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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Chalukya Empire






2. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






3. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






4. Sunga Empire






5. Satavahana Empire






6. DanishIndia (to 1869)






7. Huna Kingdom






8. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






9. 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.






10. Kuninda Kingdom






11. 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






12. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






13. 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.






14. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






15. Kingdom of Sitawaka






16. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






17. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






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






19. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






20. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






21. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






22. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






23. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






24. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






25. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






26. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






27. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






28. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






29. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






30. Western Satrap Empire






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






32. Thanjavur Kingdom






33. Painted Grey Ware culture






34. Died Tatya Tope






35. Kingdom of Ruhuna






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






37. Sena Empire






38. Kingdom of Gampola






39. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






40. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






41. Pala Empire






42. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






43. Mehrgarh Culture






44. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






45. Kamarupa Kingdom






46. DutchIndia






47. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






48. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






49. Kingdom of Kurunegala






50. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.