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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. 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
1790
1773
1443
1554
2. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty
350
1414
3300 BC
1497
3. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
80 BC
1424
1911
600 BC
4. Eastern Ganga Empire
1434
1351
1078
1869
5. Yadava Empire
2001
850
413
1272
6. Vijayanagara Empire
712
1336
1606
1530
7. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)
1500 BC
1661
350
1545
8. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
2000
1600
538 BC
1984
9. Western Satrap Empire
1708
1451
35
1757
10. Mughal army arrested for the act.
1665
1940
1572
1705
11. Company Raj
1789
1656
1757
1451
12. 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.
232 BC
July 2001
1979
1630
13. 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 (
413
1526
1483
300 BC
14. Akbar annexes Kashmir.
1803
753
273 BC
1586
15. Guru Har Rai becomes seventh guru of Sikhs - Shivaji takes oath ofIndependence at Raireshwar.
January 2002
1644
1875
1030
16. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)
1869
1522
1905
1974
17. British Expedition to Tibet
1505
1414
543
1903
18. Shivaji dies of fever at Raigad.
1336
1757
1680
1759
19. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
1966
1943
1206
185
20. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1681
1443
1451
1765
21. Vakataka Empire
800
1761
1759
250s
22. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia
1191
300 BC
1200
1857
23. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1336
1000
300 BC
1799
24. Lohara Kingdom
1540
1800
1003-1320 AD
1979
25. Late Harappan Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins - including Cemetery H culture and other cultures.
1526
1320
1900 BC
1574
26. Indira Gandhi's Congress Party loses general elections. Janata Party comes to power.Communist party ofIndia comes into power in West Bengal.
1412
1891
1977
1857 - 10 May
27. Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab
1220
1964
1485
1021
28. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
1930
475
400 BC
624
29. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni
1000
380
1707
1935 - August
30. Forces led by Shivaji defeat Aurangzeb's troops - and establishes Maratha Empire.
1521
1674
1789
1600
31. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association formed.
1818
1775
1924
1556
32. US President Bill Clinton makes a groundbreaking visit to improve ties. (May) India marks the birth of its billionth citizen.
2000
1757
304 BC
266 BC
33. 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
November 2008
35
1897 - 23 January
1300
34. British Expedition to Tibet
1508
1796
1903
250
35. Maukhari Empire
1351
538 BC
1192
550s
36. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
1845
1916
1469
300
37. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa - Lothal - Kalibangan - Dholavira - Rakhigarhi and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2 -500 cities and settlements. The civi
1552
2600 BC
420
1885 - 28 December
38. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.
78
180 BC
March 2007
260 BC
39. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge.
1398
1522
600 BC
1857 - 10 May
40. Rai Kingdom
1779
489
1024
1867
41. Rigveda (to 1000 BC)
1200 BC
1948 - 30 January
1120
380
42. Anglo
1823
450 BC
1539
1796
43. First Anglo-Afghan War
489
1839
1325
1942
44. FrenchIndia (to 1954)
380
1759
1509
1620
45. Battle of Talikota results in the rout of Vijayanagara empire.
1946 - February
1565
57 BC
814
46. Badami Chalukya power at its peak. Pulakesi II pushes north up to the Narmada and defeats the invading Harshavardhana of Kanauj
543
261 BC
1157
637
47. Kuninda Kingdom established. Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE). (to 100 BC)
1000 BC
250 BC
200 BC
1451
48. Non-cooperation movementKhilafat Movement
1920
1083
from 2000 BC
1341
49. B. R. Ambedkar is born (to 1956)
1929
1786
1510
1891
50. Mahavira passes away.
684
800
1545
527 BC