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Timeline Of Indian History

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






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






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






4. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






5. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






6. Maratha Empire






7. Huna Kingdom






8. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






9. Vellore Mutiny






10. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






11. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






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






13. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






14. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






15. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






16. Stone age






17. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






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






19. Beginning of Vikram Era






20. '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.






21. Kingdom of Raigama






22. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






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






24. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






25. Death of Nana Fadnavis






26. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






27. Ror Kingdom






28. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






29. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






30. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






31. Delhi Sultanate






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






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






34. Deccan Sultanates






35. 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.






36. Durrani Empire






37. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






38. Simon Commission






39. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






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






41. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






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






43. Vijayanagara Empire






44. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






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






46. 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)






47. Iron age






48. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






49. Madurai Kingdom






50. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.