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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Paramara Kingdom






2. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






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






4. 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)






5. Huna Kingdom






6. Eastern Ganga Empire






7. Princely states (to 1947)






8. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






9. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






10. Portuguese Ceylon






11. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






12. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






13. Mehrgarh Culture






14. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






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






16. Travancore Kingdom






17. Late medieval age






18. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






19. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






20. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






21. Thanjavur Kingdom






22. 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






23. 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.






24. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






25. Koch Kingdom






26. Partition ofIndia






27. Indian Rebellion of 1857






28. Stone age






29. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






30. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






31. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






32. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






33. Early modern period






34. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






35. Pallava Empire






36. Northern Black Polished Ware






37. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






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






39. Kingdom of Raigama






40. Sikh Confederacy






41. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






42. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






43. Northern Black Polished Ware






44. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






45. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






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






47. Classical period






48. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






49. Western Satraps formed.






50. Western Chalukya Empire