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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Salt Satyagraha - Round Table Conferences (India) First - civil disobedience movement
1912
320
1930
1780
2. Died Tatya Tope
800
1574
1859 - 18 April
305 BC
3. 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.
1902
July 2001
483 BC
800
4. Indo-Parthian Kingdom
304 BC
300 BC
230
21
5. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar
400 BC
1943
1811
273 BC
6. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)
1412
1526
1947 - July
1434
7. Death of Islam Shah.
1950 - 26 January
230
1554
7000
8. Eastern Ganga Empire
1078
1760
250s BC
1659
9. Satavahana Empire
1526
1665
650
230
10. Kingdom of Dambadeniya
1206
1220
1759
1845
11. Kadamba Empire
1323
345
850
1917
12. Gajapati Kingdom
1434
July 2001
1414
261 BC
13. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.
712
1508
1545
200 BC
14. Delhi conspiracy case
1912
1897 - 23 January
1581
606
15. Nanda Empire
1707
1483
185
424
16. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1784
1134
1675
1856
17. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
1759
350
1341
1795
18. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.
1859 - 18 April
1539
400 BC
1699
19. 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 (
1947 - July
413
500
1526
20. 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
1485
700
1807
21. Republic Day (India)
1950 - 26 January
1194
1931 - March
800
22. Delhi Sultanate
185
October 2001
1503
1206
23. Constantinople won By Turkey
1453
180 BC
543
1823
24. Vakataka Empire
80 BC
250s
400 BC
185
25. Early modern period
650
1526
1865 - 28 January
1708
26. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character
1902
1572
1929
1499
27. District collectors in Bengal were made responsible for settling the revenue and collecting it.
October 2001
1078
57 BC
1786
28. Gupta Empire
280
1586
475
1220
29. Started Post Service
February 2002
200 AD
230
1853
30. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.
1325
1971
1600
250s
31. Chalukya Empire
413
543
1336
505
32. Satavahana Empire
1764
230
1412
333 BC
33. Pala Empire
1134
November 2008
750
3000
34. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
185
1443
1628
2800 BC
35. Battle of Kannauj fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri and Humayun was completely defeated. Humayun lost the Mughal empire to Afghans (Suri Dynasty) - and passed 12 years in exile.
1858
1540
450
1586
36. Kingdom of Ruhuna
200 AD
1865 - 28 January
1826
1975
37. Kingdom of Kotte
700
684
1412
1780
38. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
266 BC
1220
250s
1497
39. Gurjara Pratihara Empire
November 2008
380
1806
650
40. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I
1336
1780
637
1930
41. 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 (
261 BC
1526
1644
1630
42. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1700
1777
260 BC
1574
43. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1451
1341
200 BC
1877 - January
44. Constantinople won By Turkey
250s
2005 July
1554
1453
45. Rashtrakuta Empire
1351
1451
1897 - 23 January
753
46. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
1200 BC
543 BC
March 2007
1503
47. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.
1909
1962
1971
2600 BC
48. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.
1845
1221
January 2002
1539
49. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1510
753
1951
1200s
50. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath
1915
1024
350
1559