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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






2. Died Tatya Tope






3. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






4. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






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






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






7. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






8. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






9. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






10. DanishIndia (to 1869)






11. Shahi Empire






12. Haryanka Kingdom






13. Sayyid Sultanate






14. Indus Valley Civilization






15. Sena Empire






16. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






17. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






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






19. Kushan Empire






20. Ahom Kingdom






21. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






22. 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).






23. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






24. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






25. Santhal rebellion






26. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






27. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






28. Lodi Sultanate






29. 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.






30. Hoysala Empire






31. Mature Harappan Culture






32. Maha Janapadas






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






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






35. Rashtrakuta Empire






36. First Anglo-Maratha War






37. FrenchIndia






38. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






39. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






40. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






41. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






42. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






43. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






44. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






45. Anglo






46. Lohara Kingdom






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






48. Kingdom of Sitawaka






49. Pandya Empire






50. Gurjara Pratihara Empire