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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Vishnukundina Empire






2. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






3. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






4. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






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






6. Gadar Party formed.






7. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War






8. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






9. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






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






11. Vishnukundina Empire






12. Ahom Kingdom






13. Khilji Sultanate






14. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






15. Travancore Kingdom






16. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






17. Mature Harappan Culture






18. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






19. Rashtrakuta Empire






20. Satavahana Empire






21. Sena Empire






22. FrenchIndia






23. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






24. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






25. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






26. 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






27. Bronze age






28. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






29. Sikh Empire






30. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






31. Indus Valley Civilization






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






33. Vellore Mutiny






34. Kalachuri Empire






35. Pallava Empire






36. Kingdom of Tambapanni






37. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






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






39. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






40. 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






41. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






42. Kingdom of Kotte






43. Mughal Empire






44. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






45. 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.






46. 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






47. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






48. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






49. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






50. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.