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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Santhal rebellion






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






3. Sayyid Sultanate






4. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






5. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






6. Chalukya Empire






7. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






8. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






9. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






10. Pallava Empire






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






12. Kingdom of Tambapanni






13. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






14. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






15. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






16. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






17. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






18. 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






19. Kalachuri Empire






20. 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.






21. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






22. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






23. Delhi DurbarFirst time






24. Kingdom of Sitawaka






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






26. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






27. Chola Empire






28. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






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






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






31. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






32. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






33. Mughal army arrested for the act.






34. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






35. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






36. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.






37. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






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






39. 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






40. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






41. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






42. Gupta Empire






43. 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 (






44. Eastern Ganga Empire






45. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






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






47. Portuguese Ceylon






48. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






49. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






50. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.