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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
377 BC
1965
1971
1939
2. Died Tatya Tope
1906
1940
1806
1859 - 18 April
3. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
600 BC
1915
500s
from 2000 BC
4. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.
1343
1323
1003-1320 AD
320
5. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
321 BC
1497
1964
1401
6. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1310
750
1920
1412
7. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
2000
1786
1780
1586
8. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1674
788
60
1320
9. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1708
232 BC
1820 -
1606
10. DanishIndia (to 1869)
973
1760
185
1696
11. Shahi Empire
200 BC
543
500s
1680
12. Haryanka Kingdom
684
1889 - 3 December
1909
1795
13. Sayyid Sultanate
1414
1951
2005 July
3300 BC
14. Indus Valley Civilization
1858
599 BC
3300
1485
15. Sena Empire
10
240
1070
1700
16. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
1900 - 22 October
1293
1581
2001
17. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1221
1600
1917
1510
18. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
1990
1784
1805
424
19. Kushan Empire
266 BC
1826
60
200 AD
20. Ahom Kingdom
1497
1228
650
321
21. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar
260 BC
273 BC
1446
1811
22. 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).
1699
1659
March 2007
1984
23. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
543 BC
1947 AD
1877 - January
1191
24. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)
1979
2600
377 BC
1500 BC
25. Santhal rebellion
1605
1855 - 30 June
1992
1897 - 23 January
26. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1757
1930
563 BC
1902
27. 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.
1992
3300
1628
333 BC
28. Lodi Sultanate
1699
February 2002
1000
1451
29. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.
1911
1984
1200
450
30. Hoysala Empire
1996
1817
1040
1102
31. Mature Harappan Culture
2600
1992
1674
600 BC
32. Maha Janapadas
450
700
305 BC
1485
33. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1323
1757
1526
1554
34. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
1940
1929
629
10
35. Rashtrakuta Empire
753
1916
543
March 2007
36. First Anglo-Maratha War
1927 - November
7000
1
1775
37. FrenchIndia
1559
1947 - July
21
1759
38. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
250s BC
1272
1939
300 BC
39. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization
1527
3400 BCE
1992
1853 - 16 April
40. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1206
1891
1805
250s
41. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
1824 - 12 February
3000
2000
1772
42. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1574
78
3300
from 2000 BC
43. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)
1977
1650
1865 - 28 January
300 BC
44. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
200 BC
1977
1500 BC
1759
45. Anglo
266 BC
1545
1823
1920
46. Lohara Kingdom
1931 - March
1674
1003-1320 AD
1805
47. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1134
1897 - 23 January
1760
475
48. Kingdom of Sitawaka
1521
305 BC
300 BC
1789
49. Pandya Empire
305 BC
1412
300 BC
1920
50. Gurjara Pratihara Empire
350
304 BC
1889 - 3 December
650