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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
836
1885 - 28 December
413
1370
2. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
250
230
1915
1761
3. Rai Kingdom
1200s
489
1902
1083
4. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1820 -
1803
1552
1798
5. Started Post Service
1853
16 August
1300
1931 - March
6. British Raj
1510
1858
180 BC
1865 - 28 January
7. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
1206
1759
1857
599 BC
8. 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
1757
1083
1790
1914
9. Thanjavur Kingdom
232 BC
1572
1343
1559
10. Kamarupa Kingdom
60
273 BC
350
500s
11. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
2001
1572
850
1674
12. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
1401
1707
1644
505
13. Khilji Sultanate
1929
450 BC
7000
1290
14. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
273 BC
1805
1000 BC
1863
15. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1078
1796
637
3300 BC
16. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
1358
1700
1674
1545
17. Kalabhras Empire
1206
250
1817
16 August
18. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
1803
1707
1600
1800
19. Black and Red ware culture
September 2001
1900 - 22 October
1977
1300
20. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
1499
538 BC
1799
320
21. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1545
1935 - August
300 BC
1807
22. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1675
1708
753
2005 July
23. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
1412
1920
450 BC
1826
24. Kingdom of Gampola
1515
1796
624
1341
25. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
450
1947 AD
1820 -
26. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom
1644
230
1757
1877 - January
27. Ror Kingdom
1600
1807
1931 - March
450 BC
28. First Anglo-Maratha War
1775
November 2008
345
16 August
29. 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
300 BC
1853 - 16 April
1948 - 30 January
1194
30. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1792
1924
200s BC
1681
31. Partition of Bengal
January 2002
2600
1803
1905
32. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
1820 -
1600
1370
3300
33. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1559
200 BC
1814
1975
34. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1971
180 BC
1600
1453
35. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar
1656
700
1559
629
36. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
250
1965
1680
1992
37. Kakori conspiracy
1656
650
1925
1
38. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
2600 BC
230
527 BC
1795
39. Late medieval age
1206
1526
1370
1503
40. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
1865 - 28 January
1552
1867
1799
41. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings
1485
1526
1656
16 August
42. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
2000
1003-1320 AD
1869
1855 - 30 June
43. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century
1486
1515
1761
1749
44. Marava Kingdom
1600
1800
68
1857 - 10 May
45. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast
1818
1522
1572
October 2001
46. British Expedition to Tibet
1915
380
1912
1903
47. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1120
1990
1658
1759
48. Gajapati Kingdom
266 BC
1434
1272
180 BC
49. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1891
1661
1729
180 BC
50. Western Chalukya Empire
1221
1909
973
1658