Historical Dates and Events

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the renowned 16th-century Vaishnava saint and social reformer, was born in Mayapur, Nadia, West Bengal, in the year 1486 AD.

Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Sardinia, was proclaimed the King of Italy in 1861 following the unification of the Italian states.

The September Massacres were a wave of killings in Paris during the French Revolution that took place in early September 1792, though sometimes associated with the political climate of 1793.

The British Commonwealth of Nations was formally established by the Statute of Westminster in 1931. This act granted legal autonomy to the self-governing dominions of the British Empire.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham. It is the premier organization for archaeological research and conservation of cultural monuments in India.

The Indian National Calendar, also known as the Saka Calendar, is based on the Saka era, which began in 78 AD.

The Indus Valley Civilisation was discovered in 1921-1922 with the excavation of Harappa by Daya Ram Sahni and Mohenjo-daro by R.D. Banerji.

The Pitt's India Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1784 to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773.

The First Anglo-Mysore War was fought between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1767 to 1769.

The Second Anglo-Mysore War took place between 1780 and 1784, involving Hyder Ali and later Tipu Sultan against the British.

The Treaty of Sreerangapattanam was signed in 1792, marking the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

The Treaty of Lahore was signed on March 9, 1846, following the First Anglo-Sikh War.

The First Anglo-Sikh War began in December 1845 when the Sikh army crossed the Sutlej river. This led to a series of battles between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company.

Velu Thampi, the Dewan of Travancore, led a major revolt against the British East India Company in 1809 due to the oppressive terms of the subsidiary alliance.

Alexander the Great invaded India in 327 BC, crossing the Hindu Kush mountains.