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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
1826
1929
1811
2001
2. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1194
230
1700
377 BC
3. 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.
1530
1554
1772
1980
4. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1975
1206
1206
266 BC
5. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
July 2001
260 BC
1206
1559
6. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
350 BC
80 BC
1780
1757
7. Company Raj
1779
1206
1930
1757
8. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1000
1790
1971
700
9. Mysore Kingdom
1628
1805
1399
57 BC
10. Lodi Sultanate
2005 July
1800
1451
200 BC
11. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
200 BC
1572
333 BC
October 2001
12. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
788
563 BC
1574
1510
13. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1792
1414
424
1515
14. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1920
1917
1950 - 26 January
1853
15. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1780
273 BC
1807
590
16. Vellore Mutiny
1806
1889 - 3 December
1483
273 BC
17. Delhi Sultanate
1424
1998
1979
1206
18. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
180 BC
1912
345
21
19. Thanjavur Kingdom
1486
1554
1572
1946 - February
20. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1757
1799
180 BC
1992
21. Gajapati Kingdom
1964
from 2000 BC
1191
1434
22. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'
1984
1867
1805
321
23. Mahavira passes away.
538 BC
527 BC
420
1760
24. Kingdom of Kotte
1951
1412
543
543
25. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement
3300
1700
1930
1897 - 23 January
26. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
814
1658
1858
1764
27. Harsha Empire
1818
1814
590
1157
28. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
35
1024
68
345
29. Satavahana Empire
475
230
1554
1927 - November
30. Stone age
1757
1556
420
7000
31. 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)
321 BC
1977
1527
1343
32. Iron age
1979
1200
1414
1024
33. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia
1818
1451
1555
57 BC
34. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)
1900 - 22 October
1780
1911
273 BC
35. 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)
1975
1818
1500 BC
265 BC
36. Painted Grey Ware culture
1775
1990
1656
1200
37. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1962
1443
1605
1612
38. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1803
1962
1942
1924
39. Invasions by the Huna.
1630
850
450
1526
40. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
1021
68
305 BC
1786
41. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.
1771
1526
1497
1453
42. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
624
1559
1134
35
43. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
1906
1857 - 10 May
650
2003 August
44. Delhi DurbarFirst time
1991
1699
1877 - January
1681
45. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1708
326 BC
1927 - November
606
46. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
424
377 BC
1977
from 2000 BC
47. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
1699
1605
624
1799
48. Western Chalukya Empire
973
1681
1434
1950 - 26 January
49. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
1565
1965
1869
450
50. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
December 2001
1700
1134
1845