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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






2. Kingdom of Sitawaka






3. Paramara Kingdom






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






5. Chera Kingdom






6. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






7. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






8. Gajapati Kingdom






9. 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)






10. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






11. DanishIndia (to 1869)






12. Indo-Greek Kingdom






13. Kingdom of Kandy






14. Republic Day (India)






15. Death of Islam Shah.






16. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






17. First Anglo-Afghan War






18. Magadha Kingdom






19. (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






20. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






21. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






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






23. British Raj (to 1947)






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






25. First Anglo-Afghan War






26. Keladi Kingdom






27. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






28. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






29. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






30. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






31. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






32. Anglo






33. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






34. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






35. Iron age






36. 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 (






37. Reddy Kingdom






38. Pandya Empire






39. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






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






41. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






42. Kushan Empire






43. Swat culture






44. Khilji Sultanate






45. British Raj (to 1947)






46. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






47. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






48. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






49. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






50. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.