Timeline of the history of Punjab.

Below is a timeline of the history of Punjab.


Before
3000 BC
Aboriginals of Punjab


3000 BC - 2000 BC
Indus Valley Civilization


2000 BC - 1500 BC
Aryans Invade the Punjab


2000 BC - 5000 bc
Aryan Civilization,Vedas Composed in the Punjab
Development of Caste System


800 BC
Invasion of Punjab by Semiramis


650 BC
Invasion of Punjab by Ancient Scythians


550 BC - 500 BC
Persian Invasion of Punjab


550 BC - 400 AD
Spread of Buddhism in Punjab


321 BC
Invasion of Punjab Alexander


273 BC - 232 BC
Period of Ashoka


206 BC
Invasion by Antiochus


165 BC
Invasion by Eneradites


110 BC - 400
Scythians Invade Punjab, Rule Punjab


400 - 711
Turks, Kashmiri Kings Conquer Punjab


711 - 962
Arabs Invade Punjab, Rajputs Expel Arabs, Rule the Punjab


962 - 1186
Turks Invade Punjab, Ghaznivide Dynasty


1186 - 1205
Ghori Dynasty


1205 - 1288
Tartar Dynasty


1288 - 1321
Khiljai Dynasty


1321 - 1395
Toghlak Dynasty


1396
Invasion of Punjab by Tymur


1416 - 1450
Dynasty of the Syads


1450 - 1526
Lodi Dynasty


1469 - 1539
Period of Guru Nanak


1519
Moghals, under Baber, Invade Punjab


1526 - 1540
Moghal Dynasty


1539 - 1675
Period of 8 Sikh Gurus After Nanak


1540
Sher Shah Conquers Punjab

1540 - 1555

Sur Dynasty

1555

Moghals, under Humayun, Conquer Punjab

1556 - 1605

Akber Ascends the Throne, Rules Punjab

1605 - 1658

Jahangir, Shah Jahan
1658 - 1707

Muhyuddin Aurangzeb
1675 - 1708

Guru Gobind Singh
1699

Birth of the Khalsa
1708 - 1715

Conquests of Banda Bahadur
1713

Muhammad Farrukhseer Ascends the Throne
1739

Invasion of Nadir Shah
1748

Ahmad Shah
1764 - 1799

Rule of Sikh Misls
1799 - 1839

Rule by Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1849

Annexation of the Punjab
1849 - 1947

British Rule

1947

Punjab Divided Between India and Pakistan