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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Chitradurga Kingdom






2. Constantinople won By Turkey






3. Vishnukundina Empire






4. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






5. 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.






6. Iron age






7. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






8. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






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






10. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






11. Early Harappan Culture






12. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






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






14. Other states






15. Reddy Kingdom






16. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






17. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






18. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






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






20. Kakori conspiracy






21. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






22. Western Satrap Empire






23. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






24. Classical period






25. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






26. Vedic period






27. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






28. Vijayanagara Empire






29. Sena Empire






30. Classical period






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






32. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






33. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






34. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






35. 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)






36. Western Satrap Empire






37. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






38. 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






39. Colonial period






40. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






41. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






42. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






43. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






44. Company Raj






45. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






46. Mysore Kingdom






47. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






48. Princely states (to 1947)






49. Madurai Kingdom






50. Kingdom of Gampola