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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






2. Yadava Empire






3. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






4. British Expedition to Tibet






5. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






6. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






7. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






8. Kingdom of Kotte






9. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






10. Kingdom of Raigama






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






12. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






13. Kingdom of Gampola






14. Mughal army arrested for the act.






15. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






16. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






17. Painted Grey Ware culture






18. Black and Red ware culture






19. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






20. Kingdom of Sitawaka






21. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






22. Keladi Kingdom






23. Western Ganga Kingdom






24. Vedic period






25. Conquest of Kalinga






26. Hindu






27. 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)






28. Dutch Ceylon






29. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






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






31. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






32. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






33. Northern Black Polished Ware






34. 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.






35. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






36. Sikh Confederacy






37. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






38. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






39. Haryanka Kingdom






40. Conquest of Kalinga






41. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






42. Kanva Empire






43. PortugueseIndia






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






45. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






46. Sikh Empire






47. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






48. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






49. First Anglo-Afghan War






50. Indo-Scythian Kingdom