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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. PortugueseIndia






2. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






3. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






4. BritishIndia (to 1947) EastIndia Company (to 1757)






5. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.






6. Solanki Kingdom






7. Huna Kingdom






8. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






9. Early modern period






10. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






11. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






12. 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)






13. Rai Kingdom






14. Mughal army arrested for the act.






15. Zamorin Kingdom






16. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






17. Marava Kingdom






18. Lodi Sultanate






19. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






20. Invasions by the Huna.






21. Vellore Mutiny






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






23. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






24. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






25. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






26. 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.






27. Mamluk Sultanate






28. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






29. Kakatiya Kingdom






30. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






31. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny - (March) Cabinet Mission






32. Keladi Kingdom






33. Maurya Empire






34. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






35. Government of India Act 1935






36. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






37. Kingdom of Sitawaka






38. Deccan Sultanates






39. 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






40. Kalabhras Empire






41. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






42. The Maratha Peshwa (prime minister) usurps the Maratha kingdom - starting a new dynastic rule based in Pune.






43. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






44. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






45. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






46. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.






47. Hindu






48. DanishIndia (to 1869)






49. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.






50. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






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