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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






2. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






3. Morley-Minto Reforms






4. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






5. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






6. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






7. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






8. Iron age






9. Mughal army arrested for the act.






10. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






11. Khilji Sultanate






12. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






13. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






14. 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.






15. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






16. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






17. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






18. Koch Kingdom






19. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






20. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






21. Garhwal Kingdom






22. Constantinople won By Turkey






23. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






24. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






25. Yadava Empire






26. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






27. Mamluk Sultanate






28. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






29. Marava Kingdom






30. Deccan Sultanates






31. Mahavira passes away.






32. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






33. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






34. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






35. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






36. Morley-Minto Reforms






37. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






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






39. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






40. Company Raj






41. Hoysala Empire






42. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






43. Deva Kingdom






44. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.






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






46. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






47. Deccan Sultanates






48. Western Satraps formed.






49. Durrani Empire






50. British Ceylon