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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Eastern Ganga Empire
563 BC
35
1078
1853 - 16 April
2. Timur plunders Lahore
1674
1765
1398
273 BC
3. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.
1414
1499
1606
1705
4. Gajapati Kingdom
November 2008
1434
1789
1940
5. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
300 BC
1021
1552
1370
6. Durrani Empire
543 BC
1942
1747
1343
7. Delhi Sultanate
1503
1206
489
1916
8. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
606
1823
21
1845
9. Magadha Kingdom
1929
500
1867
1522
10. Shahi Empire
500s
424
1509
1120
11. Anglo
1300
1823
1300
1659
12. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1545
2005 July
1556
1773
13. Western Satraps formed.
1757
35
624
942
14. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1674
1823
1358
1942
15. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1399
475
2600
1605
16. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
1600
July 2001
200 BC
606
17. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
1407
1818
1586
1630
18. Colonial period
1661
1505
250s BC
1980
19. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.
1998
1784
1798
273 BC
20. Late Harappan Culture
1325
1700
1680
1826
21. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1040
1939
1555
1990
22. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
836
1795
1984
1951
23. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
35
1272
1924
1773
24. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
250s BC
1228
624
700
25. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
1708
420
1600
200 BC
26. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1347
1823
1674
250s BC
27. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1336
2003 August
1853 - 16 April
1992
28. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1606
1759
1030
850
29. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.
184 BC
35
180 BC
from 2000 BC
30. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
450 BC
261 BC
1228
1820 -
31. Black and Red ware culture
1300
1336
1665
1696
32. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1414
377 BC
200 AD
550s
33. Western Chalukya Empire
1856
550s
973
1021
34. Kingdom of Dambadeniya
1586
1946 - February
1572
1220
35. 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).
1446
1839
1659
3300
36. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1863
543 BC
1805
1490
37. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
345
1792
3400 BCE
1586
38. Western Satrap Empire
35
1897 - 23 January
1974
1839
39. 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.
1658
300 BC
1772
1221
40. Company Raj
1483
1757
1510
1795
41. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
1784
538 BC
1000
606
42. Kingdom of Kandy
1469
1443
1760
3400 BCE
43. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
1940
1351
1774
44. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
326 BC
1729
788
700
45. Khilji Sultanate
1228
1290
1801
68
46. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1814
1705
1928
1605
47. Kushan Empire
1370
300 BC
60
1206
48. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
543
1839
184 BC
543 BC
49. DanishIndia
1522
78
1620
1707
50. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1600
2005 July
1500 BC
230