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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Deva Kingdom
1605
1206
1565
1200s
2. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
180 BC
350 BC
400 BC
3300 BC
3. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
527 BC
1630
1300
260 BC
4. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
from 2000 BC
1130
320
1003-1320 AD
5. Gandhi
1341
1817
1931 - March
377 BC
6. Eastern Ganga Empire
1078
1707
1414
1559
7. Vellore Mutiny
1453
1806
250 BC
1857
8. Princely states (to 1947)
1765
1401
1855 - 30 June
1058
9. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t
1857 - 10 May
November 2008
1572
2000
10. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
1996
543 BC
1803
1760
11. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.
7000
1989
7000
200 BC
12. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1858
300 BC
1948 - 30 January
1906
13. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani
1869
1612
1157
1857 - 10 May
14. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
1343
1674
1300
606
15. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
1775
1200 BC
1799
543 BC
16. Genghis Khan invades Punjab
1221
1911
October 2001
184 BC
17. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1939
1424
684
1515
18. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
60
1814
850
1414
19. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings
1485
16 August
350
1605
20. Western Satrap Empire
35
1021
January 2001
1897 - 23 January
21. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
345
1964
1906
250
22. Vijayanagara Empire
1336
3300 BC
1856
1399
23. DanishIndia
266 BC
1620
1665
1539
24. Hoysala Empire
1784
1347
1040
1565
25. Delhi Sultanate
1206
10
1300
1859 - 18 April
26. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.
1503
November 2008
1979
1191
27. 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
200s BC
1130
1773
1920
28. Keladi Kingdom
750
3300 BC
1490
1499
29. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
624
1644
1987
1708
30. 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
1483
1917
600 BC
1773
31. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.
563 BC
300
1572
1707
32. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
65 BC
1508
January 2001
1780
33. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1905
180 BC
1505
1807
34. Travancore Kingdom
1729
1206
1612
1912
35. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1858
350
1916
1469
36. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.
280
424
1600
January 2001
37. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
489
7000
305 BC
1000 BC
38. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
250 BC
230 BC
563 BC
1856
39. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings
16 August
1786
1979
1469
40. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya
1083
321 BC
788
1909
41. Kalabhras Empire
1522
35
250
1889 - 3 December
42. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
1729
November 2008
1530
230 BC
43. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1708
1964
1824 - 12 February
44. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
1935 - August
68
1490
624
45. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
321 BC
1206
1974
1931 - March
46. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
420
1708
35
1191
47. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)
753
712
543
1824 - 12 February
48. Western Ganga Kingdom
1628
350
1913
1606
49. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1102
2600 BC
1310
1469
50. Rashtrakuta Empire
753
1102
300
1681