India History

Highlights of the History of India

Kornark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple Built Around 1250 AD
CC BY 3.0 image from Wikipedia.

Readings in the history of the India from earliest times through the region’s national empires, the British Raj and to the present by some of the greatest writers.

Some Years listed below are approximate.

 

YearTitleAuthor(s)
1200 BCHow the Indian Caste System BeganGustave Le Bon| |William W. Hunter
c 500 BCThe Foundation of BuddhismThomas W. Rhys-Davids
1000Muslims Invade IndiaAlexander Dow
1336The Beginning of the Vijayanagar EmpireRobert Sewell
1497Vasco da Gama Reaches IndiaGaspar Correia
1556Akbar Establishes the Moghul EmpireJames Talboys Wheeler
1612The Beginning of British Power in IndiaHenry Beckles Willson
1739Nadir Shah Captures DelhiSir John Malcolm
1757Clive Establishes British Supremacy in IndiaSir Alexander J. Arbuthnot
1857The Sepoy MutinyJ. Talboys Wheeler

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