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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Colonial period






2. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






3. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






4. Early Harappan Culture






5. Huna Kingdom






6. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






7. 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.






8. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






9. Thanjavur Kingdom






10. Kingdom of Raigama






11. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






12. DanishIndia






13. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






14. Late medieval age






15. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






16. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






17. DutchIndia






18. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






19. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






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






21. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






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






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






24. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






25. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






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






27. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






28. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






29. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






30. Delhi Sultanate






31. 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






32. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






33. Kadamba Empire






34. PortugueseIndia






35. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






36. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






37. Western Satraps formed.






38. Other states






39. 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.






40. Death of Nana Fadnavis






41. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






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






43. Sena Empire






44. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






45. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






46. Kingdom of Kandy






47. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






48. Travancore Kingdom






49. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






50. Northern Black Polished Ware







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