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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






3. Huna Kingdom






4. Eastern Ganga Empire






5. 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






6. Timur plunders Lahore






7. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






8. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






9. Mehrgarh Culture






10. Swat culture






11. Maukhari Empire






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






13. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






14. Government of India Act 1935






15. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






16. Reddy Kingdom






17. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






18. Died Tatya Tope






19. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






20. Western Chalukya Empire






21. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






22. Died Tatya Tope






23. Madurai Kingdom






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






25. First Anglo-Maratha War






26. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






27. Hoysala Empire






28. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






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






30. Maha Janapadas






31. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






32. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






33. 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.






34. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






35. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






36. 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.






37. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






38. Vellore Mutiny






39. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






40. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






41. Shishunaga Kingdom






42. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






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






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






45. Dutch Ceylon






46. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






47. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






48. First Anglo-Afghan War






49. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






50. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.