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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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)






2. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






3. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






4. Swat culture






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






6. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






7. Portuguese Ceylon






8. Northern Black Polished Ware






9. Iron age






10. 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.






11. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






12. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






13. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






14. Khilji Sultanate






15. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






16. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






17. Anglo






18. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






19. Vishnukundina Empire






20. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






21. Kalachuri Empire






22. Western Chalukya Empire






23. 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)






24. Other states






25. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






26. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






27. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






28. Battle of Buxar






29. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






30. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






31. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






32. 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.






33. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






34. Indian Rebellion of 1857






35. Vedic period






36. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






37. British Raj (to 1947)






38. Classical period






39. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






40. Lucknow Pact






41. Madurai Kingdom






42. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






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






44. British Raj






45. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






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






47. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






48. Bardoli Satyagraha






49. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






50. Maitraka Empire