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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Mysore Kingdom
1900 BC
1399
16 August
1696
2. Death of Islam Shah.
1347
1554
1818
1916
3. Started Post Service
1853
1021
1990
1906
4. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
1975
3400 BCE
1600
1774
5. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
1932 - 24 September
232 BC
1916
335
6. Swat culture
1863
1485
1600
180 BC
7. Sikh Confederacy
1490
850
1707
1674
8. Indus Valley Civilization
1801
450
527 BC
3300
9. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
1947 - July
1206
814
1891
10. Government of India Act 1935
1323
80 BC
1935 - August
1102
11. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1869
333 BC
10
1443
12. DanishIndia (to 1869)
590
600 BC
1696
1521
13. 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.
1451
2600 BC
September 2001
3300 BC
14. Morley-Minto Reforms
1935 - August
1102
450 BC
1909
15. DanishIndia
1620
1774
1774
1889 - 3 December
16. 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
1503
1790
1792
July 2001
17. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1545
1707
650
1979
18. Kingdom of Kotte
1902
1412
1370
1777
19. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia
1572
1515
1773
300 BC
20. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
1200s
1325
1120
320
21. Shahi Empire
1757
788
3300 BC
500s
22. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
3300 BC
1310
from 2000 BC
January 2002
23. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
450
1559
1024
1891
24. Bronze age
3000
1971
1990
1814
25. 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.
1980
1530
1932 - 24 September
1947 - July
26. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)
1612
1805
1120
7000
27. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II
1796
1950 - 26 January
1446
1858
28. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1803
1401
1798
1628
29. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)
483 BC
1656
1757
October 2001
30. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
180 BC
1920
1058
1540
31. Late Harappan Culture
1857
1700
1889 - 3 December
March 2007
32. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par
1772
3000
November 2008
December 2001
33. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1510
1200
1000
1497
34. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)
1771
321 BC
7000
750
35. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1900 BC
788
1897 - 23 January
1401
36. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.
1857 - 10 May
200 BC
1946 - February
1555
37. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1814
1839
1946 - February
1998
38. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1891
1325
1200
753
39. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1924
350
300
684
40. Princely states (to 1947)
3300 BC
1779
1510
1765
41. Chitradurga Kingdom
1300
1948 - 30 January
321 BC
1927 - November
42. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
1795
2000
1699
1370
43. Rashtrakuta Empire
1869
35
753
1839
44. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
973
606
1102
1586
45. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings
1070
590
16 August
1572
46. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1897 - 23 January
1929
377 BC
1839
47. Ror Kingdom
1780
500
1931 - March
450 BC
48. Mehrgarh Culture
1817
1572
1675
7000
49. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
1900 BC
1606
1206
1989
50. Conquest of Kalinga
1998
1407
261 BC
1903
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