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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Mahavira passes away.
413
527 BC
800
1775
2. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1796
1749
1853
1920
3. 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.
1510
1779
1699
July 2001
4. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
65 BC
1786
1509
250
5. British Ceylon
1996
1815
1661
350
6. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1505
1191
500s
1858
7. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
1003-1320 AD
1323
600 BC
1674
8. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir
712
1412
1572
1771
9. Kingdom of Gampola
1814
1300
1341
57 BC
10. Sikh Empire
543
1799
250
1556
11. Death of Nana Fadnavis
7000
75
1800
1998
12. Started Post Service
250s
1853
1914
1946 - February
13. Kingdom of Sitawaka
377 BC
1820 -
1521
1917
14. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1979
1510
1875
2005 July
15. Early Harappan Culture
1515
3300
1962
489
16. Kingdom of Kurunegala
1434
180 BC
1293
10
17. Deva Kingdom
1206
March 2007
1200s
1300
18. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
1509
1707
1600
1469
19. Painted Grey Ware culture
1200
1070
1863
280
20. Hindu
1708
1990
1914
1490
21. 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
230
1556
1935 - August
184 BC
22. Republic Day (India)
1950 - 26 January
543 BC
684
1946 - February
23. 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).
1659
1000
543
1003-1320 AD
24. Lohara Kingdom
1003-1320 AD
1865 - 28 January
1806
2001
25. PortugueseIndia
1510
1200s
1824 - 12 February
1786
26. Deccan Sultanates
1490
1486
1206
1914
27. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1574
2600 BC
1867
1930
28. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1021
1845
1823
563 BC
29. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.
1779
1761
February 2002
500
30. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
413
10
753
1964
31. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
684
1989
1200
1916
32. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
January 2001
July 2001
1786
1839
33. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1581
1310
1600
1200 BC
34. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.
1989
1628
1917
1920
35. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1600
500
184 BC
1486
36. Travancore Kingdom
1962
1469
1200s
1729
37. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
1552
973
1434
2000
38. Durrani Empire
1747
1530
1347
1293
39. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
1856
475
350 BC
1999
40. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1102
1030
1630
1920
41. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t
1971
November 2008
380
1966
42. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
1807
335
750
1358
43. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
1947 AD
1909
563 BC
1761
44. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time
1434
1911
78
October 2001
45. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
300
1200 BC
543
326 BC
46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
1510
1351
2800 BC
1323
47. First Anglo-Afghan War
1581
1951
1839
1796
48. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
200s BC
1929
1774
1927 - November
49. Kamarupa Kingdom
350
1000 BC
305 BC
505
50. 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.
305 BC
1527
1947 AD
1157