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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






2. Kalabhras Empire






3. Started Post Service






4. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






5. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






6. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






7. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






8. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






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






10. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






11. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






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






13. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






14. Rashtrakuta Empire






15. Early Harappan Culture






16. Solanki Kingdom






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






18. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






19. Company Raj






20. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






21. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






22. Mamluk Sultanate






23. Indo-Greek Kingdom






24. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






25. Mature Harappan Culture






26. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






27. 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






28. Indus Valley Civilization






29. Western Ganga Kingdom






30. Maha Janapadas






31. Sena Empire






32. Vedic period






33. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






34. Kuninda Kingdom






35. 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.






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






37. 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






38. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






39. Shahi Empire






40. 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.






41. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






42. Hoysala Empire






43. 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).






44. 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.






45. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






46. Sayyid Sultanate






47. Eastern Ganga Empire






48. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






49. Travancore Kingdom






50. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.