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Timeline Of Indian History

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






2. Hindu






3. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






4. Constantinople won By Turkey






5. Satavahana Empire






6. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






7. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






8. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






9. Vedic period






10. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






11. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






12. 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 (






13. Pandya Empire






14. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






15. Kingdom of Raigama






16. First Anglo-Afghan War






17. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






18. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






19. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






20. Started Post Service






21. Kadamba Empire






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






23. Travancore Kingdom






24. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






25. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






26. Pala Empire






27. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






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






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






30. Durrani Empire






31. FrenchIndia






32. Kingdom of Ruhuna






33. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






34. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






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






36. 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.






37. Kingdom of Kurunegala






38. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






39. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






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






41. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






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






43. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






44. Maurya Empire






45. Deccan Sultanates






46. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






47. Bronze age






48. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






49. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






50. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.