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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Partition ofIndia
1902
1947 AD
1800
1707
2. Bardoli Satyagraha
1434
1600
1947 AD
1928
3. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
800
606
October 2001
1221
4. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
10
1780
180 BC
185
5. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1906
1200s
1962
590
6. 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).
1977
1930
1521
1659
7. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1759
1856
1917
1343
8. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
2003 August
1565
753
1805
9. Keladi Kingdom
420
1499
1540
712
10. Kakatiya Kingdom
1823
16 August
1083
350
11. Death of Nana Fadnavis
1859 - 18 April
1774
1800
1398
12. 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.
788
1206
350
1628
13. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
November 2008
1000
1796
1992
14. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940
1757
1940
543
1796
15. Kamarupa Kingdom
57 BC
1206
350
1509
16. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1807
1412
1024
320
17. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
3300 BC
180 BC
1962
1486
18. Rashtrakuta Empire
10
1200s
1530
753
19. Kalabhras Empire
1206
250
1556
1820 -
20. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
80 BC
1856
1194
2800 BC
21. Mamluk Sultanate
July 2001
1858
1206
543
22. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.
1925
1853 - 16 April
1665
1858
23. 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
1556
1024
1919
1680
24. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1515
1817
1600
973
25. Chola Empire
75
750
300 BC
1600
26. Pandya Empire
1674
300 BC
1102
1980
27. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
1987
2003 August
2600 BC
265 BC
28. 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
1761
500s
200s BC
180 BC
29. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
1989
3300
1863
2000
30. 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
1966
1987
1503
31. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1805
1817
1875
1875
32. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1803
1206
1779
1347
33. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1194
3300
280
35
34. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.
1272
1102
1930
1929
35. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1915
3300
1370
788
36. Chalukya Empire
300
230
1606
543
37. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1130
1120
1586
420
38. Travancore Kingdom
1900 - 22 October
1814
590
1729
39. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1600
1424
1920
1917
40. Thanjavur Kingdom
1826
1572
1620
1942
41. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.
1554
January 2002
230 BC
1858
42. Lucknow Pact
1200s
1916
1948 - 30 January
1823
43. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
21
424
1903
1784
44. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
1998
1815
629
300
45. Sunga Empire
1912
1581
1358
185
46. Kanva Empire
500s
1930
1996
75
47. Nanda Empire
1857
424
230 BC
1935 - August
48. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1891
1681
1272
505
49. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character
1443
1947 AD
1909
1572
50. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)
1889 - 3 December
606
1814
1867