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| Item | Detail | Year / Reference |
|---|---|---|
| First Battle of Tarain | Prithviraj III defeated Muhammad Ghori | 1191 CE |
| Second Battle of Tarain | Prithviraj III defeated and killed | 1192 CE |
| Prithviraj Raso | Epic by Chand Bardai; court of Prithviraj III | 12th–13th century CE |
| Ranthambhor Fort founded | Vagbhata (Chauhan); Sawai Madhopur | c. 944 CE |
| Ranthambhor 1301 jauhar | Hammiradeva against Alauddin Khalji | 11 July 1301 CE |
| Hammiramahakavya | Sanskrit kavya by Nayachandra Suri; 14 cantos | c. 1400 CE |
| Bappa Rawal | Founded Guhila sovereignty; Eklingji temple | c. 728–734 CE |
| Battle of Sarangpur | Rana Kumbha defeated Mahmud Khalji of Malwa | 1437 CE |
| Vijay Stambha | 9-storey column, 37 m, Chittorgarh; Rajasthan emblem | 1448 CE |
| Kumbhalgarh wall | 36 km perimeter; UNESCO 2013; 360 temples inside | 1458 CE |
| Sangita-raja | Musicological treatise by Rana Kumbha; 5 volumes | c. 1440–1468 CE |
| Rana Kumbha — 32 forts | Including Kumbhalgarh, Achalgarh | 1433–1468 CE |
| Battle of Khanwa | Rana Sanga defeated by Babur; 37 km west of Agra | 16 March 1527 CE |
| Battle of Haldighati | Pratap vs. Man Singh I; Khamnor, Rajsamand | 18 June 1576 CE |
| Chetak | Pratap's horse; died carrying Pratap to safety | 1576 CE |
| Pratap's death | Chavand (Dungarpur); hunting injury | 19 January 1597 CE |
| Meherangarh Fort founded | Rao Jodha; 122-metre rock; Jodhpur | 1459 CE |
| Meherangarh — Fatehpol | Commemorates expulsion of Mughals | 1707 CE |
| Meherangarh — Jayapol | Commemorates victory over Jaipur-Bikaner | 1806 CE |
| Battle of Samel | Maldeo's generals Jaita and Kumpa vs. Sher Shah | 5 January 1544 CE |
| Sher Shah's remark | "For a handful of millet..." — after Battle of Samel | 1544 CE |
| Man Singh I mansab | 7,000 zat — one of the highest for Rajput nobles | Akbar's reign |
| Govinddev Temple | Vrindavan; patron Man Singh I | c. 1590 CE |
| Jaisalmer Fort founded | Rao Jaisal; Trikuta Hill; 250 feet high; 99 bastions | 1156 CE |
| Dilwara temples | Vimal Shah (1031 CE); Tejpal-Vastupal (1231 CE); Mt. Abu | 1031–1231 CE |
| Jaipur city founded | Vidyadhar Bhattacharya (architect); 9 sectors | 1727 CE |
| Jaipur UNESCO | World Heritage — Jaipur City | 2019 CE |
| Jantar Mantar Jaipur | UNESCO World Heritage | 2010 CE |
| Samrat Yantra | World's largest sundial; 27 m gnomon; accurate to 2 sec | Jaipur, 1734 CE |
| Zij-i-Muhammad Shahi | Astronomical tables by Jai Singh II; named for Mughal emperor | 1738 CE |
| Ashvamedha Yajna | Last performance by Indian ruler — Jai Singh II | 1734 CE |
| Raniji ki Baori | 46 m deep; 3-storey step-well; Bundi | 1699 CE |
| Bani Thani | Kishangarh school; Nihal Chand; 1973 postal stamp | c. 1750 CE |
| Hill Forts UNESCO | 6 forts inscribed (Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambhor, Amber, Jaisalmer, Gagron) | 2013 CE |
| Din-i-Ilahi | Akbar's syncretic faith; ~18 disciples; ended 1605 CE | 1582 CE |