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Timeline Of Indian History

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






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






3. Indus Valley Civilization






4. Classical period






5. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






6. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






7. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






8. British Ceylon






9. Solanki Kingdom






10. Maukhari Empire






11. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






12. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






13. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






14. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






15. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






16. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






17. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






18. Late medieval age






19. Kushan Empire






20. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






21. Khilji Sultanate






22. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






23. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






24. Kakori conspiracy






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






26. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






27. Sunga Empire






28. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






29. Kamarupa Kingdom






30. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






31. Western Ganga Kingdom






32. Satavahana Empire






33. Mughal Empire






34. Zamorin Kingdom






35. Garhwal Kingdom






36. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






37. Bronze age






38. (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






39. Madurai Kingdom






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






41. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






42. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






43. Ror Kingdom






44. Early modern period






45. Delhi DurbarFirst time






46. PortugueseIndia






47. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






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






49. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






50. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins