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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






2. Kushan Empire






3. British Expedition to Tibet






4. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






5. 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).






6. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






7. 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






8. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






9. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






10. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






11. 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.






12. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






13. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






14. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






15. Kuninda Kingdom






16. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






17. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






18. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






19. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






20. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






21. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






22. Lodi Sultanate






23. Yadava Empire






24. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






25. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






26. '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.






27. Hindu






28. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






29. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






30. 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






31. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






32. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






33. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






34. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






35. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






36. Vijayanagara Empire






37. Maurya Empire






38. Lodi Sultanate






39. Durrani Empire






40. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






41. Government of India Act 1935






42. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






43. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






44. First Anglo-Maratha War






45. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






46. Ahom Kingdom






47. Mughal Empire






48. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






49. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






50. Indo-Scythian Kingdom