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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Bronze age






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






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






5. 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






6. Yadava Empire






7. Late Harappan Culture






8. Sikh Empire






9. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






10. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






11. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






12. Khilji Sultanate






13. 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.






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






15. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






16. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






17. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






18. Iron age






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






20. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






21. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






22. Mehrgarh Culture






23. Zamorin Kingdom






24. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






25. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






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






27. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






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






29. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






30. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






31. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






32. Rai Kingdom






33. Mahavira passes away.






34. DutchIndia






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






36. Pala Empire






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






38. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






39. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






40. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






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






42. Kingdom of Gampola






43. DanishIndia (to 1869)






44. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






45. Kakori conspiracy






46. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






47. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






48. Company Raj






49. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






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