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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.
1803
1606
1407
380
2. Kalachuri Empire
335
1130
280
1817
3. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
200 AD
1220
180 BC
1674
4. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1999
1674
1786
250 BC
5. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1347
1600
377 BC
1999
6. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1975
1902
1992
2800 BC
7. Kingdom of Ruhuna
1824 - 12 February
1980
200 AD
1801
8. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.
606
590
350 BC
1943
9. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
1469
1680
1946 - February
1545
10. Gurjara Pratihara Empire
684
1300
650
1708
11. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
304 BC
1943
1823
1443
12. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1606
1789
1490
1347
13. Kuninda Kingdom
10
200s BC
321
1527
14. Northern Black Polished Ware
1817
1800
475
700
15. Vedic period
3000
250s BC
1931 - March
2000
16. British Raj
1508
1856
1341
1858
17. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
1102
304 BC
599 BC
3300 BC
18. Deva Kingdom
January 2001
1325
1867
1200s
19. Rashtrakuta Empire
800
1192
753
1228
20. Sena Empire
345
1070
1853
1644
21. Mamluk Sultanate
1414
1446
1206
1003-1320 AD
22. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
300
600 BC
300 BC
1930
23. DutchIndia
1839
75
1221
1605
24. Late Harappan Culture
1700
March 2007
February 2002
240
25. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1708
180 BC
1446
2800 BC
26. Bronze age
1000 BC
753
3000
1913
27. Indian National Congress Eshtablished
300 BC
1424
333 BC
1885 - 28 December
28. Haryanka Kingdom
684
1083
1343
230
29. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
450 BC
1765
1917
30. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)
1865 - 28 January
1729
1398
1526
31. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)
942
1856
1370
1700
32. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
1325
180 BC
1399
1600
33. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1347
1803
1398
1600
34. Magadha Kingdom
1572
500
1485
1790
35. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1559
1680
1130
265 BC
36. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
1343
1200 BC
1777
230 BC
37. Koch Kingdom
1989
1526
7000
1515
38. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
1853
September 2001
1696
2000
39. Kingdom of Kandy
1102
1058
606
1469
40. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
2600
1897 - 23 January
326 BC
1341
41. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan
1962
1628
1681
from 2000 BC
42. Garhwal Kingdom
1358
1987
1200
185
43. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)
1900 - 22 October
500s
345
October 2001
44. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
1483
1811
1803
1630
45. Shishunaga Kingdom
1940
753
413
753
46. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1919
1574
590
1757
47. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.
500
305 BC
380
65 BC
48. 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.
1859 - 18 April
1675
753
November 2008
49. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)
1900 - 22 October
1772
1930
489
50. 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
1845
1347
1799
1508