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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Madurai Kingdom
1555
1974
1559
1786
2. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1157
1000 BC
1030
1853
3. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.
1000
1801
1485
1929
4. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
590
377 BC
400 BC
1992
5. Company Raj
1644
1757
1078
1581
6. Ahom Kingdom
261 BC
16 August
1228
599 BC
7. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
1510
1586
1875
8. Simon Commission
1927 - November
1877 - January
1351
3300
9. Nanda Empire
1021
424
1539
1290
10. Republic Day (India)
1946 - February
1856
1950 - 26 January
1977
11. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
345
1630
606
973
12. Mughal Empire
3300 BC
1526
1784
1134
13. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1891
1630
629
350 BC
14. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
335
321 BC
184 BC
230
15. Pala Empire
1526
1451
1989
750
16. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
December 2001
1869
1469
1503
17. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.
1527
1443
1658
1900 BC
18. PortugueseIndia
1586
1857 - 10 May
1605
1510
19. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external
1790
1503
788
1358
20. Shishunaga Kingdom
1522
413
1815
280
21. Khilji Sultanate
1947 - July
1935 - August
1984
1290
22. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1919
300
345
1909
23. Rai Kingdom
1991
1991
489
200 AD
24. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
2003 August
590
1920
1600
25. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara
505
1760
1398
1931 - March
26. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
1220
1628
1499
27. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1574
1565
1424
1347
28. Early modern period
1526
1545
1497
1800
29. Western Satrap Empire
500s
35
1134
February 2002
30. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1540
1021
1814
1708
31. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.
1192
1805
475
60
32. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A
260 BC
3300
1499
1795
33. Indian National Congress Eshtablished
1992
1885 - 28 December
1903
1272
34. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1412
1990
1917
753
35. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1483
1757
543
1540
36. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I
624
1799
1024
1336
37. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
1944
1775
1446
1556
38. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1913
1399
1853 - 16 April
1806
39. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire
250s BC
1070
475
1083
40. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
1940
1200 BC
1989
March 2007
41. Thondaiman Kingdom
1858
300 BC
1650
1789
42. 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.
3300
1497
1526
1779
43. Classical period
1
January 2002
1930
1906
44. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.
1665
232 BC
1814
1490
45. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)
1675
1989
57 BC
1951
46. Western Satrap Empire
400 BC
35
1966
321
47. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.
305 BC
1927 - November
538 BC
250
48. Shahi Empire
1398
320
500s
1857
49. Princely states (to 1947)
1765
1675
1700
1545
50. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
December 2001
1980
333 BC
266 BC