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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Chitradurga Kingdom






2. Chalukya Empire






3. Sunga Empire






4. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






5. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






6. Maratha Empire






7. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)






8. Travancore Kingdom






9. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






10. Delhi Sultanate






11. Madurai Kingdom






12. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






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






14. Beginning of Vikram Era






15. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






16. Khilji Sultanate






17. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






18. Invasions by the Huna.






19. Indus Valley Civilization






20. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






21. Death of Islam Shah.






22. Kuninda Kingdom






23. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






24. Kadamba Empire






25. British Expedition to Tibet






26. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






27. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






28. Lucknow Pact






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






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






31. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






32. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






33. Kanva Empire






34. Chitradurga Kingdom






35. 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.






36. British Ceylon






37. 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






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






39. 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.






40. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






41. Maurya Empire






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






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






44. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






45. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






46. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






47. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






48. Shahi Empire






49. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






50. Kingdom of Sitawaka