Important Events In Indian History

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