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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Kadamba Empire
1799
345
July 2001
273 BC
2. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
1526
1928
1948 - 30 January
266 BC
3. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
1925
1024
1927 - November
750
4. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1806
1336
1675
1565
5. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1370
489
1565
1984
6. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
1206
1966
1272
July 2001
7. Vedic period
1605
1826
2000
1644
8. 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.
1984
1824 - 12 February
1058
1700
9. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.
1996
321 BC
1343
1823
10. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)
1757
1680
1765
1915
11. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.
1796
1120
1058
788
12. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1658
1999
1798
1220
13. Rajaram Chhatrapati died
1323
1574
250s
1700
14. Started Post Service
1024
1932 - 24 September
21
1853
15. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.
320
1497
1555
500
16. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
1200
200 AD
1565
1987
17. Pala Empire
1600
750
1805
1853
18. Dutch Ceylon
1191
1358
1656
1805
19. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
543
1917
1784
20. Ahom Kingdom
1911
1944
527 BC
1228
21. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1000
1877 - January
1805
1817
22. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
January 2001
1820 -
1897 - 23 January
1987
23. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
1943
261 BC
1401
1905
24. Bardoli Satyagraha
60
475
1928
1705
25. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
1030
180 BC
1630
345
26. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1789
1858
1451
1572
27. Chola Empire
1789
250s BC
300 BC
590
28. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj
1989
1867
1526
637
29. Maurya Empire
1757
1857 - 10 May
1620
321
30. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.
538 BC
1120
1552
424
31. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1947 AD
1815
1708
1900 BC
32. Swat culture
1628
1451
1540
1600
33. Hoysala Empire
1554
1040
1927 - November
1628
34. Early modern period
1526
1696
475
1505
35. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)
1820 -
333 BC
1925
1962
36. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
2005 July
321 BC
1572
1761
37. Gupta Empire
280
333 BC
1347
1272
38. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal
1707
1486
1779
1581
39. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.
538 BC
January 2002
1078
1509
40. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
21
July 2001
1774
1906
41. 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
1509
712
200 AD
42. Paramara Kingdom
1522
475
753
800
43. 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.
1030
1500 BC
500s
1777
44. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
1875
1451
1964
1863
45. Thondaiman Kingdom
1650
333 BC
1120
500
46. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.
July 2001
450 BC
1424
1058
47. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
1341
1157
1021
1947 - July
48. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
260 BC
1800
1200 BC
1000
49. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose
1
1942
321 BC
1796
50. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends
1820 -
3300 BC
1605
1674