Important Dates in Indian History BC 3000-1500 Indus Valley Civilisation 576 Birth of Gautam Buddha 527 Birth of Mahavir 327-326 Alexander’s invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe 313 Accession of Chandragupta Maurya according to Jain traditions 305 Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya 273-232 Ashoka’s reign 261 Conquest of Kalinga 145-101 Region of Elara, the Chola King of Sri Lanka 58 Beginning of Vikrami era AD 1st - 10th Century 78 Beginning of Saka Era 120 Accession of Kanishka 320 Commencement of Gupta era, the Golden Age of ancient India 380 Accession of Vikramaditya 405 - 411 Visit of Chinese traveller Fa-Hien 415 Accession of Kumara Gupta I 455 Accession of Skando Gupta 606-647 Harshavardhan’s reign 712 First invasion in Sind by Arabs 836 Accession of King Bhoja of Kanauj 985 Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler 998 Accession of Sultan Mahmud AD 1001 - 1499 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 Qutub-ud-din Aibak to the throne of Delhi 1210 Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak 1221 Genghis Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion) 1236 Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of Delhi 1240 Razia Sultan dies 1296 Accession of Ala-ud-din Khalji 1316 Ala-ud-din Khalji dies 1325 Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq 1327 Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad to Deccan by the Tughlaq 1336 Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South 1351 Accession of Feroz Shah 1398 Invasion of India by Timur Lang 1469 Birth of Guru Nanak 1494 Accession of Babur in Ferghana 1497 - 1498 First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope AD 1500 - 1799 1526 First Battle of Panipat, Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi; Foundation of Mughal rule by Babur 1527 Battle of Khanua – Babur defeated Rana Sanga 1530 Death of Babur and accession of Humayun 1539 Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s emperor 1540 Battle of Kanauj 1555 Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi 1556 Second Battle of Panipat 1565 Battle of Talikota 1576 Battle of Haldighati; Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar 1582 Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar 1597 Death of Rana Pratap 1600 East India Company established 1605 Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir 1606 Execution of Guru ArjunDev 1611 Jahangir marries Nur Jahan 1616 Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahagir 1627 Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir 1628 Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India 1631 Death of Mumtaj Mahal 1634 The British permitted to trade in India in Bengal 1659 Accession of Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan imprisoned 1665 Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb 1666 Death of Shah Jahan 1675 Execution of Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of Sikhs 1680 Death of Shivaji 1707 Death of Aurangzeb 1708 Death of Guru Gobind Singh 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; Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor 1764 Battle of Buxor 1765 Clive appointed Company’s Governor in India 1767 - 1769 First Mysore War 1770 The Great Bengal Fami 1780 Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1780 - 1784 Second Mysore War 1784 Pitt’s India Act 1790 -1792 Third Mysore War 1793 Permanent Settlement of Bengal 1799 Fourth Mysore War; Death of Tipu Sultan Important Days of India Important Days of India January 12 National Youth Day January 15 Army Day January 26 Republic Day January 30 Martyrs' Day February 24 Central Excise Day February 28 National Science Day April 5 National Maritime Day May 11 National Technology Day August 9 Quit India Day August 15 Independence Day Chauri Chaura The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 4 February 1922, when a large group of protesters, participating in the Non-cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened fire. In retaliation the demonstrators attacked and set fire to a police station, killing all of its occupants. The incident led to the deaths of three civilians and 23 policemen. Mahatma Gandhi, who was strictly against violence, halted the Non-cooperation Movement on the national level on 12 February 1922, as a direct result of this incident. Related Resources About Gandhi website Source: Portal Content team