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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






2. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






3. 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.






4. Kalachuri Empire






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






6. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






7. Pala Empire






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






9. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.






10. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






11. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






12. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






13. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






14. First Muslim - Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir






15. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






16. Establishment of theIndo-Parthian kingdom.






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






18. Government of India Act 1935






19. '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.






20. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






21. 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






22. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






23. 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)






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






25. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






26. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.






27. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)






28. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






29. Mahavira passes away.






30. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






31. Shahi Empire






32. Marathas re-captures Delhi and parts of NorthIndia.






33. Dutch Ceylon






34. Polonnaruwa Kingdom






35. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






36. Kingdom of Raigama






37. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






38. British Raj






39. 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






40. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






41. Akbar dies - and is succeeded by his son Jehangir.






42. Sikh Empire






43. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






44. PortugueseIndia (to 1961)






45. Pandya Empire






46. Paramara Kingdom






47. Gurjara Pratihara Empire






48. 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






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






50. Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings