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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






2. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






3. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






4. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






5. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






6. Vishnukundina Empire






7. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






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






9. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






10. Kadamba Empire






11. Invasions by the Huna.






12. Gadar Party formed.






13. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






14. Mughal army arrested for the act.






15. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






16. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






17. 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.






18. Tughlaq Sultanate






19. Rashtrakuta Empire






20. Lucknow Pact






21. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






22. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






23. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






24. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






25. Kalabhras Empire






26. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






27. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






28. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






29. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






30. Chola Empire






31. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






32. Vellore Mutiny






33. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






34. Delhi Sultanate






35. Republic Day (India)






36. Stone age






37. Sena Empire






38. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






39. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






40. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






41. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






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






43. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






44. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






45. Hindu






46. Gandhi






47. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






48. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






49. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






50. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.