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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Delhi DurbarFirst time






2. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






3. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






4. Government of India Act 1935






5. Western Chalukya Empire






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






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






8. Morley-Minto Reforms






9. Bardoli Satyagraha






10. Maukhari Empire






11. Maurya Empire






12. Mughal Empire






13. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






14. 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






15. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






16. 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.






17. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






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






19. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






20. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






21. Stone age






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






23. Indian Rebellion of 1857






24. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






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






26. Pandya Empire






27. Gupta Empire






28. Travancore Kingdom






29. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






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






31. Pala Empire






32. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






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






34. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






35. Classical period






36. Shishunaga Kingdom






37. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






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






39. Western Ganga Kingdom






40. Mahavira passes away.






41. DanishIndia






42. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






43. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






44. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






45. FrenchIndia






46. Northern Black Polished Ware






47. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






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






49. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






50. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.