{"id":1534,"date":"2020-08-07T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T05:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/?p=1534"},"modified":"2020-08-07T10:57:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T05:27:36","slug":"indian-history-important-dates-gk-for-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/indian-history-important-dates-gk-for-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES GK FOR UPSC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>I. ANCIENT<\/strong>&#8211; INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BC<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2300\u20131750:<\/strong> Indus Valley Civilization.<\/li><li><strong>From 1500:<\/strong> Coming of the Aryans.<\/li><li><strong>1200\u2013800:<\/strong> Expansion of the Aryans in the Ganga Valley.<\/li><li><strong>600:<\/strong> Age of the 16 Mahajanapadas of northern India.<\/li><li><strong>563\u2013483:<\/strong> Buddha\u2019s Life-span.<\/li><li><strong>540\u2013468:<\/strong> Mahavir\u2019s Life-span.<\/li><li><strong>362\u2013321:<\/strong> Nanda dynasty.<\/li><li><strong>327\u2013326:<\/strong> Alexander\u2019s invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe.<\/li><li><strong>322:<\/strong> Accession of Chandragupta Maurya.<\/li><li><strong>305:<\/strong> Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya.<\/li><li><strong>273\u2013232:<\/strong> Ashoka\u2019s reign.<\/li><li><strong>261:<\/strong> Conquest of Kalinga.<\/li><li><strong>145\u2013101:<\/strong> Regin of Elara, the Chola king of Sri Lanka.<\/li><li><strong>58:<\/strong> Beginning of Vikram era. AD<\/li><li><strong>78:<\/strong> Beginning of Saka era.<\/li><li><strong>78-101:<\/strong> Kanishka\u2019s reign.<\/li><li><strong>319\u2013320:<\/strong> Commencement of Gupta era.<\/li><li><strong>380:<\/strong> Accession of Chandragupta II \u2018Vikramaditya\u2019<\/li><li><strong>405\u2013411:<\/strong> Visit of Chinese traveller Fahien.<\/li><li><strong>415:<\/strong> Accession of Kumargupta I.<\/li><li><strong>455:<\/strong> Accession of Skandagupta.<\/li><li><strong>606\u2013647:<\/strong> Harshavardhan\u2019s reign.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>II. MEDIEVAL<\/strong> &#8211; INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>712:<\/strong> First invasion in Sindh by Arabs (Mohd. Bin Qasim).<\/li><li><strong>836:<\/strong> Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj.<\/li><li><strong>985:<\/strong> Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler.<\/li><li><strong>998:<\/strong> Accession of Sultan Mahmud Ghazni.<\/li><li><strong>1001:<\/strong> First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab.<\/li><li><strong>1025:<\/strong> Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni.<\/li><li><strong>1191:<\/strong> First battle of Tarain.<\/li><li><strong>1192:<\/strong> Second battle of Tarain.<\/li><li><strong>1206:<\/strong> Accession of Qutubuddin Aibak to the throne of Delhi.<\/li><li><strong>1210:<\/strong> Death of Qutubuddin Aibak.<\/li><li><strong>1221:<\/strong> Chengiz Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion).<\/li><li><strong>1236:<\/strong> Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi.<\/li><li><strong>1240:<\/strong> Death of Razia Sultana.<\/li><li><strong>1296:<\/strong> Accession of Alauddin Khilji.<\/li><li><strong>1316:<\/strong> Death of Alauddin Khilji.<\/li><li><strong>1325:<\/strong> Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.<\/li><li><strong>1327:<\/strong> Transfer of capital from Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad) in Deccan by the Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq.<\/li><li><strong>1336:<\/strong> Foundation of Vijaynagar empire in the South.<\/li><li><strong>1351:<\/strong> Accession of Firoz Shah Tughlaq.<\/li><li><strong>1398:<\/strong> Timur\u2019s invasion of India.<\/li><li><strong>1469:<\/strong> Birth of Guru Nanak.<\/li><li><strong>1494:<\/strong> Accession of Babur in Farghana.<\/li><li><strong>1497\u201398:<\/strong> First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope)<\/li><li><strong>1526:<\/strong> First Battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by Babur.<\/li><li><strong>1527:<\/strong> Battle of Khanwa-Babur defeated Rana Sanga.<\/li><li><strong>1530:<\/strong> Death of Babur and accession of Humayun.<\/li><li><strong>1539:<\/strong> Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa and became India\u2019s emperor.<\/li><li><strong>1555:<\/strong> Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi.<\/li><li><strong>1556:<\/strong> Second Battle of Panipat (Bairam Khan defeated Hemu).<\/li><li><strong>1556:<\/strong> Battle of Talikota (Rakshasa- Tangadi).<\/li><li><strong>1576:<\/strong> Battle of Haldighati-Rana Pratap was defeated by Akbar.<\/li><li><strong>1582:<\/strong> Din-i-Ilahi founded by Akbar.<\/li><li><strong>1600:<\/strong> English East India Company established.<\/li><li><strong>1605:<\/strong> Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir.<\/li><li><strong>1606:<\/strong> Execution of Guru Arjun Dev, the 5th Guru of Sikhs.<\/li><li><strong>1611:<\/strong> Jahangir marries Nurjahan.<\/li><li><strong>1615:<\/strong> Sir Thomas Roe visits Jahangir.<\/li><li><strong>1627:<\/strong> Birth of Shivaji and death of Jahangir.<\/li><li><strong>1628:<\/strong> Shahjahan becomes emperor of India.<\/li><li><strong>1631:<\/strong> Death of Mumtazmahal.<\/li><li><strong>1634:<\/strong> The English permitted to trade in India (in Bengal).<\/li><li><strong>1659:<\/strong> Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned.<\/li><li><strong>1665:<\/strong> Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb.<\/li><li><strong>1666:<\/strong> Death of Shahjahan.<\/li><li><strong>1675:<\/strong> Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, the 9th Guru of Sikhs.<\/li><li><strong>1680:<\/strong> Death of Shivaji.<\/li><li><strong>1707:<\/strong> Death of Aurangzeb.<\/li><li><strong>1708:<\/strong> Death of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Guru of Sikhs.<\/li><li><strong>1739: <\/strong>Nadir Shah invades India.<\/li><li><strong>1757:<\/strong> Battle of Plassey, establishment of British political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive.<\/li><li><strong>1761:<\/strong> Third battle of Panipat.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>III. Modern<\/strong>&#8211; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1764:<\/strong> Battle of Buxar.<\/li><li><strong>1765:<\/strong> Clive appointed Company\u2019s Governor in India.<\/li><li><strong>1767\u201369:<\/strong> First Angle-Mysore War.<\/li><li><strong>1780:<\/strong> Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.<\/li><li><strong>1780-84:<\/strong> Second Anglo-Mysore War.<\/li><li><strong>1784:<\/strong> Pitt\u2019s India Act.<\/li><li><strong>1790-92:<\/strong> Third Anglo-Mysore War.<\/li><li><strong>1793:<\/strong> The Permanent Settlement of Bengal.<\/li><li><strong>1799:<\/strong> Fourth Anglo-Mysore War;Death of Tipu Sultan.<\/li><li><strong>1802:<\/strong> Treaty of Bassein.<\/li><li><strong>1809:<\/strong> Treaty of Amritsar.<\/li><li><strong>1829:<\/strong> Practice of Sati prohibited.<\/li><li><strong>1830:<\/strong> Raja Rammohan Roy visits England.<\/li><li><strong>1833:<\/strong> Death of Raja Rammohan Roy at Bristol, England.<\/li><li><strong>1839:<\/strong> Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.<\/li><li><strong>1839\u201342:<\/strong> First Anglo-Afghan War.<\/li><li><strong>1845\u201346:<\/strong> First Anglo-Sikh War.<\/li><li><strong>1852:<\/strong> Second Anglo-Burmese War.<\/li><li><strong>1853:<\/strong> First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta.<\/li><li><strong>1857:<\/strong> The Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence.<\/li><li><strong>1861:<\/strong> Birth of Rabindranath Tagore.<\/li><li><strong>1869:<\/strong> Birth of Mahatma Gandhi.<\/li><li><strong>1885:<\/strong> Foundation of Indian National Congress.<\/li><li><strong>1889:<\/strong> Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru.<\/li><li><strong>1897:<\/strong> Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose.<\/li><li><strong>1903:<\/strong> Tibet Expedition.<\/li><li><strong>1905:<\/strong> Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.<\/li><li><strong>1906:<\/strong> Foundation of Muslim League.<\/li><li><strong>1911:<\/strong> Delhi Darbar, King George V and Queen visit India; Delhi becomes the capital of India.<\/li><li><strong>1914:<\/strong> World War I begins.<\/li><li><strong>1916:<\/strong> Lucknow Pact signed by Muslim League and Congress, Foundation of BHU, Home Rule League founded.<\/li><li><strong>1918:<\/strong> World War I ends.<\/li><li><strong>1919:<\/strong> Montague-Chelmsford Reforms introduced, Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar.<\/li><li><strong>1920:<\/strong> Khilafat Movement launched, first meeting of All-India Trade Union Congress, Hunter Commission Report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Published First Noncooperation movement launched by Gandhi.<\/li><li><strong>1922:<\/strong> Violent incidents at Chaura Chauri Gandhi calls of Non-cooperation movement.<\/li><li><strong>1925:<\/strong> Communist Party of India organised at Kanpur.<\/li><li><strong>1927:<\/strong> Boycott of Simon Commission, Broadcasting started in India.<\/li><li><strong>1928:<\/strong> Death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Nehru Report.<\/li><li><strong>1929:<\/strong> Resolution of \u2018Poorna Swaraj\u2019 (complete independence) passed at Lahore Session of INC.<\/li><li><strong>1930:<\/strong> Civil disobedience movement launched, Dandhi March by Mahatma Gandhi (April 6, 1930) First round table conference held in London.<\/li><li><strong>1931:<\/strong> Gandhi-Irwin Pact, Civil Disobedience movement suspended Second round table conference held.<\/li><li><strong>1932:<\/strong> MacDonald announces communal award (modified by Poona Pact, September 24).<\/li><li><strong>1935:<\/strong> Government of India Act.<\/li><li><strong>1937:<\/strong> Provincial Autonomy, Congress forms ministries.<\/li><li><strong>1938:<\/strong> All India Kishan Sabha formed.<\/li><li><strong>1939:<\/strong> World War II begins (September 3), Resignation of Congress Ministries in Provinces.<\/li><li><strong>1941:<\/strong> Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India and death of Rabindranath Tagore.<\/li><li><strong>1942:<\/strong> Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, Quit India movement launched (August 8).<\/li><li><strong>1943\u201344:<\/strong> SC Bose forms Provisional Government of Free India and Indian National Army in Singapore; Bengal famine.<\/li><li><strong>1945:<\/strong> Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort, Shimla Conference; World War II ends.<\/li><li><strong>1946:<\/strong> British Cabinet Mission visits India; Interim government formed at the Centre. The Muslim league decides on \u201cDirect Action\u201d for winning Pakistan.<\/li><li><strong>1947:<\/strong> Division of India; India and Pakistan form separate independent dominions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/upsc.gov.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPSC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MUST Read Geography Topic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/indian-geography\/the-northern-plains\/\">The Northern Plains Indian Geography for UPSC IAS 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledgekart.in\/blog\/upsc-pdf-books-2020-get-free-books-now-and-start-reading\/\">Download Free PDF BOOKS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES I. ANCIENT&#8211; INDIAN HISTORY IMPORTANT DATES BC 2300\u20131750: Indus Valley Civilization. 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