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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






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






3. Swat culture






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






5. Magadha Kingdom






6. Chola Empire






7. Yadava Empire






8. Gajapati Kingdom






9. 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)






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






11. 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.






12. Simon Commission






13. Western Ganga Kingdom






14. Deva Kingdom






15. Indian Rebellion of 1857






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






17. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






18. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






19. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






20. Haryanka Kingdom






21. Bronze age






22. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






23. Simon Commission






24. Kingdom of Tambapanni






25. Marava Kingdom






26. Other states






27. Travancore Kingdom






28. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






29. Princely states (to 1947)






30. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






31. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






32. Western Satrap Empire






33. Beginning of Vikram Era






34. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






35. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






36. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






37. Kadamba Empire






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






39. Maitraka Empire






40. 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






41. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






42. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






43. Garhwal Kingdom






44. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






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






46. Garhwal Kingdom






47. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






48. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






49. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






50. First Anglo-Maratha War