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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Paramara Kingdom






2. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






3. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






4. Lohara Kingdom






5. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






6. Lodi Sultanate






7. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






8. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






9. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






10. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






11. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






12. Kamarupa Kingdom






13. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






14. Western Satraps formed.






15. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






16. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






17. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






18. Gajapati Kingdom






19. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






20. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






21. Government of India Act 1935






22. Bardoli Satyagraha






23. Pallava Empire






24. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






25. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






26. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.






27. Gadar Party formed.






28. Anglo






29. Stone age






30. Chera Kingdom






31. British Raj (to 1947)






32. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






33. 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






34. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra






35. Early modern period






36. 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.






37. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.






38. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






39. Solanki Kingdom






40. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






41. First Anglo-Maratha War






42. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






43. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






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






45. Vishnukundina Empire






46. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






47. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






48. Travancore Kingdom






49. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






50. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)







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