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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Thondaiman Kingdom






2. Late medieval age






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






4. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






5. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






6. Pandya Empire






7. 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)






8. 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)






9. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






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






11. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






12. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






13. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






14. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






15. Swat culture






16. Maha Janapadas






17. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






18. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.






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






20. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






21. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






22. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






23. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






24. Yadava Empire






25. Vellore Mutiny






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






27. Vedic period






28. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






29. Indus Valley Civilization






30. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






31. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






32. 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






33. Morley-Minto Reforms






34. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






35. Madurai Kingdom






36. PortugueseIndia






37. Maukhari Empire






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






39. Maurya Empire






40. Kingdom of Raigama






41. Late Harappan Culture






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






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






44. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






45. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






46. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






47. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






48. Beginning of Vikram Era






49. Pandya Empire






50. Kingdom of Kurunegala