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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






2. Sayyid Sultanate






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






4. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






5. Maratha Empire






6. Invasions by the Huna.






7. Mughal Empire






8. Mature Harappan Culture






9. Kushan Empire






10. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






11. Delhi Sultanate






12. Constantinople won By Turkey






13. Shishunaga Kingdom






14. 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.






15. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






16. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






17. Dutch Ceylon






18. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






19. 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)






20. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






21. Bronze age






22. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






23. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






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






25. Kanva Empire






26. Solanki Kingdom






27. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi






28. Durrani Empire






29. Kingdom of Yapahuwa






30. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






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






32. Pala Empire






33. Republic Day (India)






34. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.






35. Indian Rebellion of 1857






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






37. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






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






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






40. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).






41. Maha Janapadas






42. Mahavira passes away.






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






44. Hoysala Empire






45. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






46. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






47. Ahom Kingdom






48. Portuguese Ceylon






49. Mamluk Sultanate






50. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.