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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Gajapati Kingdom
300 BC
3300
1434
538 BC
2. Ahom Kingdom
1469
1228
232 BC
1919
3. Rashtrakuta Empire
753
1650
1574
590
4. Mughal Empire
1526
1083
1200s
1877 - January
5. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)
1757
1500 BC
60
1897 - 23 January
6. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1765
1760
1605
753
7. 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.
1773
942
1509
350 BC
8. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
2003 August
538 BC
345
800
9. Magadha Kingdom
1206
35
500
1757
10. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
2600
January 2002
1944
1865 - 28 January
11. Beginning of Vikram Era
1777
413
2000
57 BC
12. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia
1656
1194
1857
1058
13. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia
1325
1927 - November
80 BC
1857
14. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
35
250 BC
1900 BC
1920
15. Mahavira passes away.
1757
326 BC
527 BC
273 BC
16. Black and Red ware culture
1300
1950 - 26 January
7000
1206
17. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
326 BC
1220
1946 - February
185
18. Vedic period
2000
57 BC
35
1434
19. Kamarupa Kingdom
1605
3400 BCE
1759
350
20. Maurya Empire
1863
1351
1070
321
21. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.
200 BC
1581
326 BC
1858
22. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par
December 2001
March 2007
1943
200s BC
23. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1911
1705
814
1964
24. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
December 2001
1343
3400 BCE
1820 -
25. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1919
230 BC
1807
1325
26. Battle of Buxar
1845
1024
1948 - 30 January
1764
27. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1891
1620
1814
1764
28. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.
1469
1058
260 BC
1661
29. Thanjavur Kingdom
321 BC
1572
2600
1845
30. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
68
836
1747
1999
31. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
250s BC
973
68
273 BC
32. Portuguese Ceylon
1939
240
1505
1412
33. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
753
1987
1943
184 BC
34. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
2600 BC
321
305 BC
1796
35. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
321
1486
1620
1526
36. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
21
1998
1485
1078
37. Eastern Ganga Empire
1984
1078
1401
1974
38. Satavahana Empire
1747
230
1530
1786
39. Rai Kingdom
489
1310
1572
1293
40. Iron age
300
1200
1510
700
41. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
1845
1658
2800 BC
1942
42. Classical period
1
1572
1859 - 18 April
300 BC
43. Kushan Empire
60
1696
1681
1300
44. Eastern Ganga Empire
1700
475
1900 - 22 October
1078
45. Indian National Congress Eshtablished
1885 - 28 December
1928
1414
1130
46. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
3300
788
1990
1891
47. Company Raj
350 BC
1757
1917
800
48. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
1889 - 3 December
1206
1228
1992
49. 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
200s BC
1700
1912
1556
50. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
250 BC
35
1909
1947 - July