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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. 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)
1300
321 BC
1191
1749
2. Lucknow Pact
1916
1991
1485
1555
3. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
232 BC
1424
1798
1320
4. Kakatiya Kingdom
200 AD
1083
1966
836
5. Death of Yashwantrao Holkar
1325
1811
1875
1940
6. Paramara Kingdom
800
1521
624
1300
7. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.
1656
2001
78
273 BC
8. Deva Kingdom
1586
261 BC
1200s
1485
9. Mysore Kingdom
280
1586
1399
500
10. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)
1885 - 28 December
1572
1705
1134
11. Bronze age
505
3000
1290
304 BC
12. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture
1757
1885 - 28 December
7000
from 2000 BC
13. Kingdom of Raigama
1798
1347
1130
1600
14. Mughal Empire
712
750
1526
1565
15. Cancelation of Partition of Bengal - Delhi Durbar Third Time
538 BC
1021
1911
1761
16. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'
1696
1674
1867
1401
17. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1853 - 16 April
80 BC
1644
1792
18. British Raj (to 1947)
1700
1858
1749
1000
19. Battle of Buxar
1900 - 22 October
1764
1485
599 BC
20. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
1826
1991
January 2001
637
21. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.
1612
1946 - February
304 BC
1707
22. Swat culture
75
1600
232 BC
200 BC
23. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
1885 - 28 December
1000 BC
80 BC
from 2000 BC
24. Durrani Empire
1929
1940
3300
1747
25. Haryanka Kingdom
1358
1665
1572
684
26. Kingdom of Gampola
1863
637
350
1341
27. Lucknow Pact
1779
200s BC
1554
1916
28. Santhal rebellion
7000
1855 - 30 June
1856
3300
29. Northern Black Polished Ware
75
1628
1826
700
30. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
1786
1628
1817
1900 BC
31. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
684
1998
1877 - January
1891
32. Gupta Empire
280
1915
1814
1228
33. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1925
1759
1853 - 16 April
1021
34. Kanva Empire
75
1351
321
1323
35. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy
527 BC
1814
1500 BC
1628
36. Kingdom of Kurunegala
1509
January 2001
1293
1526
37. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.
1200 BC
335
1839
230 BC
38. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization
3400 BCE
1858
1206
1818
39. 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.
1656
3300 BC
July 2001
1807
40. Santhal rebellion
3300
1877 - January
1979
1855 - 30 June
41. Kakori conspiracy
1946 - February
320
1510
1925
42. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.
1526
1600
1527
10
43. Satavahana Empire
1946 - February
475
230
1932 - 24 September
44. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1823
1915
1929
1790
45. Kushan Empire
1434
3300 BC
60
200 BC
46. Thondaiman Kingdom
1565
2600 BC
1650
1946 - February
47. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1826
266 BC
1924
380
48. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.
1630
1929
973
1526
49. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1194
1950 - 26 January
1798
1102
50. Marathas comprehensively defeat the Nizam - Maratha Empire reaches its zenith.
1659
1760
1948 - 30 January
1600