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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






2. Mughal Empire






3. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






4. 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






5. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






6. 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






7. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






8. Ahom Kingdom






9. Kingdom of Kurunegala






10. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






11. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






12. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






13. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






14. Kakori conspiracy






15. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






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






17. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






18. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






19. Paramara Kingdom






20. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






21. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






22. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






23. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






24. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






25. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






26. Pallava Empire






27. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






28. Harsha Empire






29. 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






30. 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






31. Stone age






32. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






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






34. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






35. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






36. Bardoli Satyagraha






37. Vakataka Empire






38. Late Harappan Culture






39. Mamluk Sultanate






40. Ror Kingdom






41. Garhwal Kingdom






42. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






43. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






44. Maukhari Empire






45. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






46. Kanva Empire






47. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






48. Early Harappan Culture






49. Invasions by the Huna.






50. Dutch Ceylon