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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
1857 - 10 May
305 BC
1900 - 22 October
1939
2. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization
184 BC
1310
250s
3400 BCE
3. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1661
300 BC
1774
1414
4. 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
1914
1206
1772
260 BC
5. Western Satraps formed.
February 2002
35
180 BC
3300
6. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)
1412
1779
1310
1889 - 3 December
7. Invasions by the Huna.
450
1644
1696
1674
8. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
1530
1200 BC
10
1191
9. Pala Empire
1806
750
December 2001
2001
10. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War
78
1508
1798
1859 - 18 April
11. (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
1999
1855 - 30 June
1948 - 30 January
2600 BC
12. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.
380
35
1505
1905
13. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.
1490
1818
1877 - January
1021
14. Late medieval age
1574
1206
1699
1855 - 30 June
15. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1000 BC
July 2001
2005 July
1510
16. Kakori conspiracy
1565
1600
1228
1925
17. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
1943
1919
July 2001
1780
18. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.
3300
1521
265 BC
1839
19. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
1320
2003 August
185
650
20. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1708
1586
527 BC
1290
21. Durrani Empire
1747
305 BC
1914
1815
22. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.
1605
1801
60
1911
23. 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
185
260 BC
1789
200 BC
24. Kingdom of Tambapanni
543
1515
1605
November 2008
25. Kingdom of Kandy
1915
1469
1605
1341
26. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.
1700
1771
January 2002
1572
27. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
January 2001
232 BC
1586
1000
28. Lodi Sultanate
1451
1483
1490
1526
29. First Anglo-Maratha War
1650
1990
333 BC
1775
30. 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.
1764
1527
1765
1200
31. Constantinople won By Turkey
1453
1942
21
1565
32. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par
1191
1773
1540
December 2001
33. Reddy Kingdom
1877 - January
1272
1325
1699
34. Harsha Empire
1891
590
1877 - January
1527
35. Kingdom of Kandy
543
600 BC
1469
1194
36. Kakori conspiracy
1545
305 BC
320
1925
37. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1759
1000 BC
1915
475
38. Indus Valley Civilization
1990
3300
973
1469
39. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)
1600
1863
1058
1526
40. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
700
1919
500s
1806
41. Morley-Minto Reforms
1948 - 30 January
1909
1925
1857 - 10 May
42. Maratha Empire
1674
1792
1526
1628
43. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1024
753
380
2003 August
44. Kalabhras Empire
180 BC
1157
December 2001
250
45. Khilji Sultanate
1707
1817
1290
1424
46. Colonial period
265 BC
1024
2800 BC
1505
47. Gupta Empire
1914
280
1761
1771
48. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
1771
1824 - 12 February
1799
1765
49. Princely states (to 1947)
1765
1774
July 2001
1343
50. Kalachuri Empire
1991
543 BC
1130
1996