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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






2. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






3. Santhal rebellion






4. 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.






5. 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






6. Lodi Sultanate






7. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






8. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






9. Tughlaq Sultanate






10. Deccan Sultanates






11. Kanva Empire






12. Chalukya Empire






13. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






14. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






15. Delhi DurbarFirst time






16. Vakataka Empire






17. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






18. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






19. Mahavira passes away.






20. Vellore Mutiny






21. Black and Red ware culture






22. Yadava Empire






23. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






24. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






25. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






26. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






27. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






28. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






29. Khilji Sultanate






30. Mamluk Sultanate






31. Gupta Empire






32. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






33. 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 (






34. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






35. Thanjavur Kingdom






36. 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).






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






38. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






39. Dutch Ceylon






40. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






41. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






42. Kingdom of Gampola






43. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






44. Conquest of Kalinga






45. DanishIndia (to 1869)






46. Kadamba Empire






47. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






48. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






49. Rai Kingdom






50. Company Raj