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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Deccan Sultanates






2. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






3. Mahavira passes away.






4. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






5. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






6. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






7. Yadava Empire






8. 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).






9. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






10. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






11. Gajapati Kingdom






12. Pallava Empire






13. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






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






15. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






16. Rai Kingdom






17. Vijayanagara Empire






18. 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.






19. DanishIndia






20. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






21. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






22. Early Harappan Culture






23. Chera Kingdom






24. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






25. Started Post Service






26. 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.






27. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






28. Mature Harappan Culture






29. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






30. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






31. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






32. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






33. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






34. Sena Empire






35. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






36. Western Satraps formed.






37. Indian Rebellion of 1857






38. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






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






40. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






41. Princely states (to 1947)






42. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






43. Durrani Empire






44. 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






45. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






46. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






47. Maurya Empire






48. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






49. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






50. Dutch Ceylon