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B. C. 73 - A.D. 218: | Satavahanas rule over Maharashtra; Bhaja, Karla and other caves excavated. |
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A.C. 550 - 753: | Early Chalukya Dynasty. |
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608 - 642: | Famous Chalukya ruler Satyashraya Pulakeshi. |
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634: | The country of Maharashtra offically defined. |
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750 - 975: | Rashtrakuta rule. |
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800 - 1000: | Early Marathi writers. |
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884 - 959: | Rajashekhar, great poet in Maharashtri. |
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975 - 1189: | Later Chalukyas. |
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1187 - 1294: | Yadav Dynasty. |
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1153 - 1276: | Chakradhar, founder of Mahabhav sect. |
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1276: | Death of Chakradhar and Hemadri. |
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1290: | Dynaneshwari. |
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1310: | Muslim subjugation of peninsular India. |
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1323: | Prataparudra of Warangla captured by Mohammad Tughlaq. |
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1325: | Tughlaq makes Deogiri his capital. |
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1336, April 18: | Harihar crowned King of Vijaynagar. |
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1347: | Ala-ud-din Hasan Shah founds the Bahamani kingdom. |
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c. 1350: | Sant Namdev flourishes. |
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1565, Jan. 22: | Battle of Talikot, Vijaynagar destroyed. |
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1548 - 1599: | Sant Eknath. |
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c. 1600: | Rise of Bhosles to prominence. |
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1607 - 1650: | Sant Tukaram. |
| Before Shivajis Arrival on the Deccan theater | ||
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1552: | Birth of Maloji Bhonsle. |
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1592: | Birth of Shah Jahan. |
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1594, March 15: | Birth of Shahji Bhonsle. |
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1594: | Death of Burhan Nizam Shah : Mughals invade the Deccan. |
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1599: | Akbar marches into the Deccan. |
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1600: | Defence of Ahmednagar by Chand-Biwi; Ahmednagar falls : Bahadur Shah prisoner. |
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1605: | Death of Akbar, Jahangir takes over. |
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1605, Nov. 5 | Shahji marries Jijabai. |
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1608: | Jahangir's Deccan conquest begins. |
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1616: | Malik Amber routed; Jahangir at Mandu. |
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1619: | Birth of Sambhaji Bhonsle; shivaji's elder brother. |
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1620: | Death of Maloji Bhonsle. |
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1619-21: | Malik Amber submits to Shah Jahan, Shah returns to Delhi. |
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1624, Nov.: | Malik Amber defeats the Moghuls. |
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1625-26: | Shahji quits Amber; joins Bijapur : Malik Amber dies, son Fath Khan becomes minister. |
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1627, April 6: | Birth of Shivaji Bhonsle. |
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1627: | Ibrahim Adil Shah dies, Muhammad Shah succeeds; Jahangir dies. |
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1628: | Shahji Bhonsle returns to Nizamshahi service. |
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1629: | Shah Jahan moves towards the Deccan. |
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1630 - 1632: |
Famine in the Deccan, Shahji joins Mughal service, Fath Kahn murders the Nizam, Shah Jahan returns to Delhi. |
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1633: | Shahji installs new Nizamshahi prince. |
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1635 - 1636: |
Shah Jahan moves South again, captures Daulatabad & declares demise of NizamShahi Sultanate.. Mughal treaty with Bijapur |
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1636, Oct.: | Shahji capitulates to the Mughals and joins Bijapur. |
| Enter Shivaji | ||
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1636 - 1640: | Shahji reduces Shira, Ikkeri and Western Karnatak. |
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1636 - 1644 | Aurangzeb Governor of the Deccan. |
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1637-47: | Shivaji at Poona, Dadoji Kondev govenor of Kondana (later Sinhagad). |
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1640: | Shivaji married to Saibai. |
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1640 - 1642: | Shivaji visits Shahji Bhonsle at Bangalore. |
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1644 -1648: | Shahji falls into disgrace at Bijapur. |
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1644: | Organization of the twelve Maval valleys, Kondana captured. |
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1645: | Sacred vow to found Hindvi Swaraj |
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1647: | Dadoji Kondev dies, Torna captured. |
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1648: |
Chakan and Purandar captured. Jinji falls to Bijapuri forces. |
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1649: |
Battles for Shirval and Purandar; Musa Khan & Fateh Khan routed. Shahji obtains release. |
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1649 - 1654: | Afzal Khan Governor of Wai. |
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1651: | Shahji at Kanakgiri. |
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1653 - 1658: | Aurangzeb back as Governor of the Deccan. |
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1654: | Shahji's son Sambhaji killed at Kanakgiri. |
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1655: | Attack on and capture of Jawli. |
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1656: |
Kalyan And Bhiwandi sacked. Death of Mohammad Adil Shah. |
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1657: | Shivaji plunders Ahmadnagar and Junnar; Shah Jahan suffers paralytic attack. |
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1658: | Aurangzeb leaves for Delhi; Shivaji forms ministry, builds Pratapgad. |
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1658, July 21: | Aurangzeb becomes Emperor. |
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1659: |
Sawantwadi treaty; Bhawani Sword obtained; Afzal Khan starts against Shivaji (Sept). Afzal Khan murdered by Shivaji (Oct). Battle of Wai: Bijapur routed; Panhala and Raibag captured. |
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1660: |
Shaista Khan Governor of the Deccan; captures Poona. Panhala under seige (May). Baji Prabhu killed in battle after Shivaji escapes Panhala (July). Shivaji hands back Panhala to Bijapur (Sept). |
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1661: | Shaista khan captures Kalyan. Shivaji attacks Rajapur & settles Shirangapur. |
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1663: |
Night attack on Shaista Khan at his palace in Poona (April). Bijapuri Adil shah declares war against Shivaji. Shaista Khan retires to Aurangabad (June) but leaves for Bengal (Dec). |
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1664: |
Shivaji sacks Surat; Death of Shahji Bhonsle (Jan). Mirza Raja Jay Singh commissioned to proceed against Shivaji (Sept). Shivaji moves against Baji Ghorpade; starts building Sindhudurg, plunders Hubli. |
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1665: |
Shivaji captures Ponda & plunders Basrur (Jan). Jay singh takes Poona (March). Shivaji meets with Jay Singh and Diler Khan; signs treaty of Purandhar(June). Shivaji recieves imperial farman (Sept). Shivaji joins Jay Singh in operations against Bijapur (Nov). |
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1666: |
Shivaji fails to take Panhala. Netaji Palkar quits Shivaji and joins Bijapur (Jan). Netaji recieves imperial mansab from Aurangzeb (Mar). |
| From Crisis to Triumph | ||
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1666: |
Death of Shah Jahan (Jan 22). Shivaji starts for Agra (Mar), reaches Agra (May). |
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1666: | Shivaji under house arrest; affects escape (Aug 17), reaches Raigad (Nov 20). |
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1667: |
Netaji Palkar produced before Aurangzeb, converted to Islam and sent to Afghanistan (Mar). Jay Singh recalled, replaced by Muazzam and Jashvant Singh (May). Adil Shah in treaty with Shivaji (Aug); Portuguese-Shivaji treaty (Dec). |
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1668: |
Aurangzeb makes peace with Shivaji (Mar). Sambhaji joins the Mughal camp (Aug). Bijapur and Golconda grant chauth to Shivaji. |
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1669: |
Aurangzeb orders destruction of Hindu schools and Temples. Kashi-vishweshwar temple pulled down, Masjid built on site. |
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1670: |
Shivaji plunders Berar, recovers Sinhagad, Kalyan & Bhivandi (Early 1670). Shivaji plunders Junnar, Ahmednagar and Parenda (April). Shivaji raids Surat the second time (Oct). Mahabat Khan appointed Governor. |
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1671: |
Shivaji captures Salher, initiates Sambhaji into administrative service. Dilir Khan sacks Poona. Bahadur khan replaces Mahabat Khan. Ikhlas Khan besieges Salher (Dec). |
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1672: | Mughals defeated at Salher. Junnar & Ramnagar seized by Moropant (Peshwa?) |
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1673: | Panhala retaken by Shivaji. Pratap Rao Gujar plunders Hubli. |
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1674: | Pratap Rao killed at Battle of Nesari. Sampgaon plundered (Mar). |