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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






3. Classical period






4. Timur plunders Lahore






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






6. Western Satraps formed.






7. Kingdom of Sitawaka






8. Mamluk Sultanate






9. Tughlaq Sultanate






10. Huna Kingdom






11. Pala Empire






12. Death of Islam Shah.






13. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






14. 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






15. Durrani Empire






16. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






17. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






18. Kingdom of Tambapanni






19. Battle of Buxar






20. Other states






21. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






22. Kanva Empire






23. Gajapati Kingdom






24. Sunga Empire






25. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






26. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






27. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






28. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.






29. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






30. Western Chalukya Empire






31. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






32. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.






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






34. Kakatiya Kingdom






35. Invasions by the Huna.






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






37. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






38. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






39. Reddy Kingdom






40. Ahom Kingdom






41. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






42. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






43. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






44. Western Ganga Kingdom






45. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






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






47. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






48. British Raj






49. Beginning of Vikram Era






50. Santhal rebellion