Battle of Talikota (1565)
The Battle of Talikota (23 January 1565) stands as a pivotal turning point in the history of the Indian subcontinent, signifying both the swift and brutal downfall of the...
Second Battle of Panipat (1556)
On 5 November 1556, Akbar’s army under his regent Bairam Khan met Samrat Hemu Vikramaditya’s host at Panipat and won...
First Battle of Panipat (1526)
On 21 April 1526, Babur’s compact, composite army met and decisively defeated Sultan Ibrahim Lodi’s numerically superior host on the...
Vasco da Gama Reaches India (1498)
On May 20, 1498, Vasco da Gama’s fleet made landfall near Calicut (Kappad), completing the first direct European sea voyage...
Life of Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak (1469–1539) founded Sikhism by articulating a radically simple, universal path to the Divine through Naam (remembrance of the...
Timur’s Invasion of Delhi (1398)
Timur’s 1398–1399 invasion culminated in the sack of Delhi, where organized massacre, mass enslavement, and systematic plunder devastated the city,...
Foundation of the Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire emerged in 1336 CE on the Tungabhadra, when brothers Harihara (Hakka) and Bukka established a new southern...
Reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq
Muhammad bin Tughluq (r. 1325–1351 CE) inherited the Delhi Sultanate at its widest expanse and attempted to convert a cavalry‑conquest...
Reign of Alauddin Khalji
Alauddin Khalji (r. 1296–1316 CE) transformed the Delhi Sultanate from a northern power into a subcontinental force by fielding the...
Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate
The establishment of the Delhi Sultanate (late 12th–early 13th centuries) emerged from a chain of Ghurid victories that dismantled major...
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