Events
Battles, foundings, treaties and turning points. Click a year to open the map at that moment.
7th century CE · 1
| 606 CE | Harsha becomes king Founding / accession | Thanesar | Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty |
8th century CE · 2
| c. 750 CE |
Gopala elected king in Bengal Founding / accession
Foundation of the Pala dynasty. |
Bengal | Pala Empire |
| c. 753 CE | Dantidurga founds Rashtrakuta power Founding / accession | Ellora region | Rashtrakuta Empire |
10th century CE · 2
| 973 CE |
Tailapa II overthrows the Rashtrakutas Founding / accession
The Western Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani was founded. |
Manyakheta | Western Chalukyas of Kalyani |
| 985 CE | Rajaraja I becomes Chola king Founding / accession | Thanjavur | Chola Empire |
11th century CE · 1
| 1014 | Rajendra I becomes Chola king Founding / accession | Thanjavur | Chola Empire |
12th century CE · 1
| 1153 | Parakramabahu I rules Sri Lanka Founding / accession | Polonnaruwa | Polonnaruwa Kingdom |
13th century CE · 6
| 1206 |
Delhi Sultanate founded Founding / accession
Qutbuddin Aibak becomes independent after Muhammad of Ghor's death. |
Delhi / Lahore | Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty |
| 1211 | Iltutmish becomes sultan Founding / accession | Delhi | Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty |
| 1228 | Sukaphaa founds the Ahom kingdom Founding / accession | Charaideo | Ahom Kingdom |
| 1266 | Balban becomes sultan Founding / accession | Delhi | Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty |
| 1290 | Khalji revolution Founding / accession | Delhi | Khalji Dynasty |
| 1296 |
Alauddin Khalji becomes sultan Founding / accession
He had his uncle Jalaluddin murdered. |
Delhi | Khalji Dynasty |
14th century CE · 5
| 1320 | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq founds the Tughlaq dynasty Founding / accession | Delhi | Tughlaq Dynasty |
| 1336 |
Vijayanagara founded Founding / accession
By Harihara I and Bukka Raya I. |
Hampi | Sangama Dynasty |
| 1347 | Bahmani Sultanate founded Founding / accession | Gulbarga | Bahmani Sultanate |
| 1351 | Firuz Shah Tughlaq becomes sultan Founding / accession | Delhi | Tughlaq Dynasty |
| 1352 | Ilyas Shah unifies Bengal Founding / accession | Pandua | Bengal Sultanate |
15th century CE · 8
| 1407 | Gujarat Sultanate becomes independent Founding / accession | Patan | Gujarat Sultanate |
| 1411 | Ahmedabad founded Founding / accession | Ahmedabad | Gujarat Sultanate |
| 1412 | Parakramabahu VI unifies Sri Lanka from Kotte Founding / accession | Kotte | Kingdom of Kotte |
| 1414 | Khizr Khan founds the Sayyid dynasty Founding / accession | Delhi | Sayyid Dynasty |
| 1451 |
Bahlul Lodi founds the Lodi dynasty Founding / accession
The first Afghan dynasty of Delhi. |
Delhi | Lodi Dynasty |
| 1459 |
Rao Jodha founds Jodhpur Founding / accession
Mehrangarh fort became the Rathore capital. |
Jodhpur | Marwar (Rathore) |
| c. 1469 | Kingdom of Kandy emerges Founding / accession | Kandy | Kingdom of Kandy |
| 1490 | Bijapur and Ahmadnagar break from the Bahmanis Founding / accession | Bijapur | Bijapur Sultanate (Adil Shahi) |
16th century CE · 5
| 1504 |
Sikandar Lodi founds Agra Founding / accession
Agra became the Lodi and later Mughal capital. |
Agra | Lodi Dynasty |
| 1509 | Krishnadevaraya's accession Founding / accession | Hampi | Tuluva Dynasty |
| 1559 | Drabya Shah founds the Gorkha kingdom Founding / accession | Gorkha | Gorkha Kingdom |
| 1571 | Fatehpur Sikri founded Founding / accession | Fatehpur Sikri | Mughal Empire |
| 1600 |
East India Company chartered Founding / accession
Royal charter granted in London on 31 December 1600. |
British East India Company |
17th century CE · 8
| 1602 | Dutch East India Company (VOC) founded Founding / accession | Dutch East India Company (VOC) in India | |
| 1611 |
English factory at Masulipatnam Founding / accession
The Company's first factory on the east coast. |
Machilipatnam | British East India Company |
| 1616 | Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal arrives in Bhutan Founding / accession | Punakha | Bhutan under the Zhabdrung (Druk Desi) |
| 1628 | Shah Jahan becomes emperor Founding / accession | Agra | Mughal Empire |
| 1639 | Fort St George founded at Madras Founding / accession | Chennai | Fort St George, Madras |
| 1648 | Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi) inaugurated Founding / accession | Delhi | Mughal Empire |
| 1674 | Shivaji crowned Chhatrapati Founding / accession | Raigad | Maratha Empire |
| 1690 |
Job Charnock founds Calcutta Founding / accession
Calcutta grew into the capital of British India. |
Sutanuti | British East India Company |
18th century CE · 2
| 1709 | Mirwais Hotak's revolt at Kandahar Founding / accession | Kandahar | Hotak Dynasty |
| 1747 | Ahmad Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire Founding / accession | Kandahar | Durrani Empire |