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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






2. Indo-Greek Kingdom






3. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






4. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






5. Khilji Sultanate






6. Magadha Kingdom






7. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






8. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






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






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






11. Gandhi






12. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






13. Painted Grey Ware culture






14. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






15. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






16. Early Harappan Culture






17. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






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. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






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






21. Madurai Kingdom






22. Mehrgarh Culture






23. DanishIndia (to 1869)






24. Beginning of Vikram Era






25. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






26. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






27. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






28. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






29. 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.






30. Maratha Empire






31. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






32. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






33. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






34. Ror Kingdom






35. 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.






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






37. Death of Nana Fadnavis






38. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






39. Eastern Ganga Empire






40. (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






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






42. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






43. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






44. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






45. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






46. Gupta Empire






47. Battle of Buxar






48. Mamluk Sultanate






49. Simon Commission






50. Morley-Minto Reforms