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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






2. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






3. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






4. Mysore Kingdom






5. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






6. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






7. Mehrgarh Culture






8. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






9. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






10. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






11. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






12. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






13. Reddy Kingdom






14. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






15. 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).






16. 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






17. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






18. 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.






19. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






20. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






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






22. Sunga Empire






23. Kingdom of Gampola






24. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






25. Partition ofIndia






26. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






27. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






28. Lohara Kingdom






29. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






30. 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.






31. Kadamba Empire






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






33. Sunga Empire






34. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






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






36. Mahavira passes away.






37. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






38. Vedic period






39. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






40. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






41. Nanda Empire






42. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






43. Sikh Confederacy






44. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






45. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






46. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






47. Colonial period






48. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






49. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






50. Rai Kingdom