712 |
The Arabs conquer Sind. |
1000–26 |
Mahmud of Ghazni’s campaigns in India. |
1030 |
The Panjab remains the sole Moslem province in India, |
1034 |
Mas’ud storms Hansi. |
1155 |
Destruction of Ghazni by Jahansoz. |
1186 |
Mohammad Ghori conquers the Panjab. |
1192 |
He defeats Raj puts at Narain. |
1194 |
Conquest of Benares. |
1196 |
Aybek annexes Gujarat. |
1201 |
Bakhtiyar conquers Bengal. |
1221 |
Invasion of Chingiz Khan. |
1234 |
All Hindustan submits to Altamish. |
1241 |
The Mongols again invade the Panjab. |
1282 |
Balban recovers Bengal from rebels. |
1294 |
Ala-ad-din invades the Deccan. |
1297 |
Battle of Ki: retreat of Mongols. |
1303 |
Conquest of Chitor. |
1308–10 |
Deccan conquests (Telingana, Dvara-samudra). |
1336 |
Mohammad Taghlak transfers his capital to the Deccan, |
1347 |
Deccan independent under Hasan Gangu Bahmani. |
1352 |
Bengal united and independent under Ilyas. |
1355 ff |
Public works, canals, etc., of Firoz Shah |
1370 |
Conquest of Thatta by Firoz Shah. |
1370 |
Foundation of kingdom of Khandesh. |
1394 |
Sharki kingdom of Jaunpur founded. |
1396 |
Kingdom of Gujarat founded. |
1398 |
Invasion of Timur Lang. |
1401 |
Kingdom of Malwa founded. |
1435 ff |
King of Malwa takes Kalpi and besieges Delhi. |
1440 |
Malwa defeated by Kumbha, raja of Chitor. |
1452 |
King of Jaunpur lays siege to Delhi. |
1477 |
Bahlol of Delhi conquers Jaunpur. |
1477–81 |
Bahmani conquests in Deccan. |
1484–92 |
Foundation of Deccan kingdoms of Berar, Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, and Bidar. |
1498 |
Vasco da Gama lands at Calicut. |
1508 |
Egyptian naval victory over the Portuguese at Chaul. |
1509 |
Almeida defeats Egyptian fleet off Diu. |
1512 |
Kingdom of Golkonda founded. |
1513 |
Portuguese factory established at Diu. |
1524 |
Babar overruns the Panjab. |
1526 |
Battle of Panipat: Babar annexes Delhi. |
1527 |
Battle of Kanwaha: Babar defeats the Rajputs. |
1528 |
Battle of the Ganges: Babar defeats the Afghans. |
1529 |
Battle of the Gogra Babar defeats the Bengalis. |
1531 |
Humayun defeats the Afghans near Lucknow. |
1535–6 |
Humayun conquers and loses Malwa and Gujarat. |
1538 |
Humayun in Bengal. |
1539 |
Sher Shah defeats Humayun at Chaunsa. |
1540 |
Battle of Kanauj: flight of Humayun. |
1555 |
Battle of Sirhind: Humayun recovers Delhi. |