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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Late medieval age






2. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






3. Zamorin Kingdom






4. 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.






5. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






6. Chola Empire






7. Delhi Sultanate






8. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






9. 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)






10. Mehrgarh Culture






11. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






12. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






13. Harsha Empire






14. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






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






16. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






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






18. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






19. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






20. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






21. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






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






23. Simon Commission






24. Haryanka Kingdom






25. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






26. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






27. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






28. Western Satrap Empire






29. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






30. Mahavira passes away.






31. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






32. Late Harappan Culture






33. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






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






35. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






36. Death of Nana Fadnavis






37. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






38. First Anglo-Afghan War






39. Kingdom of Gampola






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






41. Dutch Ceylon






42. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






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






44. Satavahana Empire






45. 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.






46. Pala Empire






47. Mamluk Sultanate






48. Kuninda Kingdom






49. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






50. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj