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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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.






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






3. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






4. FrenchIndia






5. Pala Empire






6. Kalabhras Empire






7. Government of India Act 1935






8. 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.






9. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






10. Colonial period






11. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






12. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






13. Reddy Kingdom






14. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






15. Kingdom of Sitawaka






16. Indian Rebellion of 1857






17. Rai Kingdom






18. Chera Kingdom






19. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






20. 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.






21. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






22. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






23. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






24. Lodi Sultanate






25. 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






26. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






27. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






28. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






29. Chalukya Empire






30. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






31. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






32. Death of Islam Shah.






33. Marava Kingdom






34. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






35. 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






36. Early Harappan Culture






37. Chitradurga Kingdom






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






39. Indus Valley Civilization






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






41. 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






42. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






43. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






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






45. 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






46. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






47. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






48. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






49. Koch Kingdom






50. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.