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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Partition ofIndia






2. Bardoli Satyagraha






3. Harshavardhana crowned Monarch.






4. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.






5. India loses brief border war with China. India won Diu - Daman and Goa from PortugueseIndia.






6. Shivaji's ill-equipped and small Maratha army defeat mighty Adilshahi troops at the Battle of Pratapgarh in a major upset inIndian history. Shivaji personally kills Adilshahi commander Afzal Khan (general).






7. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






8. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






9. Keladi Kingdom






10. Kakatiya Kingdom






11. Death of Nana Fadnavis






12. Jehangir announces 'Chain of Justice' outside his palace that anyone can ring the bell and get a personal hearing with the emperor. Jehangir dies - and is succeeded by his son Shah Jahan.






13. Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni






14. Lahore Resolution - August offer 1940






15. Kamarupa Kingdom






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






17. Establishment of theIndo-Greek kingdom.






18. Rashtrakuta Empire






19. Kalabhras Empire






20. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






21. Mamluk Sultanate






22. Guru Tegh Bahadur becomes ninth Guru of Sikhs.






23. 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






24. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






25. Chola Empire






26. Pandya Empire






27. 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






28. The Marathas are routed in the Third Battle of Panipat on 14 January 1761 - by the Afghans led by Ahmad Shah Durrani - an ethnic Pashtun - also known as Ahmad Shah Abdali. The battle is considered one of the largest battles fought in the 18th century






29. Falling public support leads to Congress defeat in general election.






30. 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






31. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins






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






33. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






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






35. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






36. Chalukya Empire






37. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






38. Travancore Kingdom






39. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






40. Thanjavur Kingdom






41. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






42. Lucknow Pact






43. Indo-Parthian Kingdom






44. First Muslim mosque inIndia constructed in kerala by malik dheenar






45. Sunga Empire






46. Kanva Empire






47. Nanda Empire






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






49. Akbar the Great annexes Gujarat - also shifts the Mughal capital to Fatehpur Sikri where a new township and citadel containing buildings of a unique all-India character






50. Khudiram Bose is born (to 1908)