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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Chalukya Empire
1757
527 BC
1757
543
2. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
from 2000 BC
1999
1948 - 30 January
1336
3. Harsha Empire
590
1228
200 BC
1992
4. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
377 BC
1865 - 28 January
527 BC
1628
5. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.
836
1924
1058
1503
6. Nanda Empire
1801
1451
424
1539
7. Khilji Sultanate
1290
1777
1661
July 2001
8. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
637
753
1826
1928
9. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
1943
1696
1206
543 BC
10. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
265 BC
1759
1807
1839
11. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
326 BC
1451
1083
1157
12. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)
1900 - 22 October
1220
563 BC
1857
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
420
November 2008
1773
3400 BCE
14. Kalabhras Empire
400 BC
250
1772
1505
15. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1490
1920
1795
1867
16. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
1900 BC
7000
1024
1620
17. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
629
1891
1877 - January
180 BC
18. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.
814
1807
July 2001
1760
19. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
590
1665
1040
1987
20. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
2600
2600 BC
600 BC
1606
21. Sayyid Sultanate
321
1414
1820 -
1412
22. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1919
1996
232 BC
1674
23. Kingdom of Kotte
1412
1858
321 BC
1939
24. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
320
300 BC
1774
1000 BC
25. Simon Commission
2600 BC
1814
1939
1927 - November
26. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
80 BC
1962
483 BC
1927 - November
27. 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.
1527
1293
273 BC
1443
28. Rajaram Chhatrapati died
1508
1700
1323
1863
29. Early Harappan Culture
1552
3300
250s
1977
30. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940
1853 - 16 April
1940
1707
1885 - 28 December
31. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
1948 - 30 January
1200s
543
21
32. Kamarupa Kingdom
1000
200s BC
350
300
33. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1805
3000
380
240
34. Dutch Ceylon
1424
35
1656
1930
35. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
1414
1858
1200 BC
1347
36. DutchIndia
489
1867
60
1605
37. Iron age
1200
1839
1630
1605
38. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1469
78
1759
606
39. Kingdom of Kurunegala
788
1293
1446
538 BC
40. 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).
1906
1659
1505
1700
41. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
1574
1919
1300
599 BC
42. 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
35
1556
1220
1206
43. Shahi Empire
78
1889 - 3 December
500s
1399
44. Kakatiya Kingdom
1971
1799
1902
1083
45. Partition of Bengal
2000
1905
1853
1030
46. Pala Empire
750
300 BC
1606
1757
47. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
1370
1974
505
2000
48. Rai Kingdom
1070
1987
550s
489
49. Painted Grey Ware culture
1200
1612
1665
1401
50. Solanki Kingdom
942
1915
1
1900 BC