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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Republic Day (India)






2. Partition of Bengal






3. British Raj (to 1947)






4. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






5. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






6. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






7. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






8. Maurya Empire






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






10. Sikh Empire






11. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






12. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






13. Ahom Kingdom






14. Stone age






15. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






16. Sena Empire






17. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






18. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






19. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






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






21. Khilji Sultanate






22. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






23. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






24. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






25. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






26. Eastern Ganga Empire






27. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






28. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






29. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






30. Kingdom of Raigama






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






32. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






33. 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.






34. Kingdom of Tambapanni






35. Morley-Minto Reforms






36. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






37. Delhi conspiracy case






38. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






39. Harsha Empire






40. 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






41. 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)






42. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






43. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






44. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






45. Nanda Empire






46. Indian Rebellion of 1857






47. Chitradurga Kingdom






48. Mamluk Sultanate






49. Constantinople won By Turkey






50. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.