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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.






2. Travancore Kingdom






3. Akbar annexes Kashmir.






4. Maukhari Empire






5. Started Post Service






6. Ror Kingdom






7. Ochre Coloured Pottery culture






8. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire






9. Humayun regained the throne of Delhi from the hands of weak successors of Sher Shah.






10. 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)






11. Partition ofIndia






12. Timur plunders Lahore






13. Second Anglo-Maratha War ends






14. Kingdom of Kochi is taken over by the Portuguese creating the first European settlement inIndia.






15. 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






16. British Raj






17. Jallianwala Bagh massacre - Montagu






18. Maitraka Empire






19. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.






20. Chief Justice of the Maratha Empire - Ram Shastri passes death sentence against the ruling Peshwa Raghunathrao for murdering his nephew.






21. Anglo






22. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.






23. Lucknow Pact






24. Started Post Service






25. Koch Kingdom






26. Massive earthquakes hit the western state of Gujarat - leaving at least 30000 dead.






27. PortugueseIndia






28. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






29. Mahatma Gandhi is born (to 1948)






30. Earliest evidence for indus valley civilization






31. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






32. Death of Nana Fadnavis






33. Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)






34. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563






35. Chera Kingdom






36. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






37. 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).






38. Other states






39. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






40. 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






41. Chalukya Empire






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






43. Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.






44. Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.






45. Period IV of Mehrgarh ends






46. Yadava Empire






47. Swat culture






48. Maukhari Empire






49. Ashoka the Great regarded as the greatest ancientIndian emperor - grandson of Chandragupta Maurya - ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.






50. Vijayanagara Empire







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