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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Gandhi
1807
1931 - March
1510
1510
2. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
1600
1347
1951
1310
3. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1979
1796
232 BC
1948 - 30 January
4. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
1965
1902
1947 - July
1003-1320 AD
5. Bronze age
1845
3000
1680
1320
6. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
1900 - 22 October
1650
1600
1157
7. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
1206
1451
1656
1992
8. Other states
1906
1102
1858
57 BC
9. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.
1040
814
1931 - March
1508
10. Santhal rebellion
1999
1855 - 30 June
1757
1977
11. Death of Islam Shah.
1935 - August
1554
1680
1897 - 23 January
12. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
1527
1414
80 BC
489
13. Early Harappan Culture
July 2001
3300
1913
1399
14. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
1799
1855 - 30 June
July 2001
1858
15. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1070
753
450
1760
16. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1947 AD
1917
1913
1661
17. Sunga Empire
500
1021
185
1401
18. Mughal Empire
1526
1905
1200
1192
19. 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.
1798
35
1779
1521
20. Mahavira passes away.
65 BC
35
527 BC
1759
21. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)
1555
380
1900 - 22 October
10
22. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
180 BC
814
1600
1644
23. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
January 2002
80 BC
1800
1336
24. Shishunaga Kingdom
1964
1914
July 2001
413
25. Indus Valley Civilization
1914
3300
543 BC
1900 - 22 October
26. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
836
1932 - 24 September
1574
1974
27. Battle of Buxar
1799
1912
1412
1764
28. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
1912
2600
1509
1700
29. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
1865 - 28 January
from 2000 BC
230
1605
30. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
1863
1206
from 2000 BC
1905
31. Simon Commission
1927 - November
1221
240
1996
32. Chera Kingdom
1924
1574
1920
300 BC
33. 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.
78
1900 BC
1628
1747
34. Hoysala Empire
1040
1774
1424
1858
35. Chitradurga Kingdom
538 BC
1708
1300
1775
36. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.
35
1414
1192
304 BC
37. Kingdom of Kotte
7000
1857 - 10 May
1412
57 BC
38. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.
68
57 BC
180 BC
1707
39. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
400 BC
1807
200s BC
200 AD
40. Mehrgarh Culture
July 2001
1000 BC
700
7000
41. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)
1414
1974
1102
1863
42. Sikh Confederacy
7000
1707
1991
1761
43. Iron age
305 BC
1200
1003-1320 AD
1900 - 22 October
44. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
1526
300 BC
200 BC
1586
45. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1661
1906
1656
46. FrenchIndia
1947 - July
1759
1818
September 2001
47. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.
184 BC
185
1856
1996
48. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1965
266 BC
2600 BC
1814
49. Maukhari Empire
1206
550s
1805
230
50. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
1777
1499
1806
1021