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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Early Harappan Culture






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






4. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






5. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






6. Gupta Empire






7. Delhi DurbarFirst time






8. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






9. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






10. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






11. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






12. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






13. Vellore Mutiny






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






15. Vedic period






16. Kalachuri Empire






17. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






18. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






19. Indo-Greek Kingdom






20. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






21. Huna Kingdom






22. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






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






24. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






25. Santhal rebellion






26. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






27. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






28. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






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






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






31. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






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






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






34. Started Post Service






35. Sayyid Sultanate






36. 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






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






38. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






39. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






40. Maitraka Empire






41. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






42. Mature Harappan Culture






43. Vijayanagara Empire






44. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






45. Santhal rebellion






46. Sikh Empire






47. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






48. Other states






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






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






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