| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| BC 3000-1500 | Indus Valley Civilization |
| BC 326 | Alexander's invasion of India |
| BC 261 | The Kalinga War of Asoka |
| AD 78 | Beginning of Saka Era |
| AD 1191 | First Battle of Tarain. Prithviraj defeated Muhammed Ghori |
| AD 1526 | First Battle of Panipat. Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi |
| AD 1556 | Second Battle of Panipat. Hemu was defeated by Akbar |
| AD 1565 | Battle of Talikota |
| AD 1600 | Establishment of East India Company |
| AD 1757 | Battle of Plassey. Robert Clive defeated Siraj-Ud-Doula |
| AD 1857 | First war of Independence |
| AD 1761 | Third Battle of Panipat. This weakened the Marata power |
| AD 1885 | A.O. Hume founded Indian National Congress |
| AD 1905 | Partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon |
| AD 1906 | Formation of Muslim League |
| AD 1909 | Minto-Morley Reforms |
| AD 1911 | Delhi becomes the capital |
| AD 1919 | Administrative reforms of Montague -Chelmsford. Rowlatt Act passed Jalianwalla Bagh massacre at Amritsar (April 13) |
| AD 1919 | Khilafat Movement |
| AD 1922 | Chauri-chaura incident |
| AD 1927 | Boycott of Simon Commission; Broadcasting starts in India |
| AD 1931 | Gandhi Irwin Act |
| AD 1935 | Government of India Act |
| AD 1942 | Quit India Movement (August 9) |
| AD 1947 | Indian Independence (August 15) |
| AD 1930 | Civil Disobedience Movement launched; Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi (April 6) |