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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Keladi Kingdom






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






3. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






4. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






5. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






6. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






7. 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.






8. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






9. Chola Empire






10. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






11. 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






12. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






13. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






14. Portuguese Ceylon






15. Lodi Sultanate






16. Koch Kingdom






17. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






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






19. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






20. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






21. Painted Grey Ware culture






22. Solanki Kingdom






23. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






24. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






25. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






26. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






27. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






28. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






29. Other states






30. DanishIndia






31. Mahavira passes away.






32. Deccan Sultanates






33. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






34. First Anglo-Maratha War






35. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






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






37. Thanjavur Kingdom






38. 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






39. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






40. Ahom Kingdom






41. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






42. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






43. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






44. Chera Kingdom






45. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






46. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






47. Mehrgarh Culture






48. Huna Kingdom






49. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






50. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture