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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Maukhari Empire






2. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






3. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






4. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






5. Republic Day (India)






6. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






7. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






8. Conquest of Kalinga






9. Pallava Empire






10. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






11. Sikh Confederacy






12. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






13. Kakatiya Kingdom






14. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






15. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






16. Chola Empire






17. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






18. Kingdom of Ruhuna






19. Stone age






20. Gandhi






21. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






22. Anglo






23. Mahavira passes away.






24. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






25. Death of Nana Fadnavis






26. Kingdom of Raigama






27. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






28. Rai Kingdom






29. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






30. Started Post Service






31. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






32. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






33. Morley-Minto Reforms






34. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






35. Gandhi






36. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






37. First Anglo-Maratha War






38. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






39. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






40. Nanda Empire






41. Partition ofIndia






42. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






43. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






44. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






45. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






46. Mature Harappan Culture






47. Late medieval age






48. British Raj (to 1947)






49. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






50. Mysore Kingdom