Timeline of Maharashtra history

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: Shivani 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.

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