600 BC: One of the 16 great janapadas, named Ashmaka 230 BC to 225 AD: ruled by the Satavahanas 250 to 525: The Vakatakas brought the 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, penetrated the Deccan, defeated the Yadavas, and carried away a huge hoard of loot. 1534: Portuguese occupied Mumbai. 1659: Shivaji captured Satara from Bijapur Sultanate, and led a revolt against the Mughal Empire 1661: Mumbai transferred from Portugal to Britain 1668: British government transferred Mumbai to the British East India Company 1674: Chatrapati Shivaji became the first King of the Marathas 1680: Death of Chatrapati Shivaji 1689: Death of Sambhaji 1707: Shahu I became Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire 1720: Bajirao I became peshwa (prime minister) 1740: Death of Bajirao I 1756: Marathas captured the town of Attock (now in north-west Pakistan). Maratha Empire reached its largest extent. 14 January 1761: Marathas lost the 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: Bajirao II surrendered to the British 15 August 1947: Independence of India 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.Thamke, Abhishek. History of Maharashtra: History of Maharashtra. Abhishek Thamke, 2015.
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