Timeline of Maharashtra history

• 600 BC: One of the 16 great janapadas, named as Ashmaka
• 230 BC to 225 AD: ruled by the Satavahanas
• 250 to 525: The Vakatakas brought Vidharba under their rule.
• 550 to 760: Ruled by the Chalukyas (Badami Chalukyas)
• 640: Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang visited Maharashtra
• 973: Rashtrakutas rule comes to an end
• 973 to 1180: Ruled by the Chalukyas(Western Chalukyas or Kalyani Chalukyas)
• 1189 to 1310: Ruled by the Yadavas of Deogiri (Seunas)
• 1296: Alla-ud-din Khilji, the first Muslim sultan of the north penetrates the Deccan, defeats the Yadavas and carried away a huge booty.
• 1534: Portuguese occupy Mumbai
• 1659: Shivaji captures Satara from Sultanate of Bijapur, leads revolt against the Mughal empire
• 1661: Mumbai transferred from Portugal to Britain
• 1668: British government transfers Mumbai to British East India Company
• 1674: Shivaji declares himself King of the Marathas (see Maratha empire)
• 1680: Shivaji dies
• 1720: Bajirao I becomes Peshwa (Prime Minister)
• 1740: Death of Bajirao I
• 1756: Marathas capture the town of Attock (now in north-west Pakistan). Maratha empire reaches its largest extent.
• 14 January 1761: Maratha defeat at Third Battle of Panipat.
• 1775–1782: First Anglo-Maratha War
• 1803–1805: Second Anglo-Maratha War
• 1817–1818: Third Anglo-Maratha War
• 3 June 1818: Peshwa Bajirao II surrenders to the British
• 15 August 1947: India becomes independent
• 1 November 1956: Bombay state enlarged to include all of present Maharashtra.
• 1 May 1960: Bombay state split along linguistic lines into new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.