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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)
1490
1845
3300
1572
2. 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.
1696
1424
265 BC
1527
3. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni
1780
1773
1030
326 BC
4. 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
413
475
1931 - March
1948 - 30 January
5. Panini - a resident of Gandhara - describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit.
335
1990
350 BC
1906
6. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj
250s
304 BC
1024
637
7. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
1483
304 BC
450
265 BC
8. Indus Valley Civilization
1912
3300
185
1764
9. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara
1157
1931 - March
16 August
505
10. Princely states (to 1947)
1858
1300
1765
1510
11. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
60
1749
1980
1774
12. Painted Grey Ware culture
300 BC
475
1979
1200
13. Died Tatya Tope
450
1975
1962
1859 - 18 April
14. Mysore Kingdom
7000
1499
1399
230
15. Madurai Kingdom
2600
1815
1559
1925
16. Pala Empire
1747
200 BC
750
1946 - February
17. Lohara Kingdom
1003-1320 AD
1102
1979
260 BC
18. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1760
3300
1058
1924
19. 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
December 2001
1749
1310
1490
20. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1900 BC
1912
1917
1974
21. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1515
1434
1157
1817
22. Solanki Kingdom
942
1192
1902
333 BC
23. Gupta Empire
1826
1946 - February
1490
280
24. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
300 BC
1003-1320 AD
1630
January 2001
25. British Ceylon
1485
1779
1815
1857
26. Late Harappan Culture
1530
1974
1700
260 BC
27. Painted Grey Ware culture
1700
1805
1200
1600
28. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
1102
1414
273 BC
1565
29. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.
1774
1412
543
1798
30. Kingdom of Tambapanni
1290
1200
1310
543
31. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha
1917
321 BC
599 BC
1659
32. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1347
1824 - 12 February
333 BC
1443
33. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
3300
1798
1358
450 BC
34. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.
1347
1943
3000
1814
35. Thanjavur Kingdom
1572
1451
1915
200 BC
36. Humayun converts from Sunni Islam to Shia Islam - to gain the alliance of the Shah of Persia. Humayun dies - and is succeeded by his son Akbar. Hindu king Hemu establishes 'Hindu Raj' in NorthIndia and bestowed with title of 'Samrat Hem Chandra Vikra
1859 - 18 April
1556
836
65 BC
37. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).
1980
599 BC
450 BC
1530
38. DutchIndia
563 BC
1605
1820 -
450 BC
39. British Expedition to Tibet
321 BC
345
1903
1950 - 26 January
40. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom
1586
753
230
March 2007
41. Death of Nana Fadnavis
1705
2800 BC
1401
1800
42. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
1966
1760
1980
1102
43. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)
1681
1889 - 3 December
1680
3400 BCE
44. Mehrgarh Culture
326 BC
7000
230 BC
350
45. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
March 2007
1347
1707
1966
46. Western Satraps formed.
1606
1510
200 BC
35
47. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)
1000 BC
1700
300 BC
1040
48. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
1522
1857
80 BC
1556
49. Rashtrakuta Empire
1191
753
200 BC
1773
50. Black and Red ware culture
3000
335
1300
57 BC