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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.
1773
1503
1336
1946 - February
2. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
1987
60
10
1497
3. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
1659
1795
1157
1509
4. Pallava Empire
1799
250 BC
599 BC
1505
5. British Raj
1545
1798
1990
1858
6. Koch Kingdom
1515
3300 BC
1347
1759
7. 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.
1000
424
1628
180 BC
8. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1947 AD
1572
February 2002
1191
9. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
1996
1157
1965
500s
10. Zamorin Kingdom
78
1083
1102
637
11. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
300 BC
1875
543 BC
12. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
1620
300 BC
305 BC
1757
13. Marava Kingdom
1600
200 AD
489
1771
14. Magadha Kingdom
from 2000 BC
1540
500
1814
15. Satavahana Empire
1414
230
78
230 BC
16. Iron age
1021
1992
1200
2000
17. Sikh Empire
1526
1799
1867
1780
18. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
1451
March 2007
1999
1680
19. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
1220
500
1628
1826
20. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1811
1803
300 BC
500
21. Portuguese Ceylon
1931 - March
1505
7000
753
22. Invasions by the Huna.
1612
1806
7000
450
23. Ahom Kingdom
300 BC
1228
788
3300
24. Deva Kingdom
1200s
543
1508
16 August
25. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1414
1931 - March
1000
1946 - February
26. Kingdom of Raigama
1347
1530
1707
185
27. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1658
1925
1206
1699
28. FrenchIndia
1859 - 18 April
1759
1674
800
29. PortugueseIndia
1865 - 28 January
1510
232 BC
1853 - 16 April
30. Rai Kingdom
1966
1509
1343
489
31. Portuguese Ceylon
333 BC
1505
1889 - 3 December
230
32. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1630
1497
1927 - November
1194
33. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1971
1469
1696
230
34. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1853 - 16 April
1977
July 2001
1779
35. Chola Empire
1505
300 BC
1771
1336
36. Late Harappan Culture
1980
2000
1658
1700
37. Bardoli Satyagraha
1928
543
1552
1989
38. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
1780
273 BC
1905
1999
39. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)
16 August
1900 - 22 October
650
1789
40. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1499
1865 - 28 January
1310
1777
41. PortugueseIndia
1510
from 2000 BC
1992
1451
42. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir
1979
1581
712
684
43. Kingdom of Dambadeniya
1220
57 BC
1499
380
44. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
1630
1552
2003 August
1565
45. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1950 - 26 January
500s
1964
1469
46. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1539
1845
1707
1414
47. Kingdom of Raigama
1347
305 BC
350 BC
1925
48. 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)
350
333 BC
2000
200 BC
49. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
850
2003 August
1412
1000
50. 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
1556
753
1605
200s BC