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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Mysore Kingdom






2. Death of Islam Shah.






3. Started Post Service






4. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






5. Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.






6. Swat culture






7. Sikh Confederacy






8. Indus Valley Civilization






9. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






10. Government of India Act 1935






11. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






12. DanishIndia (to 1869)






13. 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.






14. Morley-Minto Reforms






15. DanishIndia






16. The Marathas under Holkar and General de Boigne defeat the Rajputs of Jaipur and Mughals at the Battle of Patan - where 3000+ Rajput cavalry is killed and the entire Mughal unit vanquished. The defeat crushes Rajput hope of independence from external






17. Death of Sher Shah Suri and succeeded by Islam Shah.






18. Kingdom of Kotte






19. Narayanrao Peshwa is murdered by his uncle Raghunathrao's wife in front of Raghunathrao. Regulating Act of 1773 - Warren Hastings appointed as first Governor-General ofIndia






20. Kalyani Chalukyas power at its peak. Vikramaditya VI ushers in Vikrama Chalukya era.






21. Shahi Empire






22. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






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






24. Bronze age






25. 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.






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






27. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






28. Second Anglo-Maratha War begins






29. India fires on Pakistani military posts in the heaviest firing along the dividing line of control in Kashmir for almost a year.(NO reference)






30. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






31. Late Harappan Culture






32. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par






33. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






34. 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)






35. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






36. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






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






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






39. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.






40. Princely states (to 1947)






41. Chitradurga Kingdom






42. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.






43. Rashtrakuta Empire






44. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






45. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






46. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






47. Ror Kingdom






48. Mehrgarh Culture






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






50. Conquest of Kalinga






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