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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Ulugh Khan defeats Prataparudra ending the Kakatiya dynasty






2. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War






3. Mehrgarh Culture






4. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






5. Kingdom of Raigama






6. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






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






8. Reddy Kingdom






9. Deccan Sultanates






10. Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.






11. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.






12. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






13. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






14. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






15. Guru Gobind Singh - the 10th Guru of Sikhs creates Khalsa - the saint-soldier at Anandpur Sahib - Punjab.






16. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






17. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






18. Death of Nana Fadnavis






19. Kingdom of Tambapanni






20. Paramara Kingdom






21. Sayyid Sultanate






22. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






23. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






24. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






25. British Ceylon






26. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






27. DanishIndia (to 1869)






28. First Anglo-Maratha War






29. Gandhi






30. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






31. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






32. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






33. Haryanka Kingdom






34. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






35. Death of Islam Shah.






36. Maitraka Empire






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






38. Kakori conspiracy






39. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






40. Lodi Sultanate






41. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






42. Pallava Empire






43. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






44. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






45. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






46. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings






47. Pala Empire






48. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.






49. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






50. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A