This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India.
This article is about the pre-1947 history of the Indian subcontinent. For the post-1947 history of India, see History of India (1947–present). For the post-1947 history of the Indian subcontinent, see South Asia § Contemporary era. For outlines, see Outline of ancient India and Outline of South Asian history.