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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






2. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






3. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






4. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






5. Sunga Empire






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






7. Mehrgarh Culture






8. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






9. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






10. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






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






12. Kingdom of Kurunegala






13. Bronze age






14. Chalukya Empire






15. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






16. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






17. Lodi Sultanate






18. Kingdom of Gampola






19. Sena Empire






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






21. Mehrgarh Culture






22. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






23. Kalabhras Empire






24. Maurya Empire






25. Other states






26. Anglo






27. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






28. Mysore Kingdom






29. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






30. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






31. Vellore Mutiny






32. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






33. Maratha Empire






34. Late Harappan Culture






35. Hoysala Empire






36. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






37. Mahavira passes away.






38. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






39. Chitradurga Kingdom






40. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






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






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






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






44. Delhi Sultanate






45. 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.






46. Mamluk Sultanate






47. Delhi Sultanate






48. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






49. Reddy Kingdom






50. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.