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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Chalukya Empire






2. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






3. Harsha Empire






4. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






5. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






6. Nanda Empire






7. Khilji Sultanate






8. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






9. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






10. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






11. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






12. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






13. 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






14. Kalabhras Empire






15. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






16. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






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






18. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






19. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






20. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






21. Sayyid Sultanate






22. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






23. Kingdom of Kotte






24. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






25. Simon Commission






26. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






27. 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.






28. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






29. Early Harappan Culture






30. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






31. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






32. Kamarupa Kingdom






33. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






34. Dutch Ceylon






35. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






36. DutchIndia






37. Iron age






38. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






39. Kingdom of Kurunegala






40. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






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






42. 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






43. Shahi Empire






44. Kakatiya Kingdom






45. Partition of Bengal






46. Pala Empire






47. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






48. Rai Kingdom






49. Painted Grey Ware culture






50. Solanki Kingdom