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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
1779
1987
1700
489
2. Deva Kingdom
July 2001
1806
1940
1200s
3. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1897 - 23 January
1398
1347
420
4. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
1606
1980
1707
1820 -
5. Early modern period
250s
1996
550s
1526
6. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.
550s
2003 August
1784
1414
7. Late medieval age
1539
260 BC
1989
1206
8. Simon Commission
1925
300 BC
1927 - November
1858
9. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.
1343
1947 - July
1867
2800 BC
10. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1620
1905
230 BC
11. Shishunaga Kingdom
413
1434
1572
1102
12. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra
1556
1928
350 BC
800
13. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
185
1206
1708
420
14. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
March 2007
1228
1574
1975
15. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
538 BC
1759
1572
16. Sena Empire
550s
261 BC
1070
1556
17. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1940
1815
1987
1915
18. Battle of Buxar
1000
1764
200s BC
1505
19. Kingdom of Sitawaka
1811
1505
1521
October 2001
20. Gadar Party formed.
700
1310
1913
1919
21. Sayyid Sultanate
1775
1040
1574
1414
22. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
475
1805
1696
1370
23. Western Satraps formed.
1398
483 BC
35
2000
24. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
629
590
January 2001
1796
25. Dutch Ceylon
1656
1451
July 2001
1980
26. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A
260 BC
October 2001
1407
2003 August
27. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
1877 - January
3300 BC
1272
600 BC
28. Vedic period
1290
2000
184 BC
1600
29. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
1343
1680
400 BC
1885 - 28 December
30. Thanjavur Kingdom
1120
1572
1905
1795
31. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1877 - January
1796
1759
1914
32. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
1795
599 BC
450 BC
1919
33. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
320
814
1336
1764
34. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia
543 BC
1483
1509
1946 - February
35. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
232 BC
1414
1964
321
36. Other states
200 BC
1102
1600
1192
37. Rashtrakuta Empire
60
753
200 BC
1486
38. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1806
1021
1574
2000
39. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
1826
1674
1818
836
40. Sikh Confederacy
1083
1707
1469
1914
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)
September 2001
500s
1947 - July
1656
42. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia
1823
1900 BC
500s
1773
43. Eastern Ganga Empire
1078
60
1320
350
44. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1818
1915
35
1120
45. Durrani Empire
1628
1792
1965
1747
46. Vedic period
1572
1486
2000
80 BC
47. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1469
543 BC
1965
300 BC
48. Black and Red ware culture
July 2001
1300
1780
1919
49. British Expedition to Tibet
1777
1347
1903
3300 BC
50. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
475
500
1729
21