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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Gajapati Kingdom






2. Ahom Kingdom






3. Rashtrakuta Empire






4. Mughal Empire






5. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






6. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






7. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






8. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






9. Magadha Kingdom






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






11. Beginning of Vikram Era






12. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






13. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






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






15. Mahavira passes away.






16. Black and Red ware culture






17. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






18. Vedic period






19. Kamarupa Kingdom






20. Maurya Empire






21. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






22. 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






23. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






24. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






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






26. Battle of Buxar






27. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






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






29. Thanjavur Kingdom






30. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






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






32. Portuguese Ceylon






33. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






34. 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






35. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






36. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






37. Eastern Ganga Empire






38. Satavahana Empire






39. Rai Kingdom






40. Iron age






41. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






42. Classical period






43. Kushan Empire






44. Eastern Ganga Empire






45. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






46. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






47. Company Raj






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






49. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






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