Events
Battles, foundings, treaties and turning points. Click a year to open the map at that moment.
16th century CE · 5
| 1510 |
Portuguese capture Goa Conquest / annexation
Afonso de Albuquerque takes Goa from Bijapur. Goa became the capital of the Portuguese Estado da Índia until 1961. |
Goa | Portuguese Estado da Índia |
| 1535 | Humayun takes Mandu and Champaner Conquest / annexation | Champaner | Mughal Empire |
| 1558 | Portuguese occupy Malé Conquest / annexation | Malé | Portuguese Malé |
| 1573 | Akbar conquers Gujarat Conquest / annexation | Ahmedabad | Mughal Empire |
| 1586 | Mughals annex Kashmir Conquest / annexation | Srinagar | Mughal Empire |
17th century CE · 4
| 1601 | Asirgarh falls to Akbar Conquest / annexation | Asirgarh | Mughal Empire |
| 1656 |
Dutch take Colombo from the Portuguese Conquest / annexation
Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka ended by 1658. |
Colombo | Dutch Ceylon |
| 1686 |
Mughals annex Bijapur Conquest / annexation
The Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur ended. |
Bijapur | Mughal Empire |
| 1687 |
Mughals annex Golconda Conquest / annexation
The Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golconda ended. |
Golconda | Mughal Empire |
18th century CE · 2
| 1768 |
Prithvi Narayan Shah conquers Kathmandu Conquest / annexation
Birth of modern Nepal. Kathmandu became the capital of a unified Nepal. |
Kathmandu | Kingdom of Nepal — expansion era |
| 1796 |
British take coastal Ceylon from the Dutch Conquest / annexation
Coastal Sri Lanka passed to Britain, confirmed by the Treaty of Amiens. |
Colombo | British Ceylon |
19th century CE · 4
| 1803 |
British capture Delhi Conquest / annexation
The Mughal emperor came under British protection. |
Delhi | British East India Company |
| 1843 |
Annexation of Sindh Conquest / annexation
Sindh was annexed after the Battle of Miani. |
Hyderabad (Sindh) | British East India Company |
| 1849 |
Punjab annexed Conquest / annexation
After the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The Sikh Empire ended and Maharaja Duleep Singh was pensioned off. |
Lahore | British East India Company |
| 1856 |
Awadh annexed Conquest / annexation
Wajid Ali Shah was deposed on the charge of misgovernance. |
Lucknow | British East India Company |