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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






2. Harsha Empire






3. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






4. Mahavira passes away.






5. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






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






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






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






9. Keladi Kingdom






10. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






11. 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






12. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






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






14. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






15. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






16. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






17. Mehrgarh Culture






18. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






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






20. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






21. Madurai Kingdom






22. 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.






23. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






24. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.






25. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






26. Khilji Sultanate






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






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






29. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






30. 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






31. Black and Red ware culture






32. First Anglo-Maratha War






33. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






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






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






36. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






37. Dutch Ceylon






38. Shahi Empire






39. Ror Kingdom






40. 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






41. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






42. Koch Kingdom






43. Indian Rebellion of 1857






44. Magadha Kingdom






45. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






46. Maitraka Empire






47. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






48. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






49. Kuninda Kingdom






50. Early Harappan Culture