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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1102
1927 - November
1134
1996
2. Vellore Mutiny
1499
1839
1806
1747
3. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1771
1912
1902
3400 BCE
4. Tughlaq Sultanate
1320
1924
1293
1784
5. Death of Islam Shah.
1399
1928
1554
1996
6. British Raj
68
1875
1858
1897 - 23 January
7. Lohara Kingdom
1083
1891
1200 BC
1003-1320 AD
8. Indian Rebellion of 1857
1656
1927 - November
1857 - 10 May
1401
9. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast
1540
1784
1522
68
10. Partition ofIndia
1845
1620
1947 AD
1586
11. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
1446
1526
1206
1200 BC
12. Mature Harappan Culture
1358
1192
2600
475
13. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
304 BC
1521
1443
1789
14. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
1446
1300
1759
65 BC
15. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'
1867
563 BC
500
320
16. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1680
200 BC
2600
1347
17. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1869
1965
1696
1980
18. Huna Kingdom
1814
1469
1915
475
19. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh
1000
1220
800
1351
20. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia
475
1401
1665
1820 -
21. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
1612
1947 - July
1930
261 BC
22. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
450
1839
1581
1990
23. 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.
1971
July 2001
1370
1434
24. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)
321
200 BC
273 BC
1940
25. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
543 BC
1200 BC
200 BC
1801
26. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.
1790
377 BC
July 2001
78
27. Paramara Kingdom
800
1965
1200 BC
1434
28. Pala Empire
450 BC
750
261 BC
1818
29. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
543
1826
September 2001
65 BC
30. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
1424
2600 BC
1925
836
31. Iron age
1453
1486
1526
1200
32. DutchIndia
1605
35
1863
1796
33. Mamluk Sultanate
1220
1206
1540
1998
34. Beginning of Vikram Era
57 BC
320
1515
350
35. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1497
1796
1220
1527
36. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
1000
1414
1792
321 BC
37. Shishunaga Kingdom
7000
1800
413
1508
38. Thanjavur Kingdom
629
1940
475
1572
39. Pallava Empire
1946 - February
250 BC
57 BC
1805
40. Kingdom of Kandy
1300
3000
1924
1469
41. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.
1929
180 BC
1902
1320
42. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
200 AD
1900 - 22 October
1906
200 AD
43. Lohara Kingdom
1451
1003-1320 AD
1897 - 23 January
1897 - 23 January
44. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
1000
1795
1323
March 2007
45. Bardoli Satyagraha
1300
230 BC
1760
1928
46. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.
1707
1451
1200 BC
1757
47. Thondaiman Kingdom
1965
1412
1650
280
48. Shahi Empire
624
500s
1942
350
49. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1939
1772
1030
1572
50. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external
1790
1552
1200
1920