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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Koch Kingdom






3. 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.






4. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






5. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






6. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






7. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






8. Paramara Kingdom






9. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






10. Sikh Empire






11. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






12. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






13. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






14. Delhi DurbarFirst time






15. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






16. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






17. Vishnukundina Empire






18. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






19. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






20. Northern Black Polished Ware






21. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






22. Western Satrap Empire






23. Vijayanagara Empire






24. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






25. Thondaiman Kingdom






26. Shishunaga Kingdom






27. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






28. Mughal army arrested for the act.






29. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






30. Madurai Kingdom






31. Kingdom of Raigama






32. Iron age






33. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






34. Western Ganga Kingdom






35. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






36. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






37. Sena Empire






38. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






39. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






40. Pala Empire






41. Western Satrap Empire






42. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






43. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






44. Delhi conspiracy case






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






46. Kingdom of Gampola






47. Maha Janapadas






48. Bronze age






49. 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.






50. Painted Grey Ware culture