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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






2. 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






3. Travancore Kingdom






4. Chitradurga Kingdom






5. Maurya Empire






6. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






7. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






8. Paramara Kingdom






9. 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 (






10. 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






11. PortugueseIndia






12. Sikh Empire






13. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






14. British Expedition to Tibet






15. Delhi conspiracy case






16. Portuguese Ceylon






17. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






18. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






19. Indian Rebellion of 1857






20. 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.






21. Sena Empire






22. Zamorin Kingdom






23. 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.






24. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






25. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






26. Partition ofIndia






27. Lodi Sultanate






28. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






29. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






30. Western Satrap Empire






31. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)






32. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.






33. Kuninda Kingdom






34. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






35. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






36. Late medieval age






37. Stone age






38. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






39. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






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






41. Swat culture






42. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






43. Western Satrap Empire






44. Maha Janapadas






45. Battle of Buxar






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






47. 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






48. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






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






50. Battle of Buxar