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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






2. Indus Valley Civilization






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






4. Harsha Empire






5. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






6. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






7. Delhi conspiracy case






8. Western Chalukya Empire






9. Late Harappan Culture






10. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






11. Invasions by the Huna.






12. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






13. Sena Empire






14. 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






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






16. Constantinople won By Turkey






17. Kingdom of Ruhuna






18. Iron age






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






20. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






21. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






22. DanishIndia






23. Kamarupa Kingdom






24. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






25. Anglo






26. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






27. Classical period






28. 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






29. Vellore Mutiny






30. Lohara Kingdom






31. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






32. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






33. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






34. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






35. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






36. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






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






38. Kingdom of Kurunegala






39. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






40. Kingdom of Kandy






41. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






42. 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.






43. Keladi Kingdom






44. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






45. 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






46. Ahom Kingdom






47. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






48. Mamluk Sultanate






49. British Raj






50. Magadha Kingdom