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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






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






3. 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.






4. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






5. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






6. Kingdom of Sitawaka






7. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






8. 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






9. Ahom Kingdom






10. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






11. Kanva Empire






12. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






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






14. Gandhi






15. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






16. Iron age






17. Morley-Minto Reforms






18. Gupta Empire






19. Marava Kingdom






20. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






21. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






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






23. British Raj






24. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






25. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






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






27. Pandya Empire






28. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






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






30. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






31. Solanki Kingdom






32. 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






33. Early Harappan Culture






34. Ror Kingdom






35. Ahom Kingdom






36. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






37. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






38. Kingdom of Kandy






39. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






40. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






41. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






42. DutchIndia






43. Started Post Service






44. Mughal Empire






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






46. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






47. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






48. Late Harappan Culture






49. Kushan Empire






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







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