c. 322 BCE★★★★★
Chandragupta Maurya founds the Maurya Empire
Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda dynasty of Magadha, founding the first empire to unite most of the Indian subcontinent.
DynastyPolitics· India
Timeline
7 events4th century BCE
4th century
- c. 320★★★★★
Founding of the Gupta Empire
Chandragupta I takes the throne, beginning the Gupta era, often regarded as a golden age of Indian science, art and literature.
Dynasty· India
13th century
- 1206 – 1526★★★★★
Founding of the Delhi Sultanate
Qutb ud-Din Aibak establishes the Delhi Sultanate, which dominates much of northern India for over three centuries.
DynastyPolitics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
14th century
- 1336★★★★★
Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire
The brothers Harihara and Bukka found the Vijayanagara Empire in southern India; its capital Hampi becomes one of the world's largest cities.
DynastyPolitics· India
16th century
- April 21, 1526★★★★★
First Battle of Panipat and founding of the Mughal Empire
Babur, using artillery and firearms, defeats Ibrahim Lodi, ending the Delhi Sultanate and founding the Mughal Empire.
WarDynasty· India
17th century
- 1674★★★★★
Coronation of Shivaji and rise of the Maratha state
Shivaji is crowned Chhatrapati at Raigad, formalising the Maratha state in opposition to the Mughal Empire.
PoliticsDynasty· India
18th century
- 1799 – 1849★★★★★
Ranjit Singh takes Lahore, founding the Sikh Empire
Ranjit Singh captures Lahore and unites the Sikh confederacies into an empire in the Punjab.
PoliticsDynasty· Pakistan, India