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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






2. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






3. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






4. Travancore Kingdom






5. 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






6. Mature Harappan Culture






7. Lodi Sultanate






8. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






9. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






10. Kushan Empire






11. DanishIndia






12. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






13. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






14. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






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






16. Shishunaga Kingdom






17. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






18. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






19. Lohara Kingdom






20. 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.






21. Eastern Ganga Empire






22. Chera Kingdom






23. Kingdom of Kurunegala






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






25. Keladi Kingdom






26. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






27. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






28. Early modern period






29. Death of Islam Shah.






30. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






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






32. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






33. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






34. Deccan Sultanates






35. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






36. Kadamba Empire






37. Kingdom of Kotte






38. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






39. Mysore Kingdom






40. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






41. Stone age






42. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






43. 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.






44. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






45. Mamluk Sultanate






46. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






47. Partition of Bengal






48. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






49. Gajapati Kingdom






50. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)