Indian History Important Days

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.
1296 Accession of Alauddin Khilji.
1325 Accession of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
1327 Transfer of capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) in Deccan by the Muhammad bin 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.
1497-98 First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope).
1526 First Battle of Panipta; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by 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).
1576 Battle of Haldighali-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.

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