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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1347
1865 - 28 January
1661
1272
2. Gandhi
1931 - March
1996
1021
326 BC
3. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia
3400 BCE
1206
1707
1818
4. Late Harappan Culture
1293
1700
1962
1927 - November
5. Solanki Kingdom
1024
1947 - July
942
1947 AD
6. Early modern period
1600
1903
1526
7000
7. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1757
October 2001
1705
1891
8. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo
January 2001
1757
February 2002
1940
9. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
1708
1992
1965
1192
10. Kuninda Kingdom
200s BC
1989
2005 July
1817
11. Deva Kingdom
1909
1490
1200s
1865 - 28 January
12. Partition ofIndia
1485
1947 AD
July 2001
753
13. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
320
1545
1200
1806
14. Magadha Kingdom
1779
538 BC
September 2001
500
15. Pandya Empire
300 BC
600 BC
1749
1943
16. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1845
1545
266 BC
1900 BC
17. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
450 BC
305 BC
January 2001
1509
18. Late medieval age
from 2000 BC
1510
1206
1407
19. Republic Day (India)
1674
1950 - 26 January
1858
1497
20. Died Tatya Tope
1515
1915
1826
1859 - 18 April
21. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
1700
1792
420
1857 - 10 May
22. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
1998
1942
1628
1775
23. Kanva Empire
200s BC
75
265 BC
1779
24. Chera Kingdom
1962
300 BC
1877 - January
333 BC
25. Sena Empire
1900 - 22 October
1070
68
1867
26. Sayyid Sultanate
1083
1805
1414
1820 -
27. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1799
2000
1757
1897 - 23 January
28. Sikh Empire
1469
590
1903
1799
29. Kingdom of Dambadeniya
1220
1780
753
973
30. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A
1341
1343
1799
260 BC
31. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.
78
1290
1556
712
32. Tughlaq Sultanate
424
1320
January 2002
1191
33. Kalachuri Empire
65 BC
304 BC
1130
1814
34. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.
1630
1555
1771
753
35. Delhi conspiracy case
1853 - 16 April
68
1912
942
36. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1325
1800
1497
550s
37. Travancore Kingdom
1729
from 2000 BC
475
1903
38. Lodi Sultanate
232 BC
1483
3400 BCE
1451
39. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.
1102
78
1992
1336
40. Eastern Ganga Empire
1078
1773
3300
1565
41. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
1620
1939
July 2001
1962
42. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
1792
1600
1990
1370
43. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1777
1947 - July
1919
1323
44. Kakori conspiracy
1914
1351
1925
180 BC
45. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
1358
1323
1931 - March
1917
46. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
1803
2800 BC
650
200 BC
47. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
265 BC
1980
1505
1900 BC
48. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1497
1800
1681
450 BC
49. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1950 - 26 January
1757
2001
305 BC
50. Government of India Act 1935
1935 - August
973
350
1192