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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






2. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






3. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






4. Shishunaga Kingdom






5. Santhal rebellion






6. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






7. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






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






9. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






10. Company Raj






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






12. Nanda Empire






13. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






14. Kalabhras Empire






15. Bronze age






16. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






17. Kingdom of Kandy






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






19. Mysore Kingdom






20. British Raj






21. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






22. Black and Red ware culture






23. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






24. Lucknow Pact






25. 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






26. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






27. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






28. Lodi Sultanate






29. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.






30. Sena Empire






31. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






33. Paramara Kingdom






34. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






35. Vellore Mutiny






36. Kamarupa Kingdom






37. Classical period






38. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






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






40. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






41. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






42. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






43. Sikh Confederacy






44. Koch Kingdom






45. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






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






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






48. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






49. Dutch Ceylon






50. Anglo