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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






2. Morley-Minto Reforms






3. Magadha Kingdom






4. Battle of Buxar






5. 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.






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






7. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






8. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






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






10. Kanva Empire






11. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






12. Ahom Kingdom






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






14. Mughal Empire






15. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






16. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






17. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






18. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






19. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






20. Zamorin Kingdom






21. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






22. 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






23. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






24. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






25. Kushan Empire






26. Shahi Empire






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






28. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






29. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






30. Kanva Empire






31. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






32. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






33. Mahavira passes away.






34. Kingdom of Sitawaka






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






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






37. Vellore Mutiny






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






39. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






40. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






41. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






42. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






43. Death of Islam Shah.






44. Kingdom of Kandy






45. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






46. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)






47. First Anglo-Maratha War






48. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






49. Paramara Kingdom






50. Gandhi