Prehistoric India
Prehistoric India
Mesolithic Age
Neolithic Age
Chalcolithic Age
Indus Valley Civilization (c. 3300–1300 BCE)
Harappan Culture
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization
Vedic Period (c. 1500–600 BCE)
Early Vedic Age (Rig Vedic Period)
Later Vedic Age
Religious Texts
Mahajanapadas and Rise of Kingdoms (c. 600–300 BCE)
Formation of Mahajanapadas
Rise of Magadha
Religious Movements
Alexander the Great's Invasion (326 BCE)
Maurya Empire (c. 321–185 BCE)
Chandragupta Maurya
Emperor Ashoka
Decline of the Maurya Empire
Post-Maurya Period and Regional Kingdoms (c. 200 BCE–300 CE)
Shunga and Kanva Dynasties
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Kushan Empire
Satavahana Dynasty
Gupta Empire (c. 320–550 CE)
Golden Age of India
Chandragupta I and Samudragupta
Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Decline of the Gupta Empire
Post-Gupta and Regional Kingdoms (c. 550–1200 CE)
Harsha’s Empire
Rashtrakutas, Pallavas, and Cholas
Pratiharas, Palas, and Chauhans
Cultural and Religious Developments
Early Medieval India (c. 1200–1526 CE)
Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)
Alauddin Khilji and Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani Sultanate
Mughal Empire (1526–1857 CE)
Babur and the First Battle of Panipat
Akbar the Great
Jahangir and Shah Jahan
Aurangzeb and Decline
Regional Kingdoms and Rise of Marathas (17th–18th Century)
Maratha Empire
Sikh Empire
Rise of Regional Powers
British East India Company and Colonial Rule (1757–1857)
Battle of Plassey (1757)
Anglo-Mysore and Anglo-Maratha Wars
Subsidiary Alliance and Doctrine of Lapse
Socio-Economic Impact
First War of Indian Independence (1857)
Causes of the Rebellion
Key Figures and Events
Outcome and British Crown Rule
British Rule and Indian Nationalism (1858–1947)
Socio-Religious Reform Movements
Formation of Indian National Congress (1885)
Partition of Bengal (1905)
Gandhian Era
Revolutionary Movements
Partition of India (1947)
Post-Independence India (1947–Present)
Partition and Integration of Princely States
Constitution of India (1950)
Five-Year Plans and Economic Reforms
Wars and Conflicts
Modern Developments