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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Kanva Empire
1325
75
637
1656
2. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1771
July 2001
1869
1656
3. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
629
1539
1930
333 BC
4. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1497
1485
1347
1772
5. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
1510
1503
1764
300
6. Marava Kingdom
1600
1407
2003 August
1707
7. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
335
1857
1310
1674
8. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1824 - 12 February
1505
1805
2001
9. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.
1490
185
1777
1779
10. Chalukya Empire
543
500s
300 BC
1358
11. Lucknow Pact
1916
1220
1765
700
12. Kushan Empire
973
475
60
240
13. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1680
1505
1803
1200
14. Khilji Sultanate
483 BC
1650
1628
1290
15. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
483 BC
68
1192
1789
16. Indian Rebellion of 1857
180 BC
1700
230
1857 - 10 May
17. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
836
1885 - 28 December
1989
185
18. Kakatiya Kingdom
1083
1760
1620
1990
19. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends
1939
3300 BC
1530
1826
20. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
273 BC
1157
1765
1924
21. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
1820 -
1581
230 BC
1554
22. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
600 BC
606
80 BC
1505
23. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.
814
184 BC
1859 - 18 April
1453
24. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)
350
1300
1559
1951
25. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1300
1030
1947 AD
1927 - November
26. Satavahana Empire
1000 BC
230
1552
January 2001
27. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1962
1530
1499
2001
28. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
637
1877 - January
1795
400 BC
29. 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.
450 BC
304 BC
3300
July 2001
30. Solanki Kingdom
250 BC
1486
942
1120
31. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1574
1681
1771
1200
32. Vakataka Empire
250s
1600
1948 - 30 January
1857
33. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.
1194
814
1749
1600
34. Northern Black Polished Ware
700
1962
1801
1526
35. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
505
68
1979
1705
36. Kingdom of Kotte
180 BC
1412
16 August
850
37. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1000 BC
1942
1856
1499
38. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.
1675
1929
543
1857
39. 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
1929
1206
1220
40. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1855 - 30 June
1134
1992
424
41. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University
1674
230 BC
1875
538 BC
42. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
753
1889 - 3 December
2000
180 BC
43. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1729
1000
606
1521
44. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1857
345
266 BC
250s BC
45. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
1889 - 3 December
1554
2000
333 BC
46. Death of Islam Shah.
333 BC
from 2000 BC
1554
1399
47. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
1157
712
1928
1680
48. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1987
1784
1806
1869
49. Deccan Sultanates
1490
1900 - 22 October
489
1526
50. Western Ganga Kingdom
1443
1659
350
1083