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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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.






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






3. Kingdom of Raigama






4. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






5. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






6. Delhi DurbarFirst time






7. Ahom Kingdom






8. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






9. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






10. Timur plunders Lahore






11. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






12. Vellore Mutiny






13. Battle of Buxar






14. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






15. Deccan Sultanates






16. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






17. Tughlaq Sultanate






18. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






19. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






20. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






21. PortugueseIndia






22. Chitradurga Kingdom






23. Gadar Party formed.






24. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






25. Kamarupa Kingdom






26. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






27. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






28. Koch Kingdom






29. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






30. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






31. Kakatiya Kingdom






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






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






34. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






35. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






36. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






37. 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






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






39. Travancore Kingdom






40. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






41. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






42. Marava Kingdom






43. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






44. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






45. Black and Red ware culture






46. Maha Janapadas






47. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






48. Chera Kingdom






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






50. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom