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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.






2. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






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






4. Colonial period






5. Western Satraps formed.






6. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






7. Santhal rebellion






8. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






9. Vedic period






10. Shishunaga Kingdom






11. British Expedition to Tibet






12. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






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.






14. Marava Kingdom






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






16. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






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






18. Battle of Buxar






19. Anglo






20. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






21. Sunga Empire






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






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






24. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






25. Princely states (to 1947)






26. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






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.






28. Kalachuri Empire






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






30. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






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






32. Reddy Kingdom






33. Partition ofIndia






34. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






35. Satavahana Empire






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)






37. Republic Day (India)






38. Sayyid Sultanate






39. Kadamba Empire






40. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






41. Sena Empire






42. Vedic period






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






44. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






45. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






46. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






47. Late medieval age






48. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






49. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






50. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.