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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Vellore Mutiny






3. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






4. Tughlaq Sultanate






5. Death of Islam Shah.






6. British Raj






7. Lohara Kingdom






8. Indian Rebellion of 1857






9. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






10. Partition ofIndia






11. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






12. Mature Harappan Culture






13. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






14. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






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






16. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






17. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






18. Huna Kingdom






19. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






20. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






21. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






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






23. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






24. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)






25. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






26. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






27. Paramara Kingdom






28. Pala Empire






29. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






30. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






31. Iron age






32. DutchIndia






33. Mamluk Sultanate






34. Beginning of Vikram Era






35. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






36. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






37. Shishunaga Kingdom






38. Thanjavur Kingdom






39. Pallava Empire






40. Kingdom of Kandy






41. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






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






43. Lohara Kingdom






44. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






45. Bardoli Satyagraha






46. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






47. Thondaiman Kingdom






48. Shahi Empire






49. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






50. 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