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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






3. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






4. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






5. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






6. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






7. Thondaiman Kingdom






8. Government of India Act 1935






9. Maratha Empire






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






11. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






12. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






13. Black and Red ware culture






14. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






15. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






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






17. Deva Kingdom






18. Koch Kingdom






19. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






20. Iron age






21. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






22. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






23. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






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






25. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






26. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






27. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






28. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






29. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






30. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






31. Beginning of Vikram Era






32. 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






33. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






34. Magadha Kingdom






35. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






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






37. Late Harappan Culture






38. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






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






40. Maurya Empire






41. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






42. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






43. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.






44. Hoysala Empire






45. 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






46. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






47. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






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






49. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






50. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)