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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Sikh Confederacy






3. Bardoli Satyagraha






4. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






5. Chera Kingdom






6. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






7. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






8. (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






9. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






10. Painted Grey Ware culture






11. 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






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






13. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






14. Travancore Kingdom






15. Delhi conspiracy case






16. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






17. 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






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






19. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






20. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






21. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






22. Colonial period






23. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






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






25. Madurai Kingdom






26. Hindu






27. Deva Kingdom






28. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






29. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






30. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






31. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






32. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






33. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






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






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






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






37. Sena Empire






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






39. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






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






41. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






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






43. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






44. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






45. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






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






47. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






48. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






49. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






50. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire