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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Pala Empire






2. Kakori conspiracy






3. Northern Black Polished Ware






4. Northern Black Polished Ware






5. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






6. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






7. 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)






8. Rai Kingdom






9. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






10. Maitraka Empire






11. Died Tatya Tope






12. Delhi Sultanate






13. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






14. 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






15. Satavahana Empire






16. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






17. Kingdom of Kurunegala






18. Ror Kingdom






19. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






20. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






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






22. Deccan Sultanates






23. Delhi conspiracy case






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






25. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






26. Indian Rebellion of 1857






27. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






28. Santhal rebellion






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






30. Sena Empire






31. Kanva Empire






32. Gadar Party formed.






33. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






34. Vakataka Empire






35. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






36. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






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






38. Iron age






39. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






40. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






41. First Anglo-Afghan War






42. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






43. Deccan Sultanates






44. Rai Kingdom






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






46. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






47. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






48. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






49. 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.






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