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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






2. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






3. Classical period






4. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






5. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






6. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






7. 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).






8. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






9. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






10. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






11. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






12. 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.






13. Lodi Sultanate






14. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






15. DutchIndia






16. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






17. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






18. First Anglo-Afghan War






19. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






20. Harsha Empire






21. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






22. Vishnukundina Empire






23. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






24. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






25. Battle of Buxar






26. Chola Empire






27. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born






28. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






29. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






30. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






31. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.






32. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.






33. Indus Valley Civilization






34. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






35. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia






36. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






37. Company Raj






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






39. Zamorin Kingdom






40. Genghis Khan invades Punjab






41. Simon Commission






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






43. 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






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






45. Pala Empire






46. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.






47. Durrani Empire






48. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






50. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.