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 (Badami Chalukyas)
- 640: Chinese pilgrim Hiun Tsang 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 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.
- 14 January 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
- 3 June 1818: Peshwa Bajirao II surrenders to the British
- 15 August 1947: India becomes independent
- 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.