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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Sena Empire






2. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






3. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






4. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






5. 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






6. Indian Rebellion of 1857






7. Died Tatya Tope






8. Deva Kingdom






9. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






10. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






11. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






12. Gupta Empire






13. Kalabhras Empire






14. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






15. 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






16. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






17. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






18. Kingdom of Gampola






19. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






20. Hoysala Empire






21. Indus Valley Civilization






22. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






23. Kingdom of Kandy






24. Paramara Kingdom






25. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






26. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






27. Sayyid Sultanate






28. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






29. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj






30. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






31. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






32. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






33. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






34. Lohara Kingdom






35. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






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






37. DanishIndia






38. 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






39. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






40. Maukhari Empire






41. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






42. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






43. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






44. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






45. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






46. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






47. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






48. DanishIndia (to 1869)






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






50. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)