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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Keladi Kingdom
1499
1559
1729
1820 -
2. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
1944
1656
1857 - 10 May
1509
3. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
October 2001
1919
1853 - 16 April
1555
4. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1700
753
1699
1820 -
5. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1540
1845
1902
483 BC
6. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
1946 - February
1857 - 10 May
300
1932 - 24 September
7. 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.
1658
1764
1157
1996
8. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1980
350
1891
1761
9. Chola Empire
1120
300 BC
180 BC
80 BC
10. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement
1775
1930
1699
1206
11. 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
400 BC
1948 - 30 January
2000
1503
12. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
1853 - 16 April
320
1000
1399
13. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire
250 BC
240
2003 August
250s BC
14. Portuguese Ceylon
1729
1696
1505
1157
15. Lodi Sultanate
1539
377 BC
1674
1451
16. Koch Kingdom
1539
1499
1807
1515
17. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
750
1799
1497
1789
18. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I
1490
1700
1336
230
19. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
1398
1927 - November
230
2005 July
20. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
1729
10
1545
1681
21. Painted Grey Ware culture
750
1351
1200
1707
22. Solanki Kingdom
3300
1040
942
1130
23. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II
1272
753
1853
1446
24. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1200
1915
1944
240
25. 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)
1975
345
1612
1021
26. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1867
1964
1200 BC
1030
27. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
1347
1424
200 AD
1600
28. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
1228
650
1875
1792
29. Other states
1885 - 28 December
October 2001
1102
1500 BC
30. DanishIndia
1620
1772
1817
1980
31. Mahavira passes away.
1867
527 BC
1272
1708
32. Deccan Sultanates
1490
1581
788
1505
33. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission
1336
624
1946 - February
1555
34. First Anglo-Maratha War
1347
1799
1900 BC
1775
35. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University
1320
1977
1875
10
36. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1759
1414
250
712
37. Thanjavur Kingdom
1996
180 BC
1341
1572
38. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
1903
750
2600 BC
1858
39. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.
2000
380
1675
1574
40. Ahom Kingdom
1909
1572
1228
180 BC
41. 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
413
260 BC
75
599 BC
42. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
7000
538 BC
1764
1947 - July
43. Genghis Khan invades Punjab
475
1221
1554
1414
44. Chera Kingdom
300 BC
1650
180 BC
1905
45. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University
1510
2000
1875
July 2001
46. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
October 2001
273 BC
1497
1343
47. Mehrgarh Culture
65 BC
1221
7000
1658
48. Huna Kingdom
475
1951
1990
230
49. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
424
1885 - 28 December
1000
57 BC
50. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
1130
from 2000 BC
1929
1951