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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
2005 July
1707
2000
1906
2. Indo-Scythian Kingdom
1078
200 BC
712
1799
3. Magadha Kingdom
500
350 BC
475
538 BC
4. 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.
1554
1658
1030
35
5. Dutch Ceylon
1656
600 BC
1600
326 BC
6. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
1966
505
380
1965
7. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)
1814
1824 - 12 February
230
200 BC
8. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1913
1665
788
1935 - August
9. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
21
1974
1453
1347
10. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
1807
624
563 BC
1817
11. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
629
1674
1486
1555
12. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
250s BC
1939
1021
1024
13. Western Chalukya Empire
973
1650
1674
68
14. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War
200 BC
1991
1508
1777
15. 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
1911
1708
1761
1865 - 28 January
16. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
788
200 BC
1
1765
17. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1805
1818
333 BC
750
18. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
1987
1606
1347
1527
19. Simon Commission
68
1927 - November
February 2002
1814
20. Nanda Empire
300 BC
1325
424
1510
21. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1206
1891
1765
1796
22. Maurya Empire
527 BC
1572
321
1798
23. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.
1661
2005 July
1581
942
24. Pandya Empire
1974
1914
1401
300 BC
25. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins
300 BC
1401
1341
1803
26. Zamorin Kingdom
1891
78
1869
1102
27. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
377 BC
1799
1658
590
28. Reddy Kingdom
1325
1779
185
1806
29. Swat culture
261 BC
1499
1600
1102
30. Ror Kingdom
68
1915
1929
450 BC
31. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.
1913
1600
1760
68
32. Timur plunders Lahore
563 BC
1341
1398
1915
33. Kingdom of Kurunegala
1293
230
1003-1320 AD
321
34. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.
1759
1863
320
184 BC
35. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.
250s
753
1665
1323
36. Lucknow Pact
2000
1916
1815
1070
37. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
590
300 BC
March 2007
1780
38. Chalukya Empire
1707
543
1947 - July
1630
39. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
January 2001
1911
1200s
1530
40. Kingdom of Ruhuna
1343
200 AD
1784
1772
41. Shishunaga Kingdom
413
500s
1924
1675
42. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1729
1760
1526
1786
43. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire
250s BC
1800
1798
836
44. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
300 BC
850
1911
1897 - 23 January
45. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
1499
1024
1800
1729
46. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
1083
1965
1490
1857
47. 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
December 2001
1855 - 30 June
December 2001
48. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
1565
550s
483 BC
1931 - March
49. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t
3300 BC
1446
750
November 2008
50. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time
1503
180 BC
1911
1665