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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
60
2800 BC
413
345
2. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
300 BC
1078
563 BC
973
3. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
1975
973
1605
1946 - February
4. Travancore Kingdom
321
230 BC
1083
1729
5. 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
1675
1347
753
1556
6. Mature Harappan Culture
1412
1490
2600
1515
7. Lodi Sultanate
1451
1192
543
1927 - November
8. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
335
1675
2003 August
1979
9. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1510
1984
1805
1777
10. Kushan Empire
590
60
240
1681
11. DanishIndia
1453
1913
1620
2005 July
12. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.
January 2002
1665
1796
527 BC
13. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1796
380
1407
489
14. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
250s
1764
1784
1674
15. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
240
1451
March 2007
3400 BCE
16. Shishunaga Kingdom
413
July 2001
1559
1401
17. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
1628
1943
1320
1977
18. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1900 BC
1924
606
1935 - August
19. Lohara Kingdom
1358
1760
1003-1320 AD
240
20. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
712
350 BC
1078
1527
21. Eastern Ganga Empire
1574
1078
850
1759
22. Chera Kingdom
1341
1656
300 BC
1989
23. Kingdom of Kurunegala
1310
1293
80 BC
1555
24. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'
1784
1966
1814
1867
25. Keladi Kingdom
1499
300 BC
December 2001
230 BC
26. 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
57 BC
1490
1909
1572
27. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.
1681
1675
1522
1486
28. Early modern period
1795
1779
1526
1157
29. Death of Islam Shah.
1917
637
753
1554
30. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1980
1962
1600
1680
31. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1347
1814
1811
624
32. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
599 BC
1526
1765
1228
33. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
180 BC
200 BC
1581
2600 BC
34. Deccan Sultanates
1490
2000
200 BC
1930
35. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1414
1998
1708
1310
36. Kadamba Empire
3300
1300
321 BC
345
37. Kingdom of Kotte
550s
1401
1120
1412
38. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)
1407
1824 - 12 February
1897 - 23 January
1024
39. Mysore Kingdom
1586
1399
377 BC
3400 BCE
40. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
1681
January 2001
1483
1775
41. Stone age
1707
1612
1347
7000
42. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1220
1999
1964
350
43. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.
2005 July
1803
543
1779
44. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
1774
1924
1228
377 BC
45. Mamluk Sultanate
1977
1206
September 2001
1320
46. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
1630
1807
1300
1581
47. Partition of Bengal
1708
1606
1030
1905
48. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1814
1696
753
1975
49. Gajapati Kingdom
424
1681
1801
1434
50. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)
January 2001
1889 - 3 December
1310
1674