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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






2. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






3. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






4. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






5. 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 (






6. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






7. 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






8. Santhal rebellion






9. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






10. Mature Harappan Culture






11. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






12. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






13. British Expedition to Tibet






14. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.






15. Sunga Empire






16. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






17. Eastern Ganga Empire






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






19. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






20. Simon Commission






21. Tughlaq Sultanate






22. Paramara Kingdom






23. 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






24. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






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






26. Thanjavur Kingdom






27. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






28. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






29. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






30. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






31. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






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






33. Sunga Empire






34. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






35. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






36. 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).






37. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






38. Mature Harappan Culture






39. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






40. Colonial period






41. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






42. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






43. Western Satrap Empire






44. Kushan Empire






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






46. First Anglo-Maratha War






47. 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.






48. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






49. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






50. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.