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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Hindu






2. Constantinople won By Turkey






3. Late medieval age






4. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






5. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






6. Mughal army arrested for the act.






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






8. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






9. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






10. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






11. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






12. Santhal rebellion






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






14. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






15. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






16. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






17. Khilji Sultanate






18. Bronze age






19. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






20. Conquest of Kalinga






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






22. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






23. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






24. Lohara Kingdom






25. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






26. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






27. Early Harappan Culture






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






29. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






30. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






31. Mature Harappan Culture






32. 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






33. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






34. Bronze age






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






36. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






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






38. Mehrgarh Culture






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






40. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






41. Kingdom of Raigama






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






43. Satavahana Empire






44. Late medieval age






45. Princely states (to 1947)






46. Rashtrakuta Empire






47. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






48. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






49. Rashtrakuta Empire






50. Pallava Empire