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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Deva Kingdom






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






3. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






4. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






5. Gandhi






6. Eastern Ganga Empire






7. Vellore Mutiny






8. Princely states (to 1947)






9. 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






10. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






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






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






13. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






14. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






15. 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






16. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






17. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






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






19. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






20. Western Satrap Empire






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






22. Vijayanagara Empire






23. DanishIndia






24. Hoysala Empire






25. Delhi Sultanate






26. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






27. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






28. Keladi Kingdom






29. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






30. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






31. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






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






33. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






34. Travancore Kingdom






35. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






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






37. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






38. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






39. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






40. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






41. Kalabhras Empire






42. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






43. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






44. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






45. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






46. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






47. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






48. Western Ganga Kingdom






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






50. Rashtrakuta Empire