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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






2. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






3. Maukhari Empire






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






5. Maratha Empire






6. Indus Valley Civilization






7. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






8. Invasions by the Huna.






9. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






10. Gandhi






11. Shishunaga Kingdom






12. Hoysala Empire






13. Gupta Empire






14. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






15. Lodi Sultanate






16. Keladi Kingdom






17. Constantinople won By Turkey






18. Mughal army arrested for the act.






19. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






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






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






22. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






23. Maitraka Empire






24. Kuninda Kingdom






25. Kingdom of Kandy






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






27. Lohara Kingdom






28. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






29. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






30. Kuninda Kingdom






31. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






32. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






33. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






34. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






35. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






36. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






37. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






38. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






39. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.






40. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






41. Huna Kingdom






42. Kakori conspiracy






43. Kamarupa Kingdom






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






45. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






46. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






47. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






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






49. 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






50. Hindu