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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir
1490
1526
712
1789
2. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1510
753
300 BC
1942
3. Indus Valley Civilization
3300
1803
1021
1940
4. Classical period
1929
1555
1343
1
5. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
1814
1984
1000 BC
1661
6. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
2000
1826
75
1707
7. Rajaram Chhatrapati died
7000
1665
1700
1792
8. British Ceylon
1665
1875
1815
400 BC
9. Solanki Kingdom
1628
1530
1586
942
10. Maukhari Empire
1508
1341
1293
550s
11. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast
1398
400 BC
1522
1806
12. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)
1855 - 30 June
1605
1975
1939
13. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1505
1803
420
1975
14. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom
1500 BC
230
1600
1792
15. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
1490
1807
1539
1798
16. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1930
1665
1630
266 BC
17. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1120
1869
1220
1795
18. Late medieval age
413
1795
1206
1559
19. Kushan Empire
1656
1347
326 BC
60
20. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
850
753
1556
1990
21. Khilji Sultanate
1932 - 24 September
475
335
1290
22. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)
335
788
1552
1856
23. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1503
942
1540
1807
24. Kakori conspiracy
450 BC
1559
1556
1925
25. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.
1628
814
1909
1707
26. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1897 - 23 January
1446
1398
1343
27. Sunga Empire
350
185
1134
1505
28. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
2800 BC
February 2002
232 BC
753
29. Kamarupa Kingdom
1705
350
1674
1412
30. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1497
3400 BCE
1942
1707
31. Western Ganga Kingdom
1989
1443
350
1508
32. Satavahana Empire
543
500s
1914
230
33. Mughal Empire
1912
185
1526
1600
34. Zamorin Kingdom
1526
1102
1628
1792
35. Garhwal Kingdom
450
1572
1358
1407
36. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century
1526
1765
1867
1761
37. Bronze age
3000
1661
1817
1644
38. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
350
1999
1508
1771
39. Madurai Kingdom
1705
1503
1539
1559
40. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.
3300
1929
1805
1526
41. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar
1909
333 BC
1811
1964
42. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War
1508
1877 - January
35
942
43. Ror Kingdom
1675
1705
335
450 BC
44. Early modern period
1272
1857 - 10 May
1869
1526
45. Delhi DurbarFirst time
1134
1505
1877 - January
1508
46. PortugueseIndia
1823
1510
1891
1853
47. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1102
1889 - 3 December
232 BC
1605
48. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
3300
1915
1865 - 28 January
1932 - 24 September
49. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
424
1469
1605
1845
50. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1220
326 BC
1817
35