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| 1699 |
| | | The tenth Sikh guru, Gobind Rai, commits his people to the five Ks, which become the outward signs of their group identity | |
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| 1704 |
| | | The tenth Sikh guru, Gobind Rai, names as his successor the sacred book known as the Granth | |
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| 1707 |
| | | The death of Aurangzeb introduces the long period of decline of the Mughal empire | |
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| 1739 |
| | | The Persian ruler Nadir Shah enters Delhi and removes much of the accumulated treasure of the Mughal empire | |
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| 1746 |
| | | French forces capture the British East India Company's fort of Madras | |
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| 1751 |
| | | Robert Clive prevails over the French after holding out during the seven-week siege of Arcot in southern India | |
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| 1756 |
| | | 122 people die after being locked overnight in a small room in Calcutta, in an incident that becomes known as the Black Hole of Calcutta | |
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| 1757 |
| | | Robert Clive defeats the nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey, and places his own man on the throne | |
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| 1799 |
| | | A Sikh maharajah, Ranjit Singh, captures Lahore and makes it his capital in his campaign to unify the Punjab | |
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| 1799 |
| | | Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, is killed fighting the British at Seringapatam | |
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