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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






2. Delhi DurbarFirst time






3. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






4. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






5. Kushan Empire






6. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






7. Western Chalukya Empire






8. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






9. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






10. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






11. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






12. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






13. Kingdom of Gampola






14. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






15. Western Satrap Empire






16. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






17. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






18. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






19. Kakori conspiracy






20. Early Harappan Culture






21. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






22. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






23. Late Harappan Culture






24. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






25. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






26. Other states






27. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






28. Deccan Sultanates






29. Princely states (to 1947)






30. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






31. British Raj (to 1947)






32. Black and Red ware culture






33. Partition of Bengal






34. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






35. 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.






36. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






37. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






38. Harsha Empire






39. Maurya Empire






40. Kingdom of Kotte






41. Nanda Empire






42. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






43. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






44. Partition ofIndia






45. Khilji Sultanate






46. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






47. Started Post Service






48. Battle of Buxar






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






50. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)