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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1206
266 BC
280
1826
2. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I
1336
1817
1919
684
3. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1771
1801
700
November 2008
4. Colonial period
1902
1747
1939
1505
5. Western Satraps formed.
230
35
1412
1905
6. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1950 - 26 January
1555
1486
1984
7. Santhal rebellion
1083
1900 BC
753
1855 - 30 June
8. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1964
305 BC
184 BC
1530
9. Vedic period
1581
1951
684
2000
10. Shishunaga Kingdom
1200s
1490
1772
413
11. British Expedition to Tibet
2001
1940
200s BC
1903
12. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
230 BC
1630
712
60
13. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.
1650
March 2007
1790
July 2001
14. Marava Kingdom
232 BC
1600
1909
1443
15. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1497
1814
1914
1757
16. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.
1581
3300
1867
230
17. 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
788
260 BC
1526
1856
18. Battle of Buxar
266 BC
1807
1764
1777
19. Anglo
1749
1823
505
1919
20. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II
1897 - 23 January
1446
850
2800 BC
21. Sunga Empire
1897 - 23 January
1801
1200 BC
185
22. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century
1761
1469
1855 - 30 June
1942
23. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
230
1906
1003-1320 AD
1747
24. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
1964
1606
1370
321
25. Princely states (to 1947)
1469
1765
377 BC
1897 - 23 January
26. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
1325
1644
1696
1
27. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
1194
1777
1885 - 28 December
1796
28. Kalachuri Empire
600 BC
1325
1539
1130
29. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1760
1977
1674
1659
30. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
1780
February 2002
1919
1157
31. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1194
1191
1347
1855 - 30 June
32. Reddy Kingdom
1325
590
261 BC
1078
33. Partition ofIndia
2000
1947 AD
1696
1555
34. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1559
753
2005 July
65 BC
35. Satavahana Empire
1965
240
230
1826
36. 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)
1021
1975
1510
January 2001
37. Republic Day (India)
1805
December 2001
1509
1950 - 26 January
38. Sayyid Sultanate
1414
321 BC
1889 - 3 December
1581
39. Kadamba Empire
1293
1555
345
260 BC
40. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
1414
250s
1979
1272
41. Sena Empire
1130
260 BC
1070
57 BC
42. Vedic period
1509
1600
2000
1799
43. 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
1920
1799
1320
606
44. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
753
1774
1206
1030
45. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
273 BC
1628
1939
1857
46. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
321 BC
1370
1966
1759
47. Late medieval age
1206
1399
1979
1818
48. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
599 BC
1943
35
814
49. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
527 BC
1792
629
1605
50. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
1509
1900 - 22 October
1817
1974