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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Sayyid Sultanate
1765
538 BC
1857
1414
2. Portuguese Ceylon
1509
1505
420
753
3. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.
2800 BC
September 2001
260 BC
1606
4. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
1581
1989
1527
1885 - 28 December
5. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1293
1586
1800
320
6. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.
230 BC
1773
65 BC
1605
7. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1191
1780
1499
60
8. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1325
1815
1000
1399
9. Early Harappan Culture
1815
3300
2800 BC
543
10. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'
1630
1913
1867
1780
11. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1120
1656
1786
1900 - 22 October
12. Other states
753
1102
753
1909
13. 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 (
2600
68
1526
450
14. Maratha Empire
1674
1729
1780
590
15. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1030
1891
1206
1980
16. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1605
1644
1434
1206
17. British Ceylon
1003-1320 AD
1574
2005 July
1815
18. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1707
1780
1320
1964
19. Nanda Empire
1320
305 BC
424
1853 - 16 April
20. Sikh Confederacy
1194
7000
1796
1707
21. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1612
250 BC
1789
1757
22. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1200
1565
1674
1944
23. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
1917
400 BC
300
February 2002
24. 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.
1800
1650
1913
304 BC
25. 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 (
1526
1600
1700
1764
26. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)
200 BC
1469
250s BC
1500 BC
27. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external
1323
1206
350
1790
28. Late medieval age
1980
563 BC
1206
1903
29. Late Harappan Culture
321
1700
1707
350
30. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends
450
3300 BC
1310
500
31. Marava Kingdom
1650
1320
1600
1773
32. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
1545
1370
1630
550s
33. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)
1191
1818
1510
1975
34. 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
261 BC
November 2008
2600 BC
1903
35. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
377 BC
1858
60
1903
36. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1539
180 BC
1526
1545
37. Solanki Kingdom
1990
1191
942
261 BC
38. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union
1414
1928
1300
1948 - 30 January
39. Harsha Empire
1499
1503
1814
590
40. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1875
261 BC
1499
1705
41. Mehrgarh Culture
1206
1932 - 24 September
7000
1729
42. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1845
1485
1194
250s
43. Durrani Empire
1399
1407
3300
1747
44. Kingdom of Tambapanni
543
1818
1705
543 BC
45. Mughal army arrested for the act.
80 BC
684
590
1705
46. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.
10
1490
1999
1120
47. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)
1370
350
200 BC
1451
48. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
1206
1453
1600
49. Chola Empire
1021
942
300 BC
1930
50. FrenchIndia
1900 - 22 October
1759
1351
1030