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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






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






3. Death of Nana Fadnavis






4. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






5. 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.






6. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






7. Gandhi






8. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






9. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






10. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






11. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






12. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






13. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






14. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






15. First Anglo-Maratha War






16. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






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






18. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






19. Kingdom of Kandy






20. Kingdom of Kotte






21. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






22. Maurya Empire






23. Western Satraps formed.






24. Kingdom of Kandy






25. Kakori conspiracy






26. Pallava Empire






27. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






28. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






29. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






30. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






31. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






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






33. Swat culture






34. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






35. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






36. 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).






37. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






38. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






39. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






40. Sikh Confederacy






41. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






42. 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






43. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath






44. Beginning of Vikram Era






45. Kalabhras Empire






46. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






47. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






48. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






49. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






50. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.