History of The Punjab - Punjab History Timeline

Punjab History Timeline

• 2600–1900 BCE: Harappa Culture
• 1500–1000 BCE: Vedic Civilization
• 599 BCE: Jainism
• 567–487 or c. 400 BCE: Buddha
• 550–600 BCE: Buddhism remained prevalent
• 550–515 BCE: Persian Invasion to west of Indus River
• 326 BCE: Alexander's Invasion
• 322–185 BCE: Maurya Empire
• 45–180 CE: Kushan Empire
• 200–400 CE: Indo-Scythians
• 320–550: Gupta Empire
• 500: White Hunnic Invasion
• 510–650: Harsha Vardhana Era
• 770-810: Pala Empire
• 647–1192: Rajput Period
• 711–713: Muhammad bin Qasim, the Arab general, conquer Sindh and Punjab regions along the Indus River (modern day Pakistan) for the Umayyad Caliphate.
• 713–1300: Delhi Sultanate (Turkic empires).
  • 1206–1290: Mamluk dynasty establishes by Mohammad Ghori
  • 1290–1320: Khilji dynasty establishes by Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
  • 1320–1413: Tughlaq dynasty established by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  • 1414–1451: Sayyid dynasty established by Khizr Khan
  • 1451–1526: Lodhi dynasty establishes by Bahlul Khan Lodhi
• 1526–1707: Mughal rule
• 1526–1530: Zaheeruddin Muhammad Babur
• 1530–1540: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun
• 1540–1545: Sher Shah Suri
• 1545–1554: Islam Shah Suri
• 1555–1555: Nasiruddin Muhammad Humayun
• 1556–1556: Hem Chandra Vikramaditya
• 1556–1605: Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar
• 1605–1627: Nooruddin Muhammad Jahangir
• 1627–1658: Shahaabuddin Muhammad Shah Jahan
• 1658–1707: Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
• 1707: The rule by the Mughal empire is weakened
• 1469–1539: Guru Nanak Dev (1st Guru) from the Sikh religion
• 1539–1675: Period of 8 Sikh Gurus from Guru Angad Dev to Guru Tegh Bahadur
• 1675–1708: Guru Gobind Singh (10th Sikh Guru)
• 1708–1715: Conquests of Banda Bahadur
• 1716–1759: The Sikhs minority battles against Moghul Governors
• 1739: Invasion of Nadir Shah from Persia
• 1748–1769: Ahmed Shah Abdali's (Durrani) nine invasions. The Sikhs and the Durrani empire in close competition for gaining control of the region
• 1761 : The Third Battle of Panipat, between the Durrani Empire against the Maratha Empire
• 1762: The 2nd Sikh holocaust, referred to as "Ghalughara" by Sikhs, from Ahmed Shah's 6th invasion
• 1764–1799: Rule by the Sikh Misls
• 1799–1839: Rule over Punjab by the minority community of Sikhs, led by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  • Maharaja Ranjit Singh (born 1780, crowned April 12, 1801, died 1839)
  • Kharak Singh (1801–1840), Eldest son of Ranjit Singh.
  • Nau Nihal Singh (1821–1840), Grandson of Ranjit Singh.
  • Sher Singh (1807–1843), Son of Ranjit Singh.
  • Duleep Singh (born 1838, crowned 1843, died 1893), Youngest son of Ranjit Singh.
• 1849: Annexation of Punjab - The British Empire annexed Punjab in c.1845-49; after the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars
• 1849–1947: British India established
• 1911: Calcutta ceases to be capital of Indian Empire and Delhi is removed from Punjab and becomes new capital territory
• 1947: Partition of British India thus Punjab into 2 parts the Eastern part (or two rivers) became the Indian Punjab and the Western majority part (3 rivers) the Pakistan Punjab
• 1966: Punjab in India divided into three parts on linguistic basis - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjabi Suba (the present Punjab)