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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Republic Day (India)






2. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






3. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






4. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






5. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






6. Gajapati Kingdom






7. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






8. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






9. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






10. Chalukya Empire






11. Maurya Empire






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






13. 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






14. Indian Rebellion of 1857






15. 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






16. Kingdom of Gampola






17. Company Raj






18. Western Satrap Empire






19. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






20. Ahom Kingdom






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






22. Painted Grey Ware culture






23. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






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






25. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






26. Maha Janapadas






27. British Raj (to 1947)






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






29. Mahavira passes away.






30. Western Ganga Kingdom






31. Vellore Mutiny






32. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






33. Thanjavur Kingdom






34. Gadar Party formed.






35. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






36. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






37. Death of Nana Fadnavis






38. Vakataka Empire






39. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






40. Marava Kingdom






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






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






43. Chola Empire






44. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






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






46. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






47. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






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






49. Kalabhras Empire






50. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.