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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom
1856
624
68
2600 BC
2. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1780
1565
1446
1779
3. Maukhari Empire
1784
1293
550s
1559
4. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
650
1310
350
266 BC
5. Maratha Empire
1979
1674
1805
483 BC
6. Indus Valley Civilization
1747
1336
3300
413
7. Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism is born
1293
from 2000 BC
1469
1764
8. Invasions by the Huna.
712
1885 - 28 December
450
1915
9. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
836
261 BC
1194
1705
10. Gandhi
1021
1157
1931 - March
273 BC
11. Shishunaga Kingdom
10
413
1906
1989
12. Hoysala Empire
1508
1040
October 2001
550s
13. Gupta Empire
280
1991
1272
2000
14. Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area ofIndia's financial capital Mumbai.India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad t
563 BC
November 2008
1021
7000
15. Lodi Sultanate
1451
1877 - January
1320
1526
16. Keladi Kingdom
3000
320
942
1499
17. Constantinople won By Turkey
1453
1540
1979
1500 BC
18. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1554
1500 BC
240
1705
19. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
1554
1990
1300
240
20. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.
January 2001
350
1200 BC
333 BC
21. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1347
1991
1915
1906
22. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.
2000
1681
January 2002
1347
23. Maitraka Empire
1272
475
1220
1757
24. Kuninda Kingdom
200s BC
1003-1320 AD
684
1526
25. Kingdom of Kandy
712
1469
1806
624
26. Ghadar conspiracy - Provisional Government of India formed in Kabul. Gandhiji Return toIndia.
1707
1915
450 BC
1510
27. Lohara Kingdom
1358
1003-1320 AD
1336
1779
28. 'Arya Samaj' Established - Aligarh Muslim University
1897 - 23 January
1875
1446
35
29. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)
1863
16 August
1924
1527
30. Kuninda Kingdom
1620
1916
200s BC
320
31. Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
2000
1965
1130
1200
32. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).
1451
1980
1370
March 2007
33. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
1749
750
November 2008
1200 BC
34. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate
1555
380
1824 - 12 February
1347
35. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
1991
1974
1221
1526
36. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.
320
1526
420
1200
37. Subhas Chandra Bose is born (to 1945)
184 BC
1600
1434
1897 - 23 January
38. 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 (
1526
489
377 BC
October 2001
39. 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.
1974
1799
265 BC
1759
40. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.
1707
1200s
1194
321
41. Huna Kingdom
1990
1058
475
1559
42. Kakori conspiracy
1206
1925
1559
350 BC
43. Kamarupa Kingdom
350
1903
16 August
1300
44. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.
September 2001
1757
1370
1681
45. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu
232 BC
1801
1919
3000
46. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
January 2002
1798
1680
1665
47. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.
1040
80 BC
1310
1659
48. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)
1070
1497
1483
1975
49. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A
75
1857 - 10 May
260 BC
850
50. Hindu
1526
753
1526
1914