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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1757
1003-1320 AD
1656
1323
2. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
1943
500s
1975
1120
3. Simon Commission
180 BC
1600
1927 - November
1078
4. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1990
1913
1486
527 BC
5. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1399
1605
300 BC
538 BC
6. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
483 BC
1823
563 BC
380
7. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
1913
650
1773
483 BC
8. Timur plunders Lahore
1192
1398
1572
1483
9. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
1759
7000
1509
1102
10. Khilji Sultanate
1630
1865 - 28 January
1290
1826
11. Rai Kingdom
489
1924
July 2001
1799
12. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
35
300 BC
1191
1932 - 24 September
13. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1509
1574
1932 - 24 September
21
14. Constantinople won By Turkey
1855 - 30 June
305 BC
1605
1453
15. Died Tatya Tope
1966
1990
200s BC
1859 - 18 April
16. Maukhari Empire
300 BC
1661
550s
1930
17. Delhi DurbarFirst time
10
543
1877 - January
1527
18. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
475
1917
2005 July
1446
19. Invasions by the Huna.
1102
450
1885 - 28 December
450 BC
20. Madurai Kingdom
1559
1779
1826
1552
21. Thondaiman Kingdom
1977
1650
1909
180 BC
22. Satavahana Empire
1891
July 2001
7000
230
23. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia
2001
1869
1806
1401
24. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
2600 BC
1801
505
180 BC
25. 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
1867
1451
280
1818
26. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
600 BC
1700
266 BC
1857
27. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1761
2005 July
1600
1021
28. Morley-Minto Reforms
450 BC
1909
230 BC
750
29. Sena Empire
1300
1228
1932 - 24 September
1070
30. Beginning of Vikram Era
57 BC
200s BC
1605
35
31. Indian National Congress Eshtablished
3400 BCE
1605
1980
1885 - 28 December
32. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
1000
65 BC
2600 BC
2000
33. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)
1917
1775
1865 - 28 January
1102
34. Gadar Party formed.
1505
1913
260 BC
1707
35. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1877 - January
200 BC
1451
1134
36. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
624
180 BC
1925
1853
37. Western Chalukya Empire
973
250 BC
184 BC
624
38. Black and Red ware culture
543
1757
1293
1300
39. Chitradurga Kingdom
1665
1300
1505
75
40. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
413
1780
1807
232 BC
41. Black and Red ware culture
1974
1414
1509
1300
42. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1761
1917
1857
1919
43. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
1347
563 BC
1944
1891
44. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1300
1962
232 BC
543
45. Zamorin Kingdom
1102
1370
1469
753
46. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
October 2001
1980
1928
335
47. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire
1446
250s BC
July 2001
1120
48. Princely states (to 1947)
1845
185
1765
1799
49. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
1771
November 2008
January 2001
1000 BC
50. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
1795
35
280
1323