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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






2. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






3. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






4. Chalukya Empire






5. Kadamba Empire






6. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






7. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






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






9. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






10. Kingdom of Kurunegala






11. Kuninda Kingdom






12. Indian Rebellion of 1857






13. (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






14. Princely states (to 1947)






15. Gajapati Kingdom






16. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






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






18. 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.






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






20. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






21. Hindu






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






23. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






24. 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






25. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






26. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






27. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






28. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






29. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






30. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






31. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






32. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






33. Huna Kingdom






34. Painted Grey Ware culture






35. Mamluk Sultanate






36. '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.






37. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






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






39. Hoysala Empire






40. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






41. Beginning of Vikram Era






42. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






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






44. Nanda Empire






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






46. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






47. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






48. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






49. Painted Grey Ware culture






50. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins