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
640: Chinese pilgrim Hiun Tsang visited Maharashtra
973: Rashtrakuta rule comes to an end
973 to 1180: Ruled by the Chalukyas
1189 to 1310: Ruled by the Yadavas of Deogiri
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.
January 14, 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
June 3, 1818: Peshwa Bajirao II surrenders to the British
August 15, 1947: India becomes independent
November 1, 1956: Bombay state enlarged to include all of present Maharashtra.
May 1, 1960: Bombay state split along linguistic lines into new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.