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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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






2. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






3. Delhi Sultanate






4. Nanda Empire






5. 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






6. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






7. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






8. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






9. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






10. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






11. Started Post Service






12. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






13. Kalabhras Empire






14. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






15. Vedic period






16. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






17. Hoysala Empire






18. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






19. Kingdom of Tambapanni






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






21. Mughal Empire






22. Constantinople won By Turkey






23. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






24. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






25. Western Satraps formed.






26. Maha Janapadas






27. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






28. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






29. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






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






31. 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.






32. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






33. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






34. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






35. 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






36. Kingdom of Ruhuna






37. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.






38. Mughal army arrested for the act.






39. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






40. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






41. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






42. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






43. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






44. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






45. 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 (






46. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






47. Maha Janapadas






48. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






49. Black and Red ware culture






50. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty