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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






2. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






3. Lohara Kingdom






4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War






5. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






6. Vellore Mutiny






7. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






8. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






9. Mughal army arrested for the act.






10. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






11. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






12. Classical period






13. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






14. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






15. Western Satrap Empire






16. Yadava Empire






17. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






18. Gadar Party formed.






19. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






20. 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.






21. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






22. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






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






24. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






25. Bronze age






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






27. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






28. Ahom Kingdom






29. Timur plunders Lahore






30. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






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






32. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






33. Western Chalukya Empire






34. Died Tatya Tope






35. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






36. First Anglo-Afghan War






37. Sikh Empire






38. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






39. Chitradurga Kingdom






40. 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.






41. 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)






42. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






43. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






44. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






45. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






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






47. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






48. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






49. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






50. Maukhari Empire