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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Harsha Empire






2. 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).






3. 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.






4. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






5. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






6. Kalachuri Empire






7. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






8. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






9. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






10. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






11. Gajapati Kingdom






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






13. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






14. Early modern period






15. Pallava Empire






16. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






17. Battle of Buxar






18. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






19. Vedic period






20. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






21. Black and Red ware culture






22. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






23. British Raj (to 1947)






24. PortugueseIndia






25. 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






26. Indus Valley Civilization






27. Magadha Kingdom






28. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






29. Kakatiya Kingdom






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






31. Kadamba Empire






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






33. 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)






34. Rai Kingdom






35. British Raj (to 1947)






36. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






37. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






38. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






39. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






40. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






41. Reddy Kingdom






42. Sayyid Sultanate






43. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






44. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






45. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






46. Morley-Minto Reforms






47. Ahom Kingdom






48. Bardoli Satyagraha






49. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






50. Late Harappan Culture







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