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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Vishnukundina Empire
1931 - March
1855 - 30 June
1503
420
2. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast
1522
1336
65 BC
1944
3. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
1675
1757
1323
942
4. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
78
1817
700
1867
5. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1700
1358
1424
266 BC
6. Gadar Party formed.
1300
1867
1913
1606
7. 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
1206
1799
2001
1939
8. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1795
1979
1803
550s
9. 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.
1855 - 30 June
1310
377 BC
1530
10. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
1443
1790
1946 - February
September 2001
11. Vishnukundina Empire
420
1503
1370
230 BC
12. Ahom Kingdom
1917
624
1228
1799
13. Khilji Sultanate
1674
1290
1469
February 2002
14. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1897 - 23 January
1761
1515
200s BC
15. Travancore Kingdom
1729
10
1824 - 12 February
450 BC
16. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).
1818
1323
1659
1865 - 28 January
17. Mature Harappan Culture
1070
1586
1931 - March
2600
18. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
1826
1965
1552
75
19. Rashtrakuta Empire
1293
1021
753
1971
20. Satavahana Empire
230
1194
1521
1290
21. Sena Empire
650
1070
1865 - 28 January
1325
22. FrenchIndia
563 BC
850
1759
1228
23. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
1102
1826
230
1856
24. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1486
1509
1996
250s BC
25. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1194
1206
489
600 BC
26. 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
1021
1771
1948 - 30 January
1696
27. Bronze age
3000
35
1058
October 2001
28. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
1453
1944
10
29. Sikh Empire
1799
60
60
1998
30. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1869
1853 - 16 April
1699
1987
31. Indus Valley Civilization
1764
3300
543
700
32. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1801
250
489
180 BC
33. Vellore Mutiny
78
1777
1820 -
1806
34. Kalachuri Empire
1939
1707
1777
1130
35. Pallava Empire
1078
1605
1600
250 BC
36. Kingdom of Tambapanni
1747
543
1325
1803
37. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
2001
February 2002
January 2002
1966
38. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
1853 - 16 April
1644
753
1944
39. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1581
1040
300 BC
1134
40. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century
850
1500 BC
1761
1784
41. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1920
1040
1505
1612
42. Kingdom of Kotte
1780
2000
1412
1674
43. Mughal Empire
1526
December 2001
January 2001
1021
44. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).
1980
1540
1320
1858
45. 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.
753
265 BC
1913
260 BC
46. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century
1761
240
1944
1347
47. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
7000
1757
1192
836
48. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1786
1806
1469
1815
49. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1917
1644
3300
377 BC
50. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
1924
1500 BC
1974
1998