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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Indo-Greek Kingdom
180 BC
1310
1699
1807
2. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
1412
1760
1820 -
1992
3. Rai Kingdom
489
1320
345
1992
4. Shahi Empire
753
1845
1801
500s
5. Thondaiman Kingdom
1650
1944
650
180 BC
6. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
232 BC
2000
1030
1024
7. Mehrgarh Culture
973
1974
1924
7000
8. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
March 2007
1552
1859 - 18 April
250
9. Sunga Empire
1469
424
185
1747
10. Company Raj
1757
1915
1497
326 BC
11. Early modern period
1920
1930
1526
1485
12. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
1943
1920
304 BC
1747
13. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
1987
1554
1747
483 BC
14. Pala Empire
1974
1757
750
1370
15. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1661
1503
1552
1800
16. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
836
1545
527 BC
265 BC
17. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)
750
543
333 BC
October 2001
18. Genghis Khan invades Punjab
7000
1221
1889 - 3 December
1586
19. Republic Day (India)
2000
1950 - 26 January
1858
3400 BCE
20. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
1040
July 2001
1784
1761
21. Kingdom of Gampola
75
1134
1336
1341
22. Delhi conspiracy case
1490
1336
1912
1320
23. Early Harappan Culture
1228
3300
1370
80 BC
24. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1990
1801
350 BC
1705
25. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940
1320
850
1799
1940
26. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
266 BC
1707
200 BC
10
27. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
180 BC
1858
1606
1705
28. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
68
1612
1102
1867
29. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
2005 July
1891
1824 - 12 February
230
30. Gajapati Kingdom
1951
350
1434
1705
31. Khilji Sultanate
700
1290
3400 BCE
1944
32. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh
2005 July
1351
400 BC
2003 August
33. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union
1948 - 30 January
1681
1102
265 BC
34. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1508
1228
1680
1814
35. Kingdom of Sitawaka
1526
2800 BC
from 2000 BC
1521
36. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
1757
January 2002
1000 BC
1705
37. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.
350 BC
1761
1962
1659
38. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
836
1920
600 BC
400 BC
39. Ror Kingdom
200 BC
450 BC
1102
1606
40. Northern Black Polished Ware
1530
1505
1509
700
41. Durrani Empire
184 BC
1912
1747
1999
42. Mughal army arrested for the act.
333 BC
1705
1600
1902
43. Nanda Empire
1644
1600
424
489
44. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
527 BC
1530
1757
305 BC
45. Swat culture
1505
1857
1600
2000
46. First Anglo-Maratha War
2005 July
1775
3300
300 BC
47. Kingdom of Kurunegala
1700
1293
1991
1522
48. Western Ganga Kingdom
1801
350
1661
450 BC
49. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
July 2001
1942
1845
1272
50. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1505
1987
305 BC
1906