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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
232 BC
1999
1885 - 28 December
1772
2. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1845
1801
September 2001
230
3. Death of Nana Fadnavis
1780
35
1800
1600
4. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
1656
1951
1300
5. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.
606
1675
1656
350 BC
6. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1070
1807
1917
1817
7. Gandhi
753
January 2002
1515
1931 - March
8. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.
65 BC
250
184 BC
1526
9. 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.
1974
1527
1490
1665
10. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
1777
1206
543 BC
1775
11. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
240
1905
1497
1407
12. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
1206
1078
1974
788
13. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
1940
1272
1323
July 2001
14. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
1398
1857 - 10 May
335
1749
15. First Anglo-Maratha War
1469
1650
1370
1775
16. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1974
836
1920
1877 - January
17. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
335
1991
1867
1659
18. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.
1951
1996
1320
1799
19. Kingdom of Kandy
1798
1572
1343
1469
20. Kingdom of Kotte
1412
2800 BC
538 BC
1398
21. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)
1796
1434
1856
1920
22. Maurya Empire
1699
1310
321
1030
23. Western Satraps formed.
1699
600 BC
1497
35
24. Kingdom of Kandy
2800 BC
65 BC
1469
280
25. Kakori conspiracy
1700
1774
1925
1980
26. Pallava Empire
250 BC
1500 BC
1914
1700
27. 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
500s
1490
260 BC
1527
28. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1586
1581
1784
350 BC
29. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
1605
1749
2800 BC
1526
30. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1206
1771
1875
266 BC
31. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.
1407
814
1975
240
32. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
1644
1975
850
from 2000 BC
33. Swat culture
1759
1600
1775
1801
34. 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.
1856
800
July 2001
1928
35. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
1206
1399
21
489
36. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).
1659
250 BC
321 BC
712
37. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
1911
January 2001
1600
1826
38. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
2600 BC
1946 - February
1554
1818
39. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1451
1661
1545
1700
40. Sikh Confederacy
1510
1707
1000
1962
41. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
753
973
1905
42. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external
1845
1777
1320
1790
43. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
543 BC
1508
1024
1351
44. Beginning of Vikram Era
57 BC
1929
180 BC
420
45. Kalabhras Empire
350
250
1509
7000
46. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
1749
1509
1510
1944
47. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
305 BC
1853
1658
650
48. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1605
1200
1799
1897 - 23 January
49. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
September 2001
1559
1795
December 2001
50. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
1509
1807
1530
326 BC