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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






2. Bardoli Satyagraha






3. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






4. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






5. 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.






6. Mysore Kingdom






7. Gadar Party formed.






8. Conquest of Kalinga






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






10. Hoysala Empire






11. Constantinople won By Turkey






12. Maitraka Empire






13. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






14. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






15. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






16. Kingdom of Kotte






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






18. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






19. Partition ofIndia






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






21. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






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






23. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






24. Kingdom of Ruhuna






25. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






26. First Anglo-Maratha War






27. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






28. Constantinople won By Turkey






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






30. Black and Red ware culture






31. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






32. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






33. Kingdom of Gampola






34. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






35. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






36. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






37. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






38. Late Harappan Culture






39. Swat culture






40. Chera Kingdom






41. Timur plunders Lahore






42. Late medieval age






43. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






44. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






45. British Raj






46. Partition of Bengal






47. Shishunaga Kingdom






48. Kingdom of Kandy






49. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War






50. Classical period







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