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Early medieval India (650–1206)
650 CE – 1205
Key events
| c. 700 · Mahabalipuram | Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram |
| 712 · Debal / Aror | Muhammad ibn Qasim conquers Sindh |
| c. 738 · Rajasthan | Arab advance checked in Rajasthan |
| c. 740 · Martand | Lalitaditya's Martand Sun Temple |
| c. 750 · Bengal | Gopala elected king in Bengal |
| c. 753 · Ellora region | Dantidurga founds Rashtrakuta power |
| c. 757 · Ellora | Kailasa temple, Ellora begun |
| c. 788 · Kalady | Adi Shankaracharya born (traditional) |
| c. 800 · Vikramashila | Vikramashila university founded |
| c. 816 · Kannauj | Nagabhata II captures Kannauj |
| c. 850 · Manyakheta | Amoghavarsha's Kavirajamarga |
| c. 916 · Kannauj | Indra III sacks Kannauj |
| 949 · Takkolam | Battle of Takkolam |
| 973 · Manyakheta | Tailapa II overthrows the Rashtrakutas |
| 985 · Thanjavur | Rajaraja I becomes Chola king |
| 1000 · Northwest frontier | Mahmud of Ghazni begins his raids on India |
| 1001 · Peshawar | Mahmud defeats Jayapala at Peshawar |
| 1008 · Chach plain, Attock | Battle of Chach |
| 1010 · Thanjavur | Brihadisvara Temple completed |
| 1014 · Thanjavur | Rajendra I becomes Chola king |
| 1018 · Mathura | Mahmud sacks Mathura and Kannauj |
| c. 1023 · Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Rajendra's Ganga expedition; Gangaikonda Cholapuram founded |
| c. 1055 · Dhar | Death of Raja Bhoja |
| 1076 · Kalyani | Chalukya-Vikrama era of Vikramaditya VI |
| c. 1135 · Puri | Jagannath temple at Puri begun |
| 1148 · Kashmir | Kalhana begins the Rajatarangini |
| c. 1161 · Bengal | End of the Pala dynasty |
| 1175 · Multan | Muhammad of Ghor takes Multan |
| 1178 · Mount Abu | Battle of Kasahrada: Ghurids defeated |
| 1186 · Lahore | Ghurids take Lahore, ending the Ghaznavids |
| 1191 · Tarain | First Battle of Tarain |
| 1192 · Tarain | Second Battle of Tarain |
| 1194 · Chandawar | Battle of Chandawar |
| c. 1200 · Nalanda | Destruction of Nalanda |
| c. 1203 · Vikramashila | Destruction of Vikramashila |
| c. 1204 · Nabadwip | Bakhtiyar Khalji takes Nadia |
Key terms
- Alvars and Nayanars
- Leaders of some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) in Tamil Nadu — devotees of Vishnu and of Shiva — who sang hymns in Tamil. (NCERT Class 12, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions)
- Vachana
- A devotional composition of the Virashaiva (Lingayat) tradition, like those of Basavanna questioning empty ritual. (NCERT Class 12, Bhakti-Sufi Traditions)
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Years are from YugMap’s records; dates marked c. are approximate. Printed from yugmap.com.