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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
527 BC
1818
1628
1875
2. British Expedition to Tibet
1903
January 2002
1889 - 3 December
345
3. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
1977
1272
543 BC
1620
4. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1761
1990
3400 BCE
1347
5. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
1839
1659
380
2600 BC
6. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
1900 - 22 October
1932 - 24 September
1984
300
7. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.
250s
2005 July
240
1806
8. Kushan Empire
180 BC
60
1336
1559
9. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University
35
1555
250
1875
10. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1336
753
68
1845
11. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
1024
1341
1974
1700
12. Lohara Kingdom
1021
1003-1320 AD
543
1024
13. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1897 - 23 January
1971
1680
1509
14. Pallava Empire
543
3300 BC
250 BC
1998
15. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1999
1759
1796
35
16. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
1424
320
500s
1858
17. First Anglo-Afghan War
261 BC
1823
230 BC
1839
18. Maha Janapadas
700
180 BC
1021
1414
19. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1490
1920
1293
1764
20. Portuguese Ceylon
320
1505
1530
1951
21. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1931 - March
1939
1962
1700
22. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
836
1707
321 BC
1021
23. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
1665
2005 July
1799
1083
24. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
305 BC
850
1407
1914
25. Thanjavur Kingdom
1572
7000
1665
800
26. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1399
December 2001
1759
1749
27. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1134
1
1323
February 2002
28. Sikh Confederacy
326 BC
300 BC
1707
1130
29. Madurai Kingdom
265 BC
836
1559
505
30. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
1916
1206
1900 BC
1919
31. Ahom Kingdom
1503
1805
1228
200s BC
32. Anglo
16 August
1823
1989
1707
33. Started Post Service
1853
3000
1905
1771
34. Madurai Kingdom
333 BC
1559
1565
1858
35. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.
1909
250 BC
232 BC
335
36. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (
1522
527 BC
1526
1574
37. Other states
1974
March 2007
1102
850
38. Mature Harappan Culture
2600
1572
1989
1749
39. Maratha Empire
1916
350
1759
1674
40. 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.
590
July 2001
1486
1399
41. Marava Kingdom
1612
1889 - 3 December
1600
1539
42. Kamarupa Kingdom
1905
October 2001
1891
350
43. Delhi conspiracy case
1681
1192
1796
1912
44. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1699
1906
1024
1556
45. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1424
1917
1310
1600
46. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1443
1024
1120
1989
47. Gadar Party formed.
1913
850
1989
1924
48. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1586
1749
377 BC
1469
49. Maurya Empire
850
321
1370
1757
50. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
1990
1909
1935 - August
788