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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Colonial period






2. Kingdom of Kotte






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






4. Santhal rebellion






5. Magadha Kingdom






6. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






7. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






8. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






9. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






10. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






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






12. Kingdom of Kandy






13. Hoysala Empire






14. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






15. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






16. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






17. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






18. 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).






19. First Anglo-Afghan War






20. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






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






22. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






23. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






24. Vijayanagara Empire






25. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






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






31. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






32. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






33. 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






34. Late Harappan Culture






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






36. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






37. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






38. Vellore Mutiny






39. Other states






40. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






41. British Raj (to 1947)






42. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






43. Zamorin Kingdom






44. Kadamba Empire






45. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






46. Princely states (to 1947)






47. Zamorin Kingdom






48. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






49. Maratha Empire






50. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings