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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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 (






2. Tughlaq Sultanate






3. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






4. Mughal Empire






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






6. 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)






7. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






8. Haryanka Kingdom






9. Shishunaga Kingdom






10. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






11. Magadha Kingdom






12. Ror Kingdom






13. 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.






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






15. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






16. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






17. 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.






18. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






19. Santhal rebellion






20. Delhi conspiracy case






21. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






22. Vellore Mutiny






23. Conquest of Kalinga






24. Deva Kingdom






25. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






26. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






27. Bronze age






28. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






29. Rai Kingdom






30. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






31. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






32. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






33. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






34. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






35. Kalabhras Empire






36. Nanda Empire






37. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






38. Kadamba Empire






39. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






40. Kuninda Kingdom






41. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






42. Pallava Empire






43. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






44. 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






45. Partition ofIndia






46. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






47. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






48. Sunga Empire






49. Indo-Greek Kingdom






50. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization