TIMELINE FOR HISTORY

Date Event
1498 Vasco De Gama visited South Asia
1510 Establishment of Goa
1526 Mughal Empire Started
1600 Queen Elizabeth I Allowed for trade
1608 First Ship of EIC at Surat
1612 Permission granted to EIC for trade
1664 Suttee Banned by Aurangzeb
EIC head quarter shifted to Bombay
1680 Death of Shivaji
1686 Aurangzeb vs EIC (Coins Issue)
1690 Establishment of Calcutta
1703 Birth of Shah Waliullah
1707 Death of Aurangzeb
1724 Shah Waliullah went to Arabia
1732 Shah Waliullah returned from Arabia
1737 Marathas took control of Delhi
1738 Persian Invasion by Nadir Shah
1740 10% British Revenue from Subcontinent
1756 Black Hole Incident of Calcutta
1757 Battle of Plassey
1760 Marathas advanced towards Delhi
1761 Third Battle of Panipat
Ahmed Shah Abdali invaded India
1762 Death of Shah Waliullah
1764 Battle of Buxar
1767-69 First Anglo Mysore War
1772 Death of Ahmed Shah Durrani
1773 Regulating Act
1777 Death of Mir Qasim
1780-84 Second Anglo Mysore War
1781 Birth of Haji Shariatullah
1782 British Maratha Peace Treaty
1784 Pitts India Act
1786 Birth of Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi
Lord Cornwallis appointed as Governor General
1789-92 Third Anglo Mysore War
1793 Permanent Settlement Act
1795 Killing of baby daughters declared to be murder
1799 Fourth Anglo Mysore War
Haji Shariatullah went to Arabia
1800 Banned Export of Cotton from India
1803 British Entered Delhi
1806 Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi left for Delhi
1809 Treaty of Friendship (Ranjit Singh and British)
1810 Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi joined Military
1817 Birth of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi returned to Delhi
1818 British Marathas War
Haji Shariatullah returned from Arabia
1819 Birth of Mohsinuddin
1821 Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi went to Arabia
1823 Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi returned from Arabia
1824 Invitation of Islam to Ranjit Singh
Jihad Movement founded
1826 Battle of Okara and Hazara
1830 Capturing Of Peshawar
Baloch Literature
1831 Battle of Balakot
Death of Syed Ahmed Shaheed Barailvi
Bamboo Fort Issue
Death of Titumir
1834 Language Issue
1835 English Education Act
1840 Death of Haji Shariatullah
1843 Annexation of Sindh
1846 Sikhs vs British
Treaty of Lahore
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan became Judge at Delhi
1849 Annexation of Punjab
1852 Doctrine of Lapse
1857 Grease Cartridge Issue
War of Independence Started
1858 War of Independence Ended
Queens Proclamation Act
Mughal Empire Ended
1859 Muradabad Panchayati Madrasa
1860 Death of Mohsinuddin
Faraizi Movement Ended
Pamphelet Causes of Indian Revolt by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
1861 Restored Legislative Power
1863 Ghazipur Scientific Society
1867 Urdu Hindi Controversy
1868 Two Nation Theory
1869 Sir Syed went to England
1873 Birth of Allama Iqbal
1875 Mohammaden Anglo Oriental School
1876 Birth Of Mohammad Ali Jinnah
1876-77 Aligarh College
1878 Vernacular Press Act
1882 Bande Matram poem
1885 Formation of INC
1893 Mohammaden Defense Association
1895 Allama Joined Govt College Lahore
1896 M. Ali Jinnah called to Bar
1897 Birth Of Chaudry Rahmat Ali
1898 Death of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
1905 Partition of Bengal
Election of New Liberal Government
Lord Minto became Viceroy of India
1906 Simla Delegation
All India Muslim League
Announcement of Constitutional Reforms
Muslim Educational Conference
John Morley appointed Secretary State for India
1907 AIML Session
1908 Press Act
Allama Iqbal came back to India
1909 Morley Minto Reforms
1911 Reversal of Partition of Bengal
1912-1913 Balkan Wars
1913 M. Ali Jinnah joined Muslim League
Muslim League demanded self-rule
1915 Muslim League and Congress annual meeting
1916 Lucknow Pact
1919 Montague Chelmsford Reforms
Rowlatt Act
Amritsar Massacre
Foundation of International Labor Organization
1919-1924 Khilafat Movement
1920 Treaty of Sevres
Hijrat Movement
1920-21 Aligarh university
1922 Chaura Churi Incident
1927 Delhi Proposals
Simon Report
1928 Nehru Report
Allama Iqbal elected secretary of the Shafi branch
1929 Jinnah 14 Points
1930 Allahabad Address
First Round Table Conference
Allama Iqbal became president of All India Muslim League
1931 Second Round Table Conference
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1932 Third Round Table Conference
 Communal Award
1933 Rahmat Ali formed Pakistan National Movement
“Now or Never”
1934 Jinnah became President
1935 Govt of India Act
M. Ali Jinnah returned to India
1936-37 Elections
1937-39 Congress Rule
1938 Death Of Allama Iqbal
1939 Day of Deliverance
Second World War started
1940 Pakistan Resolution
August Offer
1942 Cripps Mission
Quit India Movement
1944 Gandhi Jinnah Talks
1945 Simla Conference
Elections in Britain
Elections in India
Second World War ended
Establishment of UNO
1946 Cabinet Mission Plan
Direct Action Day
Creation of UNICEF
1947 3rd June Plan
Independence Act
Radcliffe Award
M. Ali Jinnah became first Governor General Of Pakistan
Canal Water Dispute
Iskander Mirza as Defense Secretary
1947-48 Jinnah as a Governor General
1947-51 Liaquat as a PM
1948 India stopped the water
Hyderabad filed a complaint in UNO
Jinnah’s Industrial Policy
Death Of M. Ali Jinnah
Establishment of State Bank Of Pakistan
Khawaja Nazimuddin the 2ndGovernor General of Pakistan
Malik Ghulam Muhammad plans for economy
Balochistan Conflict
Establishment of WHO
1948-51 Khuwaja Nazimuddin as a Governor General
1949 International Islamic Conference
Islamization
1950 Basic Principle Committee
Liaquat Nehru Pact
 Both Pak and Iran were the members of SEATO
1951-55 Malik Ghulam Muhammad as a Governor General
1951 Death Of Chaudry Rahmat Ali
Ayub Khan appointed as C-in-C of Army
Assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan
1953 Pakistan faced food crisis
Dismissal of Khawaja Nazimuddin’s Govt
Mohammad Ali Bogra became Prime Minister of Pakistan
1954 Pashto Academy
Pakistan became the member of (SEATO)
1955 Baghdad Pact
Dismissal of M. Ali Bogra
Resignation of Malik Ghulam Muhammad
Establishment of CENTO
1955-58 Iskander Mirza as Governor General
Iskander Mirza Imposed first Martial Law
(CMLA)
1956 Iskander Mirza became the 1st President
Chaudry Mohammad Ali passed the first constitution
1958 Ayub Khan banned all political parties
Islamabad chosen a new capital
1958-69 Ayub Khan
1960 Constitutional Reforms
Indus Water Treaty
U-2 incident
China granted Pak a 60$ million interest free loan
1962 India-China War
Establishment of Oil Refinery in Karachi
Establishment of National Investment Karachi
1963 1st non-communist airline operating in China
1964 Regional Corporation For Development
1965 Indo-Pak War
Kashmir Issue
Agriculture Reforms
1966 Tashkent Declaration
Mujeeb Six Points
1968 Decade of Development
Dictatorial Policies
1969 Foundation of Organization Of Islamic Countries
Resignation Of Ayub Khan
1969-71 Yahya Khan
1970 Legal Frame Work Order
General Frame Work Order (LFO)
Elections
1971 Creation Of Bangladesh
Pakistan Left SEATO
 Operation Searchlight
Civil War
India-USSR Defence Pact
Role Of India
1971-77 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
1972 Simla Agreement
Opening of Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
Formation of Federal Security Force
Agreement between PPP and other parties
Baluchistan Issue
Bhutto left SEATO
1973 Constitution of Pakistan
Establishment of Pakistan Steel Mills
1974 Second Islamic Summit Conference
Palestinian Cause
1977 Elections
End of SEATO
Disbandment of FSF
Hudood Ordinance
1977-88 Zia ul Haq
1978 Karakoram Highway
1979 Hanging of Z.A Bhutto
End of Central Treaty Organization
Federal Shariat Court
1980 Zakat Ordinance
Ushr Ordinance
Khalistan Issue
1981 Interest Free Banking
Majlie-e-Shoora
1982 Reversal of Stoning to death
1983 Movement of Restoration of Democracy
1984 National Referendum
Murder of Indira Gandhi
1985 Elections
Zia-ul-Haq became President of Pakistan
Muhammad Khan Junejo as PM
Lifting of Martial Law
1986 Nuclear Power Treaty
1988 Ohjri Camp Disaster
Dissolution of Junejo’s Govt
Death of Zia-ul-Haq
Issues between MQM and PPP
Rejoined Commonwealth
1988-90 Benazir First Tenure
1989 Major Party in One Province
1990 Dismissal of Benazir’s Govt
1990-93 Nawaz First Tenure
Economic Issues
Yellow Cab Taxi
Cooperative Societies Scandal
1991 Introduction of Shariat Bill
1993 Agenda for Change
1993-96 Benazir Second Tenure
1994 Organized Strikes from Nawaz Sharif
1996 Murder of Murtaza Bhutto
Privatization Policy
Allegation of Corruption
Hilary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea visited Pak
1997-99 Nawaz Second Tenure
1998 Nuclear tests at Chaghi, Balochishtan
US condemns Pakistan’s nuclear weapons test
1999 Lahore Declaration
Kargil Issue