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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Eastern Ganga Empire






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






3. Simon Commission






4. Sikh Empire






5. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






6. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






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






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






9. Rai Kingdom






10. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






11. 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






12. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






13. Kushan Empire






14. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






15. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






16. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






17. Paramara Kingdom






18. FrenchIndia






19. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






20. Nanda Empire






21. Western Chalukya Empire






22. Travancore Kingdom






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






24. Hindu






25. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






26. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






27. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






28. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






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






30. Conquest of Kalinga






31. Death of Islam Shah.






32. Delhi DurbarFirst time






33. Bardoli Satyagraha






34. Kalabhras Empire






35. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






36. Colonial period






37. Died Tatya Tope






38. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






39. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






40. Maitraka Empire






41. Indo-Greek Kingdom






42. DanishIndia






43. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






44. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






45. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






46. Kingdom of Tambapanni






47. Pala Empire






48. Other states






49. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






50. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.