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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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






2. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






3. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






4. Simon Commission






5. 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)






6. Late medieval age






7. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






8. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






9. Pala Empire






10. Kingdom of Gampola






11. Started Post Service






12. Khilji Sultanate






13. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






14. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






15. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






16. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






17. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






18. British Raj






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






20. Vishnukundina Empire






21. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






22. Rai Kingdom






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






24. 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.






25. Stone age






26. Kingdom of Kandy






27. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






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






29. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






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






31. Delhi DurbarFirst time






32. 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.






33. Rashtrakuta Empire






34. PortugueseIndia






35. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






36. Conquest of Kalinga






37. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






38. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






39. 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.






40. Black and Red ware culture






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






42. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






43. 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






44. Pallava Empire






45. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






46. Kakatiya Kingdom






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






48. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






49. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






50. 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.







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