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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Death of Nana Fadnavis






2. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






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






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






5. Hindu






6. Madurai Kingdom






7. Gandhi






8. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






9. '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.






10. Simon Commission






11. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






12. 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.






13. Garhwal Kingdom






14. Chitradurga Kingdom






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






16. Conquest of Kalinga






17. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






18. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






19. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement






20. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






21. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






22. Chola Empire






23. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






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






25. Gupta Empire






26. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






27. Princely states (to 1947)






28. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






29. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






30. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






31. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






32. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






33. British Expedition to Tibet






34. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






35. Kingdom of Gampola






36. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






37. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






38. Second Anglo-Mysore War ends with the Treaty of Mangalore.






39. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






40. British Raj (to 1947)






41. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






42. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






43. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






44. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






45. Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises.






46. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






47. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






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






49. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






50. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.