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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






2. 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






3. Kakori conspiracy






4. FrenchIndia






5. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






6. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






7. Tughlaq Sultanate






8. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






9. Vishnukundina Empire






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






11. Maukhari Empire






12. Vellore Mutiny






13. Gadar Party formed.






14. 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)






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






16. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






17. Mysore Kingdom






18. Western Satraps formed.






19. Pala Empire






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






21. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






22. Western Satraps formed.






23. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






24. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






25. 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).






26. Zamorin Kingdom






27. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






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






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






30. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






31. Kakori conspiracy






32. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






33. Kakatiya Kingdom






34. Garhwal Kingdom






35. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






36. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






37. Kingdom of Sitawaka






38. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






39. Reddy Kingdom






40. Delhi Sultanate






41. Western Ganga Kingdom






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






43. Durrani Empire






44. DutchIndia






45. 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.






46. British Expedition to Tibet






47. Shahi Empire






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






49. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






50. Partition ofIndia