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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Classical period






3. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






4. British Expedition to Tibet






5. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






6. Harsha Empire






7. Partition of Bengal






8. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






9. Kingdom of Kurunegala






10. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






11. Ahom Kingdom






12. Shahi Empire






13. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






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






15. FrenchIndia






16. Kuninda Kingdom






17. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






18. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






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






20. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






21. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






22. Colonial period






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






24. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






25. Mehrgarh Culture






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






27. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






28. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






29. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






30. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






31. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






32. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






33. Travancore Kingdom






34. Lodi Sultanate






35. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






36. Kamarupa Kingdom






37. Republic Day (India)






38. Invasions by the Huna.






39. Western Ganga Kingdom






40. Late Harappan Culture






41. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






42. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






43. Deccan Sultanates






44. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






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






46. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






47. First Anglo-Maratha War






48. Mughal army arrested for the act.






49. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






50. Northern Black Polished Ware