Complete Chronology of Indian History
1) 3300 BC - 1700 BC Indus Valley Civilization.
2) 1700 Bc - 1300 BC Late Harappan Culture.
3) 1500 BC - 500 Bc Vedic Civilization.
4) 1200 BC - 316 BC Kuru dynasty.
5) 700 BC - 321 BC Maha Janapadas
6) 684 BC - 321 BC Madadha Empire
7) 321 Bc - 85 BC Mauryan Empire
8) c.240 - 550 AD Gupta Empire
9) 848 - 1279 Chola Empire (in the south).
10) 1000 - 1346 Hoysala Empire (in the south).
11) 1210 - 19 Apr 1526 Delhi Sultanate (in the north).
12) 1347 - 1518 Bahmani Sultanate (in the south).
13) 1336 - 23 Jan 1565 Vijayanagara Empire (in the south).
14) 27 May 1526 Babur founds the Empire of Hind
15) 17 May 1540 The Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty.
16) 23 Jul 1555 Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored.
17) 18 Feb 1665 Bombay ceded to England by Portugal.
18) c.1690 Calcutta founded by England.
19) 12 Aug 1765 British take over administration of Bengal
a. (under British East India Company rule).
20) 20 Oct 1774 Union of all East India Company settlements.
21) 29 Mar 1858 The last Mughal ruler is deposed.
22) 2 Aug 1858 British Act of Parliament annexes the East India,
a. areas creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858)
23) 28 Apr 1876 By proclamation, the Queen of United Kingdom takes
a. the style "Empress of India" (proclaimed in India
b. on 1 Jan 1877).
24) Mar 1942 - Aug 1945 Japanese occupy Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
25) 21 Oct 1943 - 18 Aug 1945 Provisional Government of Free India¹ proclaimed
a. (Arzi Hukumate-e-Azad Hind) at Singapore
b. (administering the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c. only Dec 1943-Aug 1945).
26) 25 Aug 1946 India granted limited self rule.
27) 15 Aug 1947 British India, together with acceded states, is
a. partitioned into Dominion of India and
b. Dominion of Pakistan; style "Emperor of India"
c. is abandoned (retroactive proclamation that
d. is dated 22 Jun 1948).
28) 27 Oct 1947 Jammu and Kashmir accede to India.
29) 17 Sep 1948 Hyderabad annexed by India.
30) 26 Jan 1950 Republic of India, styled "India, that
a. is Bharat."
31) 1 Nov 1954 French India incorporated into India.
32) 26 Jan 1957 The incorporation of Jammu and Kashmir is
a. declared to be complete.
33) 16 Mar 1962 Goa annexed by India.
34) 21 Nov 1962 China occupies Aksai Chin region of Kashmir.
35) 26 Apr 1975 Annexation of Sikkim.
1) 3300 BC - 1700 BC Indus Valley Civilization.
2) 1700 Bc - 1300 BC Late Harappan Culture.
3) 1500 BC - 500 Bc Vedic Civilization.
4) 1200 BC - 316 BC Kuru dynasty.
5) 700 BC - 321 BC Maha Janapadas
6) 684 BC - 321 BC Madadha Empire
7) 321 Bc - 85 BC Mauryan Empire
8) c.240 - 550 AD Gupta Empire
9) 848 - 1279 Chola Empire (in the south).
10) 1000 - 1346 Hoysala Empire (in the south).
11) 1210 - 19 Apr 1526 Delhi Sultanate (in the north).
12) 1347 - 1518 Bahmani Sultanate (in the south).
13) 1336 - 23 Jan 1565 Vijayanagara Empire (in the south).
14) 27 May 1526 Babur founds the Empire of Hind
15) 17 May 1540 The Mughal rulers are expelled and superseded by the Afghan Suri dynasty.
16) 23 Jul 1555 Empire of Hind under the Mughal rulers restored.
17) 18 Feb 1665 Bombay ceded to England by Portugal.
18) c.1690 Calcutta founded by England.
19) 12 Aug 1765 British take over administration of Bengal
a. (under British East India Company rule).
20) 20 Oct 1774 Union of all East India Company settlements.
21) 29 Mar 1858 The last Mughal ruler is deposed.
22) 2 Aug 1858 British Act of Parliament annexes the East India,
a. areas creating British India (effective 1 Nov 1858)
23) 28 Apr 1876 By proclamation, the Queen of United Kingdom takes
a. the style "Empress of India" (proclaimed in India
b. on 1 Jan 1877).
24) Mar 1942 - Aug 1945 Japanese occupy Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
25) 21 Oct 1943 - 18 Aug 1945 Provisional Government of Free India¹ proclaimed
a. (Arzi Hukumate-e-Azad Hind) at Singapore
b. (administering the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
c. only Dec 1943-Aug 1945).
26) 25 Aug 1946 India granted limited self rule.
27) 15 Aug 1947 British India, together with acceded states, is
a. partitioned into Dominion of India and
b. Dominion of Pakistan; style "Emperor of India"
c. is abandoned (retroactive proclamation that
d. is dated 22 Jun 1948).
28) 27 Oct 1947 Jammu and Kashmir accede to India.
29) 17 Sep 1948 Hyderabad annexed by India.
30) 26 Jan 1950 Republic of India, styled "India, that
a. is Bharat."
31) 1 Nov 1954 French India incorporated into India.
32) 26 Jan 1957 The incorporation of Jammu and Kashmir is
a. declared to be complete.
33) 16 Mar 1962 Goa annexed by India.
34) 21 Nov 1962 China occupies Aksai Chin region of Kashmir.
35) 26 Apr 1975 Annexation of Sikkim.
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