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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Madurai Kingdom






2. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






3. Central Assembly Bombed by Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. Purna Swaraj resolution.






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






5. Company Raj






6. Ahom Kingdom






7. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.






8. Simon Commission






9. Nanda Empire






10. Republic Day (India)






11. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






12. Mughal Empire






13. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)






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






15. Pala Empire






16. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






17. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






18. PortugueseIndia






19. 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






20. Shishunaga Kingdom






21. Khilji Sultanate






22. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






23. Rai Kingdom






24. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement






25. Kingdom of Upatissa Nuwara






26. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






27. Governor Hasan Gangu revolts against Muhammad bin Tughluq founding the Bahmani Sultanate






28. Early modern period






29. Western Satrap Empire






30. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab






31. '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.






32. 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






33. Indian National Congress Eshtablished






34. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






35. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






36. Vijayanagara Empire established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I






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






38. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane






39. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






40. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)






41. Thondaiman Kingdom






42. 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.






43. Classical period






44. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






45. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)






46. Western Satrap Empire






47. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.






48. Shahi Empire






49. Princely states (to 1947)






50. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.