1540 in India

Events from the year 1540 in India.

Events

17 May – Sur Empire established{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Biswa Singha of Kamata rule of the Koch Kingdom comes to an end (since 1515),{{cite book |last1=Nath |first1=D |title=History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615 |date=1989 |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=47 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ECxUOSudNGYC |access-date=27 February 2024 |chapter=Date of Naranarayan|isbn=978-81-7099-109-0 }} and Nara Narayan's begins (until 1587){{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

9 May{{cite book |title=Maharana Pratap & His Times |date=1989 |publisher=Maharana Pratap Smarak Samiti |page=110 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=toZHAAAAMAAJ |access-date=27 February 2024}} – Maharana Pratap, Hindu Rajput ruler of Mewar (died 1597)