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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
1674
1565
850
2001
2. Bronze age
200 BC
750
1824 - 12 February
3000
3. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1497
1940
606
1700
4. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.
1917
380
1708
78
5. 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
1497
300 BC
57 BC
December 2001
6. Yadava Empire
475
16 August
1939
850
7. Late Harappan Culture
1950 - 26 January
1658
1761
1700
8. Sikh Empire
1999
1650
1799
1772
9. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1401
1680
788
1347
10. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
3300
1399
1811
1530
11. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1200 BC
1497
1443
1565
12. Khilji Sultanate
300 BC
1290
1659
1920
13. 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.
1527
65 BC
200 BC
1526
14. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
250
1681
1539
527 BC
15. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1919
333 BC
230 BC
1853
16. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (
1526
1707
1572
2600
17. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1964
1858
1980
1358
18. Iron age
326 BC
1490
1200
1940
19. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.
1503
1443
200 BC
326 BC
20. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
1989
1928
400 BC
1102
21. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)
1407
1200
1545
1865 - 28 January
22. Mehrgarh Culture
7000
1681
1206
1320
23. Zamorin Kingdom
1859 - 18 April
1102
1483
1526
24. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.
1620
1192
1773
1977
25. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
65 BC
350 BC
1206
1826
26. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
1398
543
266 BC
1370
27. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.
1347
1540
1526
1863
28. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
1644
538 BC
850
1909
29. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1939
1917
1347
1915
30. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1869
942
1290
1414
31. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
1950 - 26 January
1515
1508
1990
32. Rai Kingdom
489
1572
1940
1656
33. Mahavira passes away.
1940
1869
527 BC
973
34. DutchIndia
1605
1370
1505
700
35. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
753
1784
1891
200 AD
36. Pala Empire
7000
1924
750
814
37. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
240
266 BC
1987
2000
38. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
1490
1220
624
1774
39. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan
1856
1681
1824 - 12 February
October 2001
40. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
350
1947 - July
1228
1272
41. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
261 BC
1545
1911
1747
42. Kingdom of Gampola
321
1510
637
1341
43. DanishIndia (to 1869)
1696
7000
57 BC
1708
44. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
2600 BC
1021
1398
300 BC
45. Kakori conspiracy
1600
1925
261 BC
1565
46. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
1600
1347
320
1401
47. (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
606
1999
1194
1856
48. Company Raj
1407
1157
1220
1757
49. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1407
1021
1931 - March
1966
50. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.
1539
1771
7000
1030