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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Khilji Sultanate






2. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






3. Last invasion of Mahmud Ghazni - sacked and destroyed temple of Somnath






4. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






5. Solanki Kingdom






6. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






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






8. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






9. Eastern Ganga Empire






10. First Anglo-Afghan War






11. Constantinople won By Turkey






12. Maurya Empire






13. Congress suffers worst ever electoral defeat as Hindu nationalist BJP emerges as largest single party.






14. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






15. Western Satraps formed.






16. Yadava Empire






17. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






18. Kingdom of Dambadeniya






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






20. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






21. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






22. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t






23. Kalabhras Empire






24. Garhwal Kingdom






25. Lohara Kingdom






26. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






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






28. Vijayanagara Empire






29. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.






30. Kamarupa Kingdom






31. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






32. PortugueseIndia






33. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






34. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






35. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






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






37. Durrani Empire






38. Huna Kingdom






39. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






40. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






41. Kanva Empire






42. DutchIndia






43. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






44. Sayyid Sultanate






45. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






46. Travancore Kingdom






47. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






48. Deccan Sultanates






49. Satavahana Empire






50. FrenchIndia (to 1954)