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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1708
1989
1505
1801
2. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1554
35
1200 BC
1565
3. PortugueseIndia
450
1358
1290
1510
4. Iron age
505
1200
345
1989
5. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
1443
80 BC
300
1078
6. Eastern Ganga Empire
1078
1206
1559
1990
7. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1925
563 BC
1343
1939
8. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1399
1661
1674
35
9. Princely states (to 1947)
1606
1772
1765
1521
10. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
35
1927 - November
1630
200 BC
11. Garhwal Kingdom
1930
1024
1761
1358
12. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.
10
1749
1925
1919
13. Kingdom of Gampola
1909
1341
1801
1469
14. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.
1944
1490
230
1228
15. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940
2001
1920
800
1940
16. Eastern Ganga Empire
1
300 BC
1078
1527
17. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)
October 2001
1801
1605
1605
18. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.
1858
260 BC
1030
538 BC
19. Shishunaga Kingdom
1500 BC
1206
413
1401
20. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)
1935 - August
65 BC
1772
250 BC
21. Travancore Kingdom
1992
1759
1853
1729
22. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1869
1801
265 BC
1965
23. Black and Red ware culture
1300
1605
380
1522
24. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.
1412
1814
1192
1931 - March
25. Sikh Confederacy
1620
184 BC
July 2001
1707
26. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1600
1424
1989
3300
27. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization
3400 BCE
1818
1845
February 2002
28. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan
1681
1674
1024
1401
29. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
184 BC
1191
68
2600 BC
30. Reddy Kingdom
1325
230
1628
1469
31. 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
1865 - 28 January
1370
1948 - 30 January
261 BC
32. Kuninda Kingdom
563 BC
505
1526
200s BC
33. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
942
1157
1845
527 BC
34. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.
1120
185
July 2001
230
35. Magadha Kingdom
500
1659
1358
1775
36. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1939
1803
1200 BC
1674
37. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
1323
1924
1979
1586
38. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
483 BC
1443
60
1527
39. 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.
1805
1530
1928
1336
40. British Raj
1858
1370
2600 BC
1815
41. 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.
1200
265 BC
1964
1206
42. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
16 August
1814
450 BC
1040
43. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
700
60
1323
1786
44. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
273 BC
1300
1801
1799
45. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
1771
1932 - 24 September
489
599 BC
46. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
7000
1600
1003-1320 AD
March 2007
47. Black and Red ware culture
600 BC
1554
1747
1300
48. Mysore Kingdom
1399
60
1900 - 22 October
1358
49. Kadamba Empire
1974
345
1966
1446
50. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1818
500s
65 BC
1705