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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






2. Mamluk Sultanate






3. Swat culture






4. Thanjavur Kingdom






5. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






6. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






7. 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.






8. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






9. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






10. Lucknow Pact






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






12. Kingdom of Sitawaka






13. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






14. Western Ganga Kingdom






15. Kanva Empire






16. Sunga Empire






17. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






18. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






19. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






20. Mahavira passes away.






21. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






22. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






23. Ahom Kingdom






24. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






25. Tughlaq Sultanate






26. Pallava Empire






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






28. First Anglo-Maratha War






29. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






30. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






31. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






32. Hindu






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






34. British Ceylon






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






36. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






37. 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.






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






39. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






40. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






41. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






42. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






43. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






44. Gadar Party formed.






45. Vakataka Empire






46. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






47. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






48. 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.






49. Started Post Service






50. 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