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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






2. Maratha Empire






3. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






4. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






5. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






6. Colonial period






7. Rai Kingdom






8. Stone age






9. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






10. Paramara Kingdom






11. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






12. Vakataka Empire






13. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.






14. Kingdom of Raigama






15. Ror Kingdom






16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






17. Lodi Sultanate






18. Death of Islam Shah.






19. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






20. Bronze age






21. Swat culture






22. PortugueseIndia






23. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






24. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






25. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






26. Pandya Empire






27. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






28. 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






29. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






30. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






31. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






32. Indo-Greek Kingdom






33. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






34. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






35. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






36. 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






37. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






38. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






39. Ahom Kingdom






40. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






41. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






42. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






43. Company Raj






44. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






45. Thondaiman Kingdom






46. Chalukya Empire






47. Garhwal Kingdom






48. Sayyid Sultanate






49. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






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