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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. 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.






2. Swami Vivekanand is born (to 1902)






3. Santhal rebellion






4. Kanva Empire






5. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






6. Ahom Kingdom






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






8. Gajapati Kingdom






9. Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh - formerly East Pakistan. Twenty-year treaty of friendship signed with Soviet Union.






10. Maukhari Empire






11. Sikh Confederacy






12. Harsha Empire






13. 'Prarthana Samaj' Established Earlier known as 'Atmiya Sabha'






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. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






16. 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






17. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






18. IndianIndependence Act 1947 by British Raj. Partition ofIndia - Freedom from British Raj. Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. (to 1948)






19. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






20. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






21. Dilawar Khan establishes the Malwa Sultanate in present-day northernIndia






22. Aurangzeb invades the Deccan






23. Vellore Mutiny






24. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






25. 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






26. Kakatiya Kingdom






27. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






28. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






29. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






30. Hoysala Empire






31. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






32. Iron age






33. 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






34. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.






35. Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group - Congress (Indira).






36. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






37. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






38. Pallava Empire






39. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






40. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






41. 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






42. DanishIndia






43. Janata Party Splits. Chaudhary Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister.






44. Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends the throne of the Delhi sultanate starting the Lodhi dynasty






45. Durrani Empire






46. Chandragupta II - Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor.






47. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






48. Colonial period






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






50. Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind - the Provisional Government of FreeIndia formed by Netaji.







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