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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






3. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






4. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






5. Partition of Bengal






6. Death of Nana Fadnavis






7. Mehrgarh Culture






8. Western Ganga Kingdom






9. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






10. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






11. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






12. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






13. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






14. Colonial period






15. Stone age






16. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






17. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






18. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






19. Gadar Party formed.






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






21. 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






22. First Anglo-Maratha War






23. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






24. Chera Kingdom






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






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






27. Deva Kingdom






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






29. Other states






30. Late medieval age






31. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






32. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






33. Died Tatya Tope






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






35. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






36. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






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






38. Mysore Kingdom






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






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






41. Garhwal Kingdom






42. Battle of Buxar






43. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






44. Santhal rebellion






45. Bardoli Satyagraha






46. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






47. FrenchIndia






48. Marava Kingdom






49. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






50. British Ceylon