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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. Thanjavur Kingdom






3. 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






4. Keladi Kingdom






5. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






6. Swat culture






7. Sayyid Sultanate






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






9. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






10. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






11. 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.






12. Started Post Service






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






14. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






15. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






16. Delhi conspiracy case






17. Vellore Mutiny






18. Kanva Empire






19. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






20. Koch Kingdom






21. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






22. Sena Empire






23. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






24. Mamluk Sultanate






25. Classical period






26. 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).






27. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






28. British Ceylon






29. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






30. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






31. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






32. Lodi Sultanate






33. Mamluk Sultanate






34. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






35. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






36. DutchIndia






37. 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.






38. Painted Grey Ware culture






39. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






40. Vishnukundina Empire






41. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






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






43. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.






44. Late Harappan Culture






45. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






46. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






47. Western Satraps formed.






48. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






49. 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






50. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.







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