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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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






2. Kingdom of Sitawaka






3. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






4. Mamluk Sultanate






5. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






6. Shishunaga Kingdom






7. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






8. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






9. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






10. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






11. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






12. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






13. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






14. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






15. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






16. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






17. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






18. British Raj






19. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






20. Bronze age






21. Shahi Empire






22. 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.






23. Kuninda Kingdom






24. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






25. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






26. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






27. Rai Kingdom






28. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






29. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






30. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






31. Kingdom of Kotte






32. Delhi conspiracy case






33. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






34. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






35. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






36. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






37. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






38. 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.






39. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






40. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






41. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






42. DanishIndia






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






44. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






45. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






46. Gupta Empire






47. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






48. 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






49. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






50. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)