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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Kadamba Empire
973
230 BC
350 BC
345
2. Died Tatya Tope
1572
1784
1859 - 18 April
1347
3. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
1102
543 BC
1556
1705
4. Constantinople won By Turkey
1451
250s
1453
1977
5. British Raj
1658
1858
1917
1811
6. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November
1469
1932 - 24 September
712
1040
7. Kalabhras Empire
750
1807
250
1370
8. Black and Red ware culture
1300
300 BC
1856
1749
9. British Raj
1759
1858
1612
1792
10. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War
1916
1508
1606
1845
11. Indian Rebellion of 1857
1486
1729
450 BC
1857 - 10 May
12. Early Harappan Culture
1485
3300
1814
590
13. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
1858
1370
1867
2600
14. Classical period
1
1859 - 18 April
1490
321
15. FrenchIndia
1759
483 BC
1708
1605
16. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
2600
527 BC
1760
1920
17. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1030
2800 BC
1799
424
18. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.
1290
538 BC
420
1795
19. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
260 BC
1200
1290
80 BC
20. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1300
1157
1000 BC
1796
21. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
1897 - 23 January
2000
1900 BC
1979
22. Kingdom of Raigama
1206
from 2000 BC
September 2001
1347
23. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
1867
814
1974
1530
24. Khilji Sultanate
180 BC
1290
1807
333 BC
25. Western Satrap Empire
65 BC
35
1600
2001
26. Haryanka Kingdom
230 BC
684
October 2001
1412
27. Mughal Empire
1656
1600
1885 - 28 December
1526
28. Chera Kingdom
1905
1272
December 2001
300 BC
29. Hoysala Empire
1858
1485
1040
57 BC
30. Kingdom of Ruhuna
200 AD
1792
1398
1749
31. Madurai Kingdom
1200 BC
1559
273 BC
1903
32. 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.
1917
1806
1777
1761
33. DanishIndia (to 1869)
1325
1998
1696
2001
34. Mehrgarh Culture
7000
1705
753
1777
35. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
1300
1552
1867
1749
36. '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.
1192
1194
1358
1700
37. 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
1003-1320 AD
1414
1630
38. 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
700
1820 -
December 2001
1200 BC
39. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
1070
300 BC
1606
320
40. Marava Kingdom
3300
1950 - 26 January
2600 BC
1600
41. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1526
1572
1699
1661
42. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1943
1814
1917
1228
43. Travancore Kingdom
750
1780
November 2008
1729
44. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
10
1990
1944
1772
45. British Raj (to 1947)
21
1858
1228
16 August
46. Deccan Sultanates
836
1490
250s
606
47. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
1024
185
326 BC
1939
48. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1912
1853 - 16 April
1805
305 BC
49. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
65 BC
1891
21
1505
50. Magadha Kingdom
500
1370
1206
1940