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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Maratha Empire






2. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






3. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






4. Kingdom of Tambapanni






5. British Expedition to Tibet






6. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






7. 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.






8. Sunga Empire






9. British Raj






10. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






11. 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






12. Garhwal Kingdom






13. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






14. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






15. Yadava Empire






16. Started Post Service






17. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






18. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






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






20. Mughal Empire






21. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






22. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






23. Vellore Mutiny






24. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






25. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






26. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






28. Early Harappan Culture






29. Gandhi






30. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






31. Early modern period






32. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






33. Conquest of Kalinga






34. 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.






35. Constantinople won By Turkey






36. Kuninda Kingdom






37. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






38. Deva Kingdom






39. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






40. Koch Kingdom






41. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






42. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






43. Kakatiya Kingdom






44. Yadava Empire






45. Other states






46. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






47. Delhi Sultanate






48. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






49. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






50. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni