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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






2. 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






3. Deva Kingdom






4. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






5. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






6. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






7. Mysore Kingdom






8. British Expedition to Tibet






9. Harsha Empire






10. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






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






12. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






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






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






15. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






16. Kushan Empire






17. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






18. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






19. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






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






21. Maitraka Empire






22. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






23. Gupta Empire






24. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






25. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






26. Bardoli Satyagraha






27. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






28. Simon Commission






29. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






30. Ror Kingdom






31. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






32. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






33. Kalabhras Empire






34. Died Tatya Tope






35. Kuninda Kingdom






36. Gajapati Kingdom






37. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath






38. Eastern Ganga Empire






39. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






40. Vedic period






41. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






42. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






43. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






44. Shishunaga Kingdom






45. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






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






47. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






48. Maurya Empire






49. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






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