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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Timur plunders Lahore






2. Kakatiya Kingdom






3. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






4. 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.






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






6. Santhal rebellion






7. Rashtrakuta Empire






8. PortugueseIndia






9. 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






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






11. Koch Kingdom






12. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






13. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






14. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






15. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






16. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






17. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






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






19. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






20. Kingdom of Gampola






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






22. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






23. Keladi Kingdom






24. First Anglo-Maratha War






25. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






26. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






27. Partition of Bengal






28. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






29. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






30. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






31. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






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






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






34. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






35. Portuguese Ceylon






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






37. Kalachuri Empire






38. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






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






40. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






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






42. 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.






43. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






44. Kingdom of Ruhuna






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






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






47. Black and Red ware culture






48. 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.






49. Ror Kingdom






50. Nanda Empire







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