Timeline Sikh Empire:

1699: Formation of the Khalsa by Guru Gobind Singh.1710–1716: Banda Singh defeats the Mughals and declares Khalsa rule.1716–1738: Turbulence, no real ruler; Mughals take back the control for two decades but Sikhs engage in guerrilla warfare. 1733–1735: The Khalsa accepts, only to reject, the confederal status given by the Mughals. 1748–1757: Afghan invasion of Ahmad Shah Durrani. 1761–1767: Recapture of Punjab region by Afghan in Third Battle of Panipat. 1763–1774: Charat Singh Sukerchakia, Misldar of Sukerchakia misl, establishes himself in Gujranwala. 1764–1783: Baba Baghel Singh, Misldar of Singh Krora Misl, imposes taxes on the Mughals. 1783: Sikh capture of Delhi and the Red Fort from the Mughals. 1773: Ahmad Shah Durrani dies and his son Timur Shah launches several invasions into Punjab. 1774–1790: Maha Singh becomes Misldar of the Sukerchakia misl.
1790–1801: Ranjit Singh becomes Misldar of the Sukerchakia misl. 1799, formation of the Sikh Khalsa Army. 12 April 1801 (coronation) – 27 June 1839: reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
1 June 1813: Ranjit Singh is given the Kohinoor Diamond. 13 July 1813: Battle of Attock, the Sikh Empire's first significant victory over the Durrani Empire. March – 2 June 1818: Battle of Multan, the 2nd battle in the Afghan–Sikh wars. 3 July 1819: Battle of Shopian. 14 March 1823: Battle of Nowshera. 30 April 1837: Battle of Jamrud. 27 June 1839 – 5 November 1840: Reign of Maharaja Kharak Singh. 5 November 1840 – 18 January 1841: Chand Kaur is briefly Regent. 18 January 1841 – 15 September 1843: Reign of Maharaja Sher Singh. May 1841 – August 1842: Sino-Sikh war. 15 September 1843 – 31 March 1849: Reign of Maharaja Duleep Singh. 1845–1846: First Anglo-Sikh War. 1848–1849: Second Anglo-Sikh War.