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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






2. Chitradurga Kingdom






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






4. FrenchIndia






5. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






6. 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






7. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






8. Kalabhras Empire






9. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






10. Mature Harappan Culture






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






12. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






13. Harsha Empire






14. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






15. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






16. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






17. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






18. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






19. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






20. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






21. 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






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






23. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






24. Beginning of Vikram Era






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






26. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






27. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






28. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






29. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)






30. Chalukya Empire






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






32. Hoysala Empire






33. Paramara Kingdom






34. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






35. 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.






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






37. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






38. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






39. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






40. Sikh Empire






41. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






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






43. British Raj (to 1947)






44. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






45. Sikh Empire






46. Vishnukundina Empire






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






48. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






49. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






50. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty