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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






2. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






3. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






4. Zamorin Kingdom






5. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






6. Deccan Sultanates






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






8. 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.






9. Travancore Kingdom






10. 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)






11. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






12. Eastern Ganga Empire






13. Rai Kingdom






14. Magadha Kingdom






15. 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.






16. Painted Grey Ware culture






17. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






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






19. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






20. Kadamba Empire






21. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






22. Partition of Bengal






23. Chola Empire






24. Hoysala Empire






25. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






26. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






27. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






28. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






29. Late medieval age






30. Shishunaga Kingdom






31. Died Tatya Tope






32. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






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






34. Swat culture






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






36. Western Satrap Empire






37. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






38. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






39. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






40. Kingdom of Kandy






41. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






42. Gadar Party formed.






43. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






44. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






45. Kingdom of Tambapanni






46. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






47. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






48. Portuguese Ceylon






49. Khilji Sultanate






50. Vellore Mutiny