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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






2. Princely states (to 1947)






3. Government of India Act 1935






4. 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.






5. Maurya Empire






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






7. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






8. Kingdom of Kotte






9. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath






10. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






11. British Raj (to 1947)






12. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






13. Maitraka Empire






14. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






15. Deva Kingdom






16. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






17. Deccan Sultanates






18. DutchIndia






19. 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.






20. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






21. 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






22. Late Harappan Culture






23. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






24. Magadha Kingdom






25. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






26. Kalachuri Empire






27. Delhi conspiracy case






28. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






29. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






30. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






31. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






32. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






33. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






34. Kakori conspiracy






35. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






36. Garhwal Kingdom






37. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






38. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






39. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






40. 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






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






42. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






43. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






44. 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 (






45. Keladi Kingdom






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






47. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






48. DanishIndia (to 1869)






49. Koch Kingdom






50. Constantinople won By Turkey