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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Sayyid Sultanate






2. 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.






3. Yadava Empire






4. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






5. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






6. 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






7. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






8. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






9. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






10. Ror Kingdom






11. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






12. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






13. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






14. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






15. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






16. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






17. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






18. 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






19. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






20. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






21. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






22. Kingdom of Tambapanni






23. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






24. Vakataka Empire






25. FrenchIndia






26. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






27. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






28. Mughal Empire






29. Kingdom of Kotte






30. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






31. Classical period






32. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






33. Pallava Empire






34. Lohara Kingdom






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






36. Eastern Ganga Empire






37. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






38. Kalabhras Empire






39. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






40. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






41. Death of Nana Fadnavis






42. Government of India Act 1935






43. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






44. Deva Kingdom






45. Gadar Party formed.






46. PortugueseIndia






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






48. Mahavira passes away.






49. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






50. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.