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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)
1964
377 BC
1540
1975
2. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
266 BC
1996
1083
1606
3. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
300 BC
380
1586
2000
4. Swat culture
1600
1909
1572
1347
5. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1917
1486
1102
1600
6. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1924
1784
1680
1370
7. Portuguese Ceylon
1928
1696
10
1505
8. Northern Black Polished Ware
700
606
1950 - 26 January
345
9. Iron age
1891
1200
527 BC
500
10. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.
July 2001
1889 - 3 December
1974
1680
11. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
1814
1078
1451
1774
12. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
400 BC
1920
2005 July
1102
13. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
1605
1699
1989
July 2001
14. Khilji Sultanate
1990
1483
1675
1290
15. 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.
500s
1790
836
1779
16. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel
1999
650
850
1774
17. Anglo
1300
1820 -
1451
1823
18. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1977
712
1443
1021
19. Vishnukundina Empire
1665
200 AD
420
1891
20. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
1947 - July
1940
1539
505
21. Kalachuri Empire
1398
1130
1965
261 BC
22. Western Chalukya Empire
973
321
1565
814
23. 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)
1966
1606
1293
200 BC
24. Other states
1798
1102
1659
1947 AD
25. Kingdom of Dambadeniya
1980
800
230
1220
26. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia
1772
624
1857
1927 - November
27. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1483
1989
1572
377 BC
28. Battle of Buxar
1764
1325
1700
1000
29. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
10
1030
1946 - February
300 BC
30. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.
1913
543
1935 - August
1343
31. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1336
1581
1310
333 BC
32. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
304 BC
543
1505
1905
33. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1786
1424
543 BC
1300
34. Indian Rebellion of 1857
1370
265 BC
1857 - 10 May
1565
35. Vedic period
1680
2000
1347
57 BC
36. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
1572
712
1947 - July
232 BC
37. British Raj (to 1947)
1820 -
345
1858
1083
38. Classical period
1206
3300 BC
1
1659
39. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
March 2007
1552
1999
1630
40. Lucknow Pact
68
527 BC
1916
1905
41. Madurai Kingdom
1559
1996
1102
500s
42. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
326 BC
3300 BC
1434
180 BC
43. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
450 BC
1786
1946 - February
1424
44. British Raj
753
1290
1483
1858
45. 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.
1799
July 2001
1927 - November
1510
46. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
600 BC
1925
1078
1906
47. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.
1644
300 BC
1799
1606
48. Bardoli Satyagraha
1705
1928
1407
1030
49. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)
850
321 BC
232 BC
1600
50. Maitraka Empire
1929
1674
1325
475