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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1891
836
1962
1705
2. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1469
1984
3400 BCE
424
3. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1200
1780
78
1200 BC
4. Shishunaga Kingdom
1341
1911
413
180 BC
5. Santhal rebellion
230
1885 - 28 December
1855 - 30 June
973
6. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
350
1522
1469
1885 - 28 December
7. Rajaram Chhatrapati died
1700
2600 BC
1681
1499
8. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1351
1191
1200
1786
9. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.
July 2001
from 2000 BC
973
1665
10. Company Raj
260 BC
1996
1521
1757
11. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1192
1600
1971
753
12. Nanda Empire
7000
527 BC
1490
424
13. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1699
1343
1943
1805
14. Kalabhras Empire
250
65 BC
1857
273 BC
15. Bronze age
3000
1650
599 BC
2600 BC
16. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1451
1021
1681
1799
17. Kingdom of Kandy
1759
1469
1913
1497
18. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)
1761
1612
July 2001
250s
19. Mysore Kingdom
1399
80 BC
1845
1759
20. British Raj
1858
261 BC
1221
1200s
21. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1293
273 BC
260 BC
1807
22. Black and Red ware culture
10
1078
1300
800
23. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1760
1206
1856
1906
24. Lucknow Pact
300 BC
350
1300
1916
25. 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
1805
3000
1572
1490
26. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
80 BC
850
753
1789
27. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty
1747
1771
1323
1773
28. Lodi Sultanate
1885 - 28 December
1858
1947 AD
1451
29. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1929
232 BC
1680
1293
30. Sena Empire
1451
350
1070
1485
31. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external
1485
1790
230 BC
35
32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.
2800 BC
1774
377 BC
1612
33. Paramara Kingdom
1220
1565
1889 - 3 December
800
34. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings
7000
16 August
1658
500s
35. Vellore Mutiny
1530
1979
1806
1612
36. Kamarupa Kingdom
350
600 BC
1803
1290
37. Classical period
1200s
1490
1
1700
38. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
1775
1414
380
1992
39. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1796
788
753
1924
40. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1200 BC
200s BC
1902
321 BC
41. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1906
1030
1708
1857 - 10 May
42. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
350
1792
1935 - August
1839
43. Sikh Confederacy
1530
1707
1658
1863
44. Koch Kingdom
1485
1515
1700
230
45. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
420
1966
1925
January 2002
46. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia
814
1992
1483
1911
47. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1971
1586
600 BC
1920
48. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.
1803
1917
973
483 BC
49. Dutch Ceylon
2600
1293
1757
1656
50. Anglo
321
1823
1659
1951