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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Pala Empire






3. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






4. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






5. Sunga Empire






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






7. Started Post Service






8. Portuguese Ceylon






9. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






10. Company Raj






11. Died Tatya Tope






12. 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






13. Sikh Confederacy






14. Reddy Kingdom






15. 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)






16. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






17. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






18. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






19. 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.






20. Battle of Buxar






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






22. Hoysala Empire






23. Khilji Sultanate






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






25. 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






26. Kakatiya Kingdom






27. Sena Empire






28. Kingdom of Sitawaka






29. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






30. Khilji Sultanate






31. Rashtrakuta Empire






32. British Raj






33. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






34. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






35. Deccan Sultanates






36. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






37. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






38. Mehrgarh Culture






39. Chola Empire






40. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






41. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






42. 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 (






43. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






44. Chalukya Empire






45. 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.






46. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






47. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






48. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






49. 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.






50. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)







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