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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. 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
1818
1200
836
1911
2. 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.
265 BC
1761
3300 BC
1325
3. Deva Kingdom
1815
1947 AD
1434
1200s
4. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar
543 BC
1913
1795
1503
5. Early modern period
505
1539
2000
1526
6. FrenchIndia
1515
200 BC
1194
1759
7. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
57 BC
2600 BC
1515
1757
8. 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)
750
543
321 BC
1485
9. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1612
1964
185
450
10. Garhwal Kingdom
1920
1998
1358
400 BC
11. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
1944
1806
1272
590
12. Delhi conspiracy case
1771
1206
1612
1912
13. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
7000
1891
1765
180 BC
14. Indian Rebellion of 1857
1979
1857 - 10 May
400 BC
1508
15. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
1943
1946 - February
1341
1530
16. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.
1799
184 BC
1612
1965
17. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
300
3300
1509
1863
18. 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)
1975
1927 - November
1705
1078
19. Shahi Empire
1974
184 BC
500s
400 BC
20. Dutch Ceylon
1656
1483
1800
1987
21. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.
1916
420
489
1801
22. 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.
1803
1826
1913
September 2001
23. Thondaiman Kingdom
200 BC
1650
1505
250s BC
24. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
1486
280
563 BC
from 2000 BC
25. Black and Red ware culture
261 BC
1003-1320 AD
753
1300
26. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)
1865 - 28 January
1944
450
1857
27. Delhi Sultanate
185
1977
35
1206
28. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)
1824 - 12 February
2005 July
550s
1914
29. At least 50 people are killed in two simultaneous bomb blasts in Bombay.
2003 August
1900 - 22 October
750
475
30. Ahom Kingdom
200 BC
1885 - 28 December
1228
250
31. Black and Red ware culture
230
1300
1505
1856
32. Sikh Empire
March 2007
1612
1799
1912
33. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara
1902
450 BC
505
1977
34. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1699
1656
1191
1815
35. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire
590
250s BC
July 2001
35
36. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.
1347
232 BC
240
1815
37. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1814
1965
1916
1341
38. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia
305 BC
1358
1807
1857
39. Rai Kingdom
1644
489
1707
1412
40. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia
180 BC
1773
1700
1855 - 30 June
41. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
850
1947 AD
1674
1539
42. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
333 BC
1630
65 BC
475
43. Rajaram Chhatrapati died
1700
1540
1865 - 28 January
1600
44. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
1789
3300
1814
1600
45. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.
1799
1485
1784
1083
46. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1807
1817
1700
326 BC
47. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
1859 - 18 April
326 BC
1681
266 BC
48. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
1675
1228
February 2002
49. Republic Day (India)
1545
753
250
1950 - 26 January
50. FrenchIndia
1902
1300
836
1759