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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






2. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






3. Western Satrap Empire






4. Kuninda Kingdom






5. FrenchIndia






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






7. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






8. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






9. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






10. Black and Red ware culture






11. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






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






13. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






14. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






15. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union






16. Sunga Empire






17. Government of India Act 1935






18. 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






19. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






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






21. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






22. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






23. Lodi Sultanate






24. Maha Janapadas






25. Travancore Kingdom






26. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






27. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






28. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






29. Rai Kingdom






30. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






31. Western Satrap Empire






32. 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)






33. Other states






34. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






35. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






36. Mamluk Sultanate






37. Kakori conspiracy






38. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






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






40. Delhi conspiracy case






41. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






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






43. Battle of Buxar






44. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






45. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






46. Morley-Minto Reforms






47. Kakatiya Kingdom






48. 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.






49. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






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