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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra






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






3. Kingdom of Tambapanni






4. 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)






5. Lucknow Pact






6. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






7. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (






8. Death of Nana Fadnavis






9. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






10. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






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






12. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






13. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






14. Haryanka Kingdom






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






16. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






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






18. Reddy Kingdom






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






20. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






21. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






22. Classical period






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






24. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






25. British Ceylon






26. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






27. Garhwal Kingdom






28. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






29. 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






30. Painted Grey Ware culture






31. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






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






33. Koch Kingdom






34. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






35. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






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






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






38. Deccan Sultanates






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






40. Chera Kingdom






41. Chitradurga Kingdom






42. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






43. Indus Valley Civilization






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






45. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






46. Zamorin Kingdom






47. First Anglo-Maratha War






48. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






49. Kalabhras Empire






50. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath