| 712 | Arab
conquest of Sind. |
| 736 | Founding
of Dhillika(the first city of Delhi). |
| 740 | Defeat
of the Pallavas by the Chalukyas. |
| c.
750 | Pala
dynasty founded by Gopala in eastern India. |
| c.
757 | Defeat
of Chalukyas by Rashtrakutas. |
| c.
800 | Shankaracharya,
the philosopher. |
| 814
- 80 | Reign
of Amoghavarsha the Rastrakuta king. |
| c.
840 | Rise
of the Pratiharas under king Bhoja. |
| c.
907 | Parantaka
I establishes Chola power in south India. |
| 985
- 1014 | Rajaraja
I extends Chola power. |
| 997
- 1030 | Raids
of Mahmud of Ghazni in north-western India. |
| 1023 | Northern
campaign of Rajendra Chola |
| 1030 | Alberunni
in India |
| c.1050 | Ramanuja,
the philosopher |
| 1077 | Embassy
of Chola merchants to China |
| 1110 | Rise
of Vishnu-vardhana and Hoysala power |
| 1192 | Prithviraja
Chauhan defeated by Muhammad Ghuri at the battle of Tarain. |
| 1206 | Establishment
of the Slave Dynasty under Qutb-ud-din Aibak. |
| 1211-27 | Reign
of Iltutmish. |
| 1265 | Reign
of Balban. |
| 1288,
93 | Marco
Polo's visits to south India. |
| 1296-1316 | Reign
of Ala-ud-din Khalji. |
| 1302-11 | Malik
Kafur's campaigns in south India. |
| 1325-51 | Reign
of Muhammad bin Tughluq Ibn Batutah in India. |
| 1336 | Founding
of the kingdom of Vijayanagar. |
| 1345 | Founding
of the Bahmani kingdom. |
| 1357 | Firuz
Shah Tughluq in power. |
| 1414-50 | Rule
of the Sayyids at Delhi. |
| 1411-41 | Ahmad
Shah ruling in Gujarat. |
| 1421-31 | Cheng-ho's
visits to Bengal. |
| 1451 | Accession
of Buhlul Lodi at Delhi |
| 1440-1518 | Kabir,
a leader of the Bhakti movement. |
| 1469-1539 | Nanak,
a leader of the Bhakti movement. |
| 1485-1533 | Chaitanya,
a leader of the Bhakti movement. |
| 1481 | Assassination
of Mahmud Gavan. |
| 1498 | Arrival
of the Portuguese in India. |
| 1509 | Rana
Sanga of Mewar in power. |
| 1509-30 | Krishna
Deva Raya, king of Vijayanagar. |
| 1526 | The
First Battle of Panipat. |
| 1530 | Humayun
succeds Babur. |
| 1539 | Dearh
of Guru Nanak Dev ; Sher Shah defeats Humayun and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 1555 | Humayun
recovers the Delhi throne from Eslam Shah, successor of Sher Shah. |
| 1556 | Death
of Humayun Accession of Akbar. Akbar defeats Hemu at the second battle of
Panipat. |
| 1564 | Akbar
abolishes Jiziya or poll tax on Hindus. |
| 1565 | Battle
of Talikota-An alliance of Muslim rulersin Deccan defeats and destroys
Vijayanagar Empire. |
| 1571 | Foundation
of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar. |
| 1576 | Battle
of Haldighat.Akbar defeats Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar. |
| 1582 | Akbar
proclaims Din IIahi or Divine Faith an attempt at synthesising Hinduism and
Islam. |
| 1597 | Akbar
completes his conquests Death of Rana Pratap. |
