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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Started Post Service






2. Mughal army arrested for the act.






3. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






4. Northern Black Polished Ware






5. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






6. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






7. Sayyid Sultanate






8. Death of Islam Shah.






9. Maitraka Empire






10. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






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






12. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






13. 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.






14. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






15. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






16. Mature Harappan Culture






17. DanishIndia (to 1869)






18. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






19. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






20. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






21. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






22. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






23. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






24. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






25. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






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






27. Partition of Bengal






28. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






29. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






30. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






31. Garhwal Kingdom






32. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






33. Anglo






34. Conquest of Kalinga






35. Early Harappan Culture






36. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






37. Kingdom of Raigama






38. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






39. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






40. Koch Kingdom






41. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War






42. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






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






44. Gandhi






45. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






46. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






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






48. Kingdom of Kurunegala






49. 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






50. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement