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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






2. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






3. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






4. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.






5. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






6. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






7. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






8. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






9. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






10. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






11. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






12. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






13. Gupta Empire






14. Vedic period






15. Mature Harappan Culture






16. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






17. Santhal rebellion






18. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






19. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time






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






21. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






22. Indus Valley Civilization






23. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar






24. Kakatiya Kingdom






25. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






26. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River






27. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






28. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






29. Inter-religious bloodshed breaks out after 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya are killed in a train fire in Godhra - Gujarat. More than 1000 people - mainly Muslims - die in subsequent riots. (Police and officials blamed the fire on a Muslim mo






30. Quit India Movement - (Late March) Cripps' mission - (August) Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






31. Gautamiputra Satkarni becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Maues.






32. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






33. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






34. Death of Islam Shah.






35. Indo-Greek Kingdom






36. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






37. Chalukya Empire






38. First Anglo-Afghan War






39. Huna Kingdom






40. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






41. Conquest of Kalinga






42. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)






43. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






44. Keladi Kingdom






45. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






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






47. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






48. Pallava Empire






49. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






50. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)