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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. Deva Kingdom






4. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






5. Early modern period






6. FrenchIndia






7. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






8. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






9. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






10. Garhwal Kingdom






11. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






12. Delhi conspiracy case






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






14. Indian Rebellion of 1857






15. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.






16. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






17. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






18. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






19. Shahi Empire






20. Dutch Ceylon






21. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






22. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






23. Thondaiman Kingdom






24. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






25. Black and Red ware culture






26. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






27. Delhi Sultanate






28. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






29. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.






30. Ahom Kingdom






31. Black and Red ware culture






32. Sikh Empire






33. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






34. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






35. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






36. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






37. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






38. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






39. Rai Kingdom






40. 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






41. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






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






43. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






44. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






45. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.






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






47. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






48. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






49. Republic Day (India)






50. FrenchIndia