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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
1300
200 BC
1925
1792
2. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1343
1310
3300
1509
3. Rai Kingdom
1943
489
1681
1574
4. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1845
1699
475
1939
5. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
1220
232 BC
1800
629
6. Zamorin Kingdom
1915
1917
1030
1102
7. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1867
1399
320
1586
8. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
from 2000 BC
1272
753
1206
9. Shishunaga Kingdom
413
1424
1929
2800 BC
10. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
500
1510
1902
1434
11. Tughlaq Sultanate
July 2001
1320
1911
1157
12. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
240
1696
326 BC
1194
13. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
326 BC
1486
1407
185
14. Kakatiya Kingdom
1962
400 BC
2000
1083
15. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
1777
1206
1526
1600
16. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1855 - 30 June
753
1705
527 BC
17. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
1505
1559
1869
836
18. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
1900 BC
1920
February 2002
563 BC
19. 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.
1979
1897 - 23 January
1540
1130
20. Kingdom of Gampola
1917
1925
1869
1341
21. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
1869
35
600 BC
2001
22. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
180 BC
1102
1510
1858
23. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
1700
624
1786
1323
24. Vedic period
2000
1674
350
1083
25. Indus Valley Civilization
3300
1659
326 BC
1964
26. Sena Empire
35
1070
333 BC
1775
27. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
2000
1206
1451
1058
28. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1555
1300
1939
1780
29. Indus Valley Civilization
1509
1600
1795
3300
30. Marava Kingdom
1555
November 2008
1803
1600
31. Indian Rebellion of 1857
450 BC
1857 - 10 May
250s
3000
32. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1859 - 18 April
1191
1206
1928
33. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1998
1798
1803
1083
34. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
1070
35
1600
January 2001
35. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1814
1805
836
1021
36. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
280
1293
1749
1228
37. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
2003 August
599 BC
1572
230 BC
38. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1917
1977
563 BC
1510
39. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1572
1194
180 BC
1950 - 26 January
40. Haryanka Kingdom
1930
684
1977
1867
41. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1644
1336
1581
1759
42. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1586
1853 - 16 April
1446
320
43. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.
1984
1947 AD
1515
1790
44. Koch Kingdom
1779
1940
1515
1789
45. Gurjara Pratihara Empire
1628
1858
753
650
46. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1806
1556
1194
1070
47. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1909
1801
1503
750
48. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
1628
1515
700
1572
49. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1786
1497
1774
1764
50. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.
1451
16 August
1399
1996