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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Ahmadnagar declares independence - followed by Bijapur and Berar in the same year thus breaking up the Bahmani Sultanate.






2. Kingdom of Sitawaka






3. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






4. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






5. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






6. Vishnukundina Empire






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






8. Bardoli Satyagraha






9. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






10. Gajapati Kingdom






11. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






12. Mature Harappan Culture






13. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.






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






15. Yadava Empire






16. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






17. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






18. Rashtrakuta Empire






19. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






20. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






21. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






22. 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






23. Hoysala Empire






24. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






25. Iron age






26. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






27. Company Raj






28. 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.






29. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






30. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






31. Kingdom of Kurunegala






32. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






33. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






34. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






35. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






36. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






37. Sikh Empire






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






39. DanishIndia






40. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






41. Kingdom of Raigama






42. 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.






43. (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






44. Chola Empire






45. Ahom Kingdom






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






47. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






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






49. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






50. Chalukya Empire