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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






2. Company Raj






3. Vakataka Empire






4. Republic Day (India)






5. Mehrgarh Culture






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






7. Garhwal Kingdom






8. Kalabhras Empire






9. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






10. Kamarupa Kingdom






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






12. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






13. Mahavira passes away.






14. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






15. Constantinople won By Turkey






16. First Anglo-Afghan War






17. Thanjavur Kingdom






18. Kingdom of Tambapanni






19. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






20. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






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






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. Chera Kingdom






24. Delhi conspiracy case






25. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






26. Republic Day (India)






27. Kushan Empire






28. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






29. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






30. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






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






32. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






33. Western Satraps formed.






34. Vellore Mutiny






35. Thondaiman Kingdom






36. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






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






38. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






39. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






40. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






41. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






42. Delhi Sultanate






43. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






44. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






45. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






46. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






47. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath






48. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






49. Kamarupa Kingdom






50. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane