of Partition June 3rd 1947

Adoption of National flag of India July 22nd 1947

Setting up of Drafting committee August 29th 1947

Instrument of accession of Jammu & Kashmir 26th Oct 1947

Ratification of India’s membership of Commonwealth 1949

Adoption of constitution Nov 26th 1949

Abolition of Privy council Jurisdiction act 1949

Formation of Planning commission 1950

Adoption of Indian National anthem Jan 24th 1950

Adoption of National song Jan 24th 1950

Election of Dr. Rajendra Prasad as first president of India Jan 24th 1950

Final session of Constituent assembly Jan 24th 1950

India ceased to be British Dominion Jan 26th 1950

India became republic on Jan 26th 1950

Gopalan case 1950

President rule first time imposed in Punjab in 1951

First Constitutional amendment act 1951

Finance commission act 1951

Representation of People’s act 1951

First General elections in India 1952

Starting of community development program 1952

First Backwards class commission under chairmanship Kaka kalekar

1953
appointed in

Formation of first linguistic state (Andhra Pradesh) 1953

Panchasheel signed by India & China 1954

Protection of Civil rights act 1955

State reorganization act 1956

Rajasthan (First state to establish Panchayat Raj) October 2nd 1959

Liberation of Goa from Portuguese 1961

First Proclamation of National emergency 1962

Emergence of central vigilance commission 1964

Formation of Haryana 1966

First Administrative commission 1966

Golaknath case 1967

Kesavananda Bharati case 1973

Emergency during Indira Gandhi as PM 1975 to 1977

Sikkim became full-fledged state of India 1975

42nd Constitutional amendment act 1976

Bonded labour system (abolition act) 1976

Congress losses power for the first time 1977

Right to Property was deleted from Fundamental rights by

1978
44th amendment in

Menaka Gandhi case 1978

Second Backwards class commission under chairmanship BP Mandal

1979
appointed in

Sarkaria commission on centre-state relations 1983

Child labour (Prohibition & Regulation) act 1986

Reduction of voting age from 21 years to 18 years 1989

Establishment of Interstate council 1990

69thConstitutional amendment act (Special status to UT Delhi) 1991

73rdConstitutional amendment act (Panchayats) 1992

74thConstitutional amendment act (urban local bodies) 1992

National Commission for women 1992

National Commission for minorities 1993

National Commission for Backwards classes 1993

National Human Rights Commission 1993

PESA act 1996

Formation of Chattisgarh 2000

Formation of Jharkhand 2000

Formation of Uttarakhand 2000

Article 21 A(Right to education through 86th amendment act) in 2002

National Commission for SCs 2003

National Commission for protection of child rights 2007

Second Administrative reforms commission 2007

Right of children to free and compulsory education act 2009

97th Amendment act (Cooperative societies) 2011

Formation of Telangana 2014

Implementation of Goods and service tax July 1st 2017

Cabinet Ministers Portfolio
Shri Raj Nath Singh Minister of Defence
Minister of Home Affairs;
Shri Amit Shah
Minister of Cooperation
Shri Nitin Jairam
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Gadkari
Smt. Nirmala Minister of Finance; and
Sitharaman Minister of Corporate Affairs
Shri Arjun Munda Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Tribal Affairs
Dr. Subrahmanyam
Minister of External Affairs
Jaishankar
Minister of Women and Child Development; and
Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani
Minister of Minority Affairs
Minister of Commerce and Industry;
Shri Piyush Goyal Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; and
Minister of Textiles
Shri Dharmendra Minister of Education; and
Pradhan Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs;
Shri Pralhad Joshi Minister of Coal; and
Minister of Mines
Shri Narayan Tatu Rane Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Shri Sarbananda
Minister of AYUSH; Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Sonowal
Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Shri Giriraj Singh Minister of Rural Development; and Minister of Panchayati Raj
Shri Jyotiraditya M.
Minister of Civil Aviation; and Minister of Steel
Scindia
Minister of Railways; Minister of Communications; and Minister of
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw
Electronics and Information Technology
Shri Pashu Pati Kumar
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Paras
Shri Gajendra Singh
Minister of Jal Shakti
Shekhawat
Shri Raj Kumar Singh Minister of Power; and Minister of New and Renewable Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Minister of Housing and
Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
Urban Affairs
Shri Mansukh Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Minister of Chemicals
Mandaviya and Fertilizers
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Minister of
Shri Bhupender Yadav
Labour and Employment
Dr. Mahendra Nath
Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Pandey
Shri Parshottam Rupala Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Minister of Culture; Minister of Tourism; and Minister of
Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Development of North Eastern Region
Shri Anurag Singh Minister of Information and Broadcasting; and Minister of Youth
Thakur Affairs and Sports