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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
1897 - 23 January
1351
1798
1030
2. Kalabhras Empire
1940
1930
250
1902
3. Started Post Service
1681
1853
1920
1974
4. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
68
1699
1796
1000 BC
5. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
261 BC
1919
1485
300 BC
6. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1707
1826
1928
1574
7. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)
250 BC
December 2001
321 BC
1552
8. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
321 BC
1979
1818
1644
9. Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.
1966
305 BC
1581
March 2007
10. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.
250s BC
1581
1962
483 BC
11. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka
543 BC
1839
January 2002
1947 AD
12. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty
from 2000 BC
1920
850
1407
13. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1
1559
1556
1194
14. Rashtrakuta Empire
599 BC
753
1927 - November
483 BC
15. Early Harappan Culture
700
3300
1863
599 BC
16. Solanki Kingdom
600 BC
942
1977
1920
17. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.
1503
1290
1325
1774
18. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1975
1990
2005 July
1699
19. Company Raj
1526
1757
1058
1805
20. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.
1905
1839
1134
230 BC
21. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War
1935 - August
1508
1483
489
22. Mamluk Sultanate
1325
1191
1206
1102
23. Indo-Greek Kingdom
180 BC
1885 - 28 December
1058
1865 - 28 January
24. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1786
1971
1815
1451
25. Mature Harappan Culture
1984
2600
250
1490
26. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1789
1903
1826
185
27. 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
260 BC
3300
1083
180 BC
28. Indus Valley Civilization
3300
1503
2000
65 BC
29. Western Ganga Kingdom
590
1964
350
700
30. Maha Janapadas
1775
1964
700
1483
31. Sena Empire
1070
1966
527 BC
1058
32. Vedic period
2000
1000 BC
1469
1407
33. 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
February 2002
1857 - 10 May
750
350
34. Kuninda Kingdom
1987
October 2001
850
200s BC
35. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
1130
1527
1572
1984
36. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
1900 BC
2800 BC
1935 - August
606
37. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union
1948 - 30 January
35
1700
1206
38. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.
1434
1661
1759
345
39. Shahi Empire
January 2001
1947 - July
1612
500s
40. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
304 BC
1500 BC
475
1914
41. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.
1792
266 BC
1206
1206
42. Hoysala Empire
1336
1581
1040
1815
43. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).
35
1867
700
1659
44. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
483 BC
1527
475
1399
45. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1867
1975
1565
1451
46. Sayyid Sultanate
1853 - 16 April
1799
1774
1414
47. Eastern Ganga Empire
1771
1078
1777
305 BC
48. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends
1805
424
424
1644
49. Travancore Kingdom
1903
483 BC
1399
1729
50. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
413
266 BC
1644
1989