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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
1628
543
1490
624
2. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.
1157
300 BC
200s BC
180 BC
3. Mahavira - 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date).
75
599 BC
1656
1823
4. Indian National Congress Eshtablished
1434
180 BC
1885 - 28 December
1526
5. Sultan Ibrahim Lodi - of the Delhi Sultanate - angers local nobles - who respond by inviting Babur - the Mughal ruler of Kabul - to invade Delhi and Agra. The local population - plus the possession of artillery - assists Babur in killing the Sultan (
1900 BC
1451
1526
1792
6. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1915
1905
333 BC
1526
7. 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
1586
1003-1320 AD
1761
1058
8. Santhal rebellion
1855 - 30 June
1510
3300
1845
9. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1761
1699
1771
1902
10. Mature Harappan Culture
2600
February 2002
1900 BC
1784
11. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.
1971
1526
563 BC
304 BC
12. 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.
1931 - March
1521
1984
1191
13. British Expedition to Tibet
1869
2600
184 BC
1903
14. Maratha sardar Mahadji Shinde routs the EastIndia Company army at the Battle of Wadgaon War ends with the restoration of status quo as per Treaty of Salbai.
1779
1539
321
1980
15. Sunga Empire
185
1948 - 30 January
7000
1865 - 28 January
16. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar
650
1811
1700
1586
17. Eastern Ganga Empire
1505
1792
3300 BC
1078
18. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.
1527
1798
1747
1992
19. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.
1630
November 2008
1414
1823
20. Simon Commission
489
1927 - November
1799
1040
21. Tughlaq Sultanate
1505
1320
1900 BC
1927 - November
22. Paramara Kingdom
800
65 BC
1772
March 2007
23. Third Anglo-Maratha War ends with the defeat of Bajirao II and the end of the Maratha Empire leaving the EastIndia Company with control of almost the whole ofIndia
1200
1818
1979
335
24. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami
1221
1612
305 BC
753
25. BJP forms coalition government under Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee. India carries out nuclear tests - leading to widespread international condemnation.
1024
1998
2001
1407
26. Thanjavur Kingdom
1606
320
2800 BC
1572
27. 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
1757
1920
December 2001
1790
28. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)
1772
1940
261 BC
1906
29. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast
1947 AD
1522
3000
1947 AD
30. Kingdom of Anuradhapura
1681
377 BC
1453
1935 - August
31. Gurjara-Pratihara (to 910)
836
700
1877 - January
1858
32. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.
1757
377 BC
65 BC
1707
33. Sunga Empire
1869
1539
185
180 BC
34. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
1992
753
450
1796
35. Kingdom of Yapahuwa
1554
1272
1774
650
36. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).
1490
3300 BC
1659
1799
37. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1820 -
1680
1857 - 10 May
200s BC
38. Mature Harappan Culture
35
1
2600
1999
39. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1803
333 BC
1944
1469
40. Colonial period
1505
377 BC
1358
265 BC
41. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.
1530
7000
350 BC
1708
42. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
1206
273 BC
505
185
43. Western Satrap Empire
1675
1998
35
1412
44. Kushan Empire
1775
1991
60
1505
45. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty
1903
1800
1221
1451
46. First Anglo-Maratha War
1696
1932 - 24 September
300
1775
47. Kalinga War takes place between Ashoka and the kingdom of Kalinga. After conquering Kalinga - Ashoka reportedly regrets what he had done - leading him to adopt Buddhism - which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.
1757
1407
543 BC
265 BC
48. British rule in Burma (to 1947)
1790
1497
1826
1759
49. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty
1485
1853
1889 - 3 December
1897 - 23 January
50. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.
1620
1510
1807
2001