This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
Pre-historic India
Pre-90th century BCE (BC)
90th–50th century BCE
Bronze Age India
50th–40th century BCE
30th–20th century BCE
19th century BCE
18th century BCE
Iron Age India
17th century BCE
16th century BCE
15th century BCE
14th century BCE
13th century BCE
12th century BCE
11th century BCE
10th century BCE
9th century BCE
8th century BCE
7th century BCE
6th century BCE
5th century BCE
4th century BCE
Classical India
3rd century BCE
2nd century BCE
1st century BCE
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
4th century
5th century
6th century
7th century
Medieval India
8th century
9th century
10th century
11th century
12th century
13th century
14th century
15th century
16th century
17th century
18th century
Modern India
19th century
20th century
21st century
See also
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