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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






2. Kakori conspiracy






3. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






4. Delhi Sultanate






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






6. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






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






8. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






9. 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.






10. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






11. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






12. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






13. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






14. Death of Nana Fadnavis






15. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






16. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






17. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






18. Company Raj






19. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






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






21. Shishunaga Kingdom






22. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






23. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






24. Mamluk Sultanate






25. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






26. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






27. Mysore Kingdom






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






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






30. Maurya Empire






31. Vellore Mutiny






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






33. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






34. Travancore Kingdom






35. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






36. Gajapati Kingdom






37. Pallava Empire






38. Huna Kingdom






39. DutchIndia






40. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






41. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






42. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






43. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






44. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






45. Chola Empire






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






47. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






48. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






49. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






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