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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Gandhi






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






3. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla






4. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.






5. Bronze age






6. The Kalachuris under Bijjala II capture Kalyani






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






8. Other states






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






10. Santhal rebellion






11. Death of Islam Shah.






12. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






13. Early Harappan Culture






14. Vajpayee meets Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the first summit between the two neighbours in more than two years. The meeting ends without a breakthrough or even a joint statement because of differences over Kashmir.






15. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.






16. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






17. Sunga Empire






18. Mughal Empire






19. 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.






20. Mahavira passes away.






21. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






22. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.






23. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






24. Shishunaga Kingdom






25. Indus Valley Civilization






26. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






27. Battle of Buxar






28. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






29. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






30. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






31. Simon Commission






32. Chera Kingdom






33. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.






34. Hoysala Empire






35. Chitradurga Kingdom






36. '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.






37. Kingdom of Kotte






38. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






39. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






40. Mehrgarh Culture






41. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






42. Sikh Confederacy






43. Iron age






44. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






45. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending the Sangama Dynasty






46. FrenchIndia






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






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






49. Maukhari Empire






50. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.