Timeline of the History of Assam, the important dates in its history against important events elsewhere.
Year Ancient Assam (350 - 1206) Contemporaneous events Date source 350 Pushyavarman establishes the Varman dynasty in Kamarupa 636 Xuanzang visits the court of Bhaskarvarman in Kamarupa. 650 Bhaskarvarman dies. End of Varman dynasty 655 Salasthamba establishes Mlechchha dynasty in Kamarupa 900 Brahmapala establishes Pala dynasty in Kamarupa c1100 Jayapala, the last Pala king removed by Ramapala of Pala empire 1187 Birpal establishes Chutiya kingdom at Swarnagiri Year Medieval Assam (1206–1826) Contemporaneous events Date source 13th century 1206 The first Muslim invasion, Bakhtiar Khilji is thwarted and his army destroyed. Beginning of the medieval period in Assam 1228 Sukaphaa enters Assam 1224 Ratnadhwajpal the second Chutiya king annexes the Kingdoms of Bhadrasena and Nyayapal 1228 Chutiya kingdom expedition against Kamatapur 1248 Ratnadhwajpal establishes his capital at Sadiya 1252 Sukaphaa establishes capital at Charaideo 1257 Sandhya, a ruler of Kamarupa, moves his capital west and thus established the Kamata kingdom. 14th century 1362Sikandar Shah attacks Kamata kingdom and weakens the ruler Indranarayan 1392 Chutia king Satyanarayan's first land grant record in Habung. This is the first recorded land grant given to Brahmins in Upper Assam found till date. 15th century1449 Srimanta Sankardev is born 1490 First Ahom-Dimasa battle. Ahoms defeated under Konkhra and pursued for peace. 1498 Alauddin Hussain Shah of Gaur removes the last Khen ruler of Kamata kingdom Vasco da Gama lands at Calicut 16th century 1515 Viswa Singha establishes Koch political power and Koch dynasty 1520 Ahoms defeated by Chutiya king Dharmadhwajpal 1524 Chutiya kingdom partially annexed to Ahom Kingdom under Suhungmung, and placed under the rule of Sadiyakhowa Gohain. 1527 Nusrat Shah's invasion, the first Muslim invasion of the Ahom kingdom, ends in failure. 1532 Turbak attacks Ahom Kingdom, the first commander to enjoy some success. 1533 Turbak defeated and killed. Ahoms pursue Gaur army to Karatoya river.1536 Ahoms destroy Dimapur, the capital of the Kachari kingdom1540 Nara Narayan succeeds his father to the throne of Kamata kingdom 1563 Chilarai occupies Ahom capital Garhgaon, end with Treaty of Majuli. 1568 Srimanta Sankardev dies1581 Nara Narayana divides Kamata kingdom into Koch Bihar and Koch Hajo (to be governed by Raghudev) 1587 Naranarayana of Koch dynasty dies. 1588 Raghudev, son of Chilarai and ruler of Koch Hajo declares independence 17th century 1609 Momai Tamuli Borbarua restructures Paik system in Ahom kingdom. 1609 Koch Bihar becomes a Mughal vassal 1613 Koch Hajo is annexed by the Mughal Empire 1615 Ahom-Mughal conflicts begin 1637 Bali Narayan dies of natural causes, and Koch rebellion again Mughals collapse 1639 Treaty of Asurar Ali signed between the Ahom kingdom and Mughal Empire 1659 Ahoms take possession of Koch Hajo (up to Sankosh river). Koch Hajo was occupied by rulers of Koch Bihar earlier, who drove out the Mughal faujdar from Guwahati 1662 Mir Jumla occupies Garhgaon, the Ahom capital 1663 After Treaty of Ghilajharighat Mir Jumla returns to Dhaka, dies on the way 1667 Ahoms wrest Guwahati and extend control up to Manas river; begins defence preparations 1668 Mughals under Ram Singh I advance up to Guwahati to retake it 1671 Ahoms win Battle of Saraighat and Ram Singh I retreats to Rangamati 1679 Laluksola Borphukan deserts Guwahati 1681 Gadadhar Singha becomes Ahom swargadeo 1682 Ahoms win Battle of Itakhuli. End of Ahom-Mughal conflicts with Ahom win 18th century 1714 Rudra Singha dies, and with him dies the Kachari, Tiwa, Jaintia etc. grand alliance to remove the Mughals from Bengal 1769 First phase of Moamoria rebellion, Ahom capital falls but recaptured in April, 1770 1783 Ahom capital Rangpur fell the second time to Moamoria rebellion. Rebel leaders strike coins in their names 1794 Captain Thomas Welsh restores Rangpur to Ahom king from Moamora rebels 19th century 1805 Ahoms come to terms with Sarbananda, the last Moamora rebel leader holding out in Bengmara (Tinsukia). Ahoms declare Sarbananda the Barsenapati of Matak Rajya 1817 The first Burmese invasion of Assam. Burmese occupation was complete by 1821 Year Colonial Assam (1826–1947) Contemporaneous events Date source 1826 Treaty of Yandaboo signed between East India Company and King of Burma; end of Burmese and beginning of British occupation of Assam 1861 Phulaguri Dhawa, the first peasant uprising against British rule was repressed 1894 Patharughat raijmel fired upon, villagers tortured and property confiscated Year Post Colonial Assam (1947-) Contemporaneous events Date source 1979 Assam agitation begins 1985 Assam Accord signed. End of Assam agitation
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