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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II
1070
377 BC
1446
500
2. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1399
1325
1696
1964
3. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
1863
1811
273 BC
1310
4. Princely states (to 1947)
1600
788
January 2002
1765
5. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.
1977
1911
1749
606
6. Vishnukundina Empire
700
1790
1903
420
7. Maurya Empire
1857
321
1
1855 - 30 June
8. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1351
629
1845
1674
9. Lucknow Pact
266 BC
1944
1916
1401
10. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1021
10
October 2001
December 2001
11. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
1
1221
377 BC
1272
12. Death of Islam Shah.
624
1989
1206
1554
13. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.
550s
185
1530
1414
14. Mysore Kingdom
1777
300 BC
1399
1499
15. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
180 BC
1875
1370
2800 BC
16. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River
July 2001
1407
1293
1206
17. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
1526
1935 - August
1503
1630
18. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
1554
1228
240
1998
19. Western Satraps formed.
1555
35
1942
1656
20. Khilji Sultanate
637
1290
1774
1940
21. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
1000
1962
1914
400 BC
22. Kakatiya Kingdom
78
1194
1083
2600
23. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
21
1674
3300
1927 - November
24. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
700
1600
35
1194
25. Vakataka Empire
60
250s
1962
321 BC
26. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
1927 - November
1539
1777
750
27. Mehrgarh Culture
1801
57 BC
7000
800
28. Mehrgarh Culture
260 BC
7000
1817
377 BC
29. Lodi Sultanate
1650
1451
1798
1612
30. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.
1545
1906
2800 BC
1555
31. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1780
1220
836
1200
32. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
1786
1399
1446
3300
33. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
321
1200 BC
1789
1823
34. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
1759
250s BC
2001
January 2002
35. Died Tatya Tope
1859 - 18 April
543
1661
1979
36. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).
1323
1772
1980
1914
37. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1759
260 BC
450 BC
1606
38. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
21
1503
1554
39. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
1805
1996
304 BC
1206
40. Yadava Empire
850
1962
75
261 BC
41. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
1539
800
1971
1078
42. 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
1412
1760
2600 BC
624
43. Durrani Empire
60
1747
1000 BC
420
44. Western Satraps formed.
420
1526
1656
35
45. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
1024
1811
606
1674
46. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
1924
1799
1925
250s BC
47. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.
1192
75
1853 - 16 April
475
48. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1565
1083
1942
1191
49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
2800 BC
75
637
December 2001
50. Death of Nana Fadnavis
380
1800
1984
75