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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Gadar Party formed.






2. Chalukya Empire






3. 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






4. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






5. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






6. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






7. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






8. Maitraka Empire






9. Bronze age






10. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






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






12. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






13. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






14. Marava Kingdom






15. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






16. Delhi Sultanate






17. Maha Janapadas






18. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






19. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.






20. (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






21. Maukhari Empire






22. Thanjavur Kingdom






23. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






24. Western Ganga Kingdom






25. 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






26. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






27. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






28. Western Ganga Kingdom






29. Maukhari Empire






30. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






31. First Anglo-Afghan War






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






33. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






34. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






35. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






36. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






37. Satavahana Empire






38. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






39. 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.






40. Morley-Minto Reforms






41. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






42. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






43. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






44. Death of Nana Fadnavis






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






46. DanishIndia






47. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






48. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






50. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.