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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






2. Gandhi






3. 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






4. Late Harappan Culture






5. Solanki Kingdom






6. Early modern period






7. Mughal army arrested for the act.






8. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






9. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






10. Kuninda Kingdom






11. Deva Kingdom






12. Partition ofIndia






13. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






14. Magadha Kingdom






15. Pandya Empire






16. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






17. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






18. Late medieval age






19. Republic Day (India)






20. Died Tatya Tope






21. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






22. 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.






23. Kanva Empire






24. Chera Kingdom






25. Sena Empire






26. Sayyid Sultanate






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






28. Sikh Empire






29. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






30. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






31. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






32. Tughlaq Sultanate






33. Kalachuri Empire






34. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






35. Delhi conspiracy case






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






37. Travancore Kingdom






38. Lodi Sultanate






39. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






40. Eastern Ganga Empire






41. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






42. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






43. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






44. Kakori conspiracy






45. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






46. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






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






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






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






50. Government of India Act 1935