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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Sunga Empire






2. Kingdom of Kandy






3. Guru Granth Sahib becomes Guru of Sikhs.






4. 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)






5. Kingdom of Anuradhapura






6. All India Forward Bloc Established by Subhas Chandra Bose






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






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






9. Gadar Party formed.






10. Started Post Service






11. Late medieval age






12. Pallava Empire






13. Mysore Kingdom






14. Marava Kingdom






15. Vijayanagara Empire






16. DanishIndia






17. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






18. Partition of Bengal






19. 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






20. Late Harappan Culture






21. Kushan Empire






22. Simon Commission






23. 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






24. Rajaram Chhatrapati died






25. Proposed death date of Gautama Buddha.






26. First Anglo-Sikh Wars (to 1849)






27. Haryanka Kingdom






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






29. 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.






30. Kingdom of Sitawaka






31. Dayananda Saraswati is born (to 1883)






32. Poona Pact - (4 August) Communal Award - (November






33. Government of India Act 1935






34. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.






35. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






36. Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I becomes Rashtrakuta emperor. Kannada literature flourishes.






37. Maharaja Ranjit Singh establishes Khalsa rule of Punjab from Lahore. Khalsa army liberates Kashmiri Pundits and invades Afghanistan through Khyber Pass.






38. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






39. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






40. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






41. Kanva Empire






42. Maha Janapadas






43. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






44. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University






45. Vedic period






46. Classical period






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






48. Garhwal Kingdom






49. 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






50. Kakatiya Kingdom







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