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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






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






3. Pandya Empire






4. Gupta Empire






5. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






6. Painted Grey Ware culture






7. Gadar Party formed.






8. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






9. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






10. Kingdom of Sitawaka






11. 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).






12. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






13. Northern Black Polished Ware






14. Northern Black Polished Ware






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






16. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






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






18. Anglo






19. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






20. Partition ofIndia






21. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






22. Indus Valley Civilization






23. Mehrgarh Culture






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






25. Rai Kingdom






26. Rashtrakuta Empire






27. 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






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. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






30. Ahom Kingdom






31. Deva Kingdom






32. Delhi Sultanate






33. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






34. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






35. Late Harappan Culture






36. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






37. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






38. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






39. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






40. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






41. Classical period






42. Delhi Sultanate






43. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






44. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






45. Mamluk Sultanate






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






47. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






48. Kingdom of Kurunegala






49. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






50. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization