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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Late medieval age
1998
1325
1206
1947 AD
2. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
1000 BC
1803
1790
1817
3. Zamorin Kingdom
1526
3400 BCE
1875
1102
4. 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.
836
200 BC
3000
1527
5. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1351
1869
1200
1446
6. Chola Empire
1206
1942
250s BC
300 BC
7. Delhi Sultanate
1206
1505
1784
1412
8. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends
800
3300 BC
1412
1897 - 23 January
9. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)
1920
321 BC
1749
1228
10. Mehrgarh Culture
1867
1000 BC
1865 - 28 January
7000
11. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November
1784
850
637
1932 - 24 September
12. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
836
1875
475
1521
13. Harsha Empire
800
1946 - February
1674
590
14. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1858
1644
377 BC
200 AD
15. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
184 BC
1811
1915
1920
16. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
232 BC
1900 - 22 October
1539
1919
17. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
February 2002
1605
1914
1859 - 18 April
18. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1469
2600
60
60
19. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement
1526
1839
1775
1930
20. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
624
1556
250
1845
21. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)
1510
January 2001
1931 - March
1078
22. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
1749
1865 - 28 January
599 BC
413
23. Simon Commission
1927 - November
1021
2800 BC
1522
24. Haryanka Kingdom
1600
684
1130
1950 - 26 January
25. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1347
1853
1853
3000
26. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1927 - November
1925
2005 July
1451
27. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
1407
2600 BC
68
November 2008
28. Western Satrap Empire
57 BC
250 BC
1747
35
29. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
1947 - July
1000 BC
450
September 2001
30. Mahavira passes away.
800
527 BC
1971
1939
31. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
2000
1965
753
637
32. Late Harappan Culture
850
1700
1681
1772
33. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1805
973
1925
1924
34. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
240
1083
413
1200
35. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)
543
1771
1500 BC
1003-1320 AD
36. Death of Nana Fadnavis
1630
1800
1070
184 BC
37. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
250s
1869
1974
1865 - 28 January
38. First Anglo-Afghan War
1839
250 BC
November 2008
1200
39. Kingdom of Gampola
1820 -
250s BC
1341
1490
40. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
200 AD
1900 BC
942
1771
41. Dutch Ceylon
1656
300
1900 BC
1522
42. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
March 2007
973
1347
1206
43. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
35
October 2001
2001
413
44. Satavahana Empire
1708
1485
814
230
45. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.
July 2001
230
1912
483 BC
46. Pala Empire
700
1905
750
788
47. Mamluk Sultanate
1206
1757
1928
1996
48. Kuninda Kingdom
1940
1
200s BC
1500 BC
49. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1644
624
1078
788
50. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj
637
1526
1996
500s