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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Mehrgarh Culture






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






3. Delhi Sultanate






4. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






5. Sikh Confederacy






6. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






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






8. 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.






9. Indo-Greek Kingdom






10. Reddy Kingdom






11. Kingdom of Raigama






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






13. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






14. Rai Kingdom






15. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






16. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






17. British Raj (to 1947)






18. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






19. Kamarupa Kingdom






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






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






22. Late Harappan Culture






23. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






24. Kingdom of Gampola






25. Other states






26. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






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






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






29. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






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






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






32. (February) Vajpayee makes historic bus trip to Pakistan to meet Premier Nawaz Sharif and to sign bilateral Lahore peace declaration. (May) Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil inIndian-hel






33. Vakataka Empire






34. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






35. Bardoli Satyagraha






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






37. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






38. Started Post Service






39. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






40. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






41. Kakatiya Kingdom






42. Sayyid Sultanate






43. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






44. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






45. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






46. Lodi Sultanate






47. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






48. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






49. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






50. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.