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Timeline Of Indian History
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1. Sayyid Sultanate
1708
1499
629
1414
2. 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.
1779
637
1
1674
3. Yadava Empire
350
1206
1807
850
4. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh
1351
1900 BC
1947 - July
1206
5. 'Victory of Prithviraj Chauhan'.First battle of Tarain between Mohammed Ghori and Prithviraj III. Ghauri is defeated by Prithivi Raj Chauhan III.
1975
1191
1347
1656
6. Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by a right wing Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse. War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir. Telangana and other princely states integrated inIndian union
500
1600
1948 - 30 January
1928
7. Deva Raya II succeeded his father Veera Vijaya Bukka Raya as monarch of the Vijayanagara Empire
304 BC
1424
7000
350 BC
8. Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal - founds Buddhism (older date - 563
1779
1665
400 BC
1965
9. Ching-Thang Khomba moves Manipur's capital to Kangla
75
1772
250
1796
10. Ror Kingdom
450 BC
1891
800
1574
11. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1749
1980
1798
1325
12. Jugantar formed. 30 December - Muslim League formed in Dacca.
1906
1526
836
3300
13. Polonnaruwa Kingdom
300
1680
1974
1747
14. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom
250
1795
1347
1310
15. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1803
September 2001
2000
1817
16. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par
December 2001
1950 - 26 January
1526
68
17. Congress Party wins first general elections under leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. (to 1952)
424
1951
265 BC
2000
18. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ends with the death of Tipu Sultan - the victory of the EastIndia Company - and the restoration of their ally - the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore. Polygar War
1300
1030
684
1799
19. Genghis Khan invades Punjab
1951
475
1221
3300 BC
20. First Railway estalblished between Bombay and Thane
1853 - 16 April
1696
1875
1446
21. Suicide squad attacks parliament in New Delhi - killing several police. The five gunmen die in the assault. India imposes sanctions against Pakistan - to force it to take action against two Kashmir militant groups blamed for the suicide attack on par
2003 August
December 2001
1707
1859 - 18 April
22. Kingdom of Tambapanni
1134
1946 - February
483 BC
543
23. Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation.
814
1944
January 2001
75
24. Vakataka Empire
1796
250s
1130
1760
25. FrenchIndia
1759
1078
March 2007
September 2001
26. Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha - with its capital in Patliputra
1919
1855 - 30 June
1574
240
27. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.
1902
1932 - 24 September
1559
1574
28. Mughal Empire
1902
1772
1964
1526
29. Kingdom of Kotte
1293
1206
1412
1508
30. India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict.
1987
1102
420
1696
31. Classical period
60
1191
1620
1
32. Third Anglo-Maratha War begins
1817
1200s
1853 - 16 April
1855 - 30 June
33. Pallava Empire
250 BC
75
300 BC
1451
34. Lohara Kingdom
424
1003-1320 AD
250s
1358
35. Muslim separatist groups begin campaign of violence in Kashmir.
7000
1965
836
1990
36. Eastern Ganga Empire
1790
273 BC
1398
1078
37. Battle of Diu marks the beginning of the dominance of the Europeans in the Asian naval theater.
184 BC
304 BC
1605
1509
38. Kalabhras Empire
250
230
527 BC
1903
39. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1798
300 BC
1505
684
40. 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
1931 - March
7000
1000 BC
1761
41. Death of Nana Fadnavis
1120
1530
1800
1989
42. Government of India Act 1935
1453
1935 - August
1707
973
43. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia
1341
1765
1293
1443
44. Deva Kingdom
1200s
300 BC
300
753
45. Gadar Party formed.
1771
1612
1845
1913
46. PortugueseIndia
1946 - February
1510
1336
1917
47. Guru Ram Das becomes fourth Guru of Sikhs. Akbar annexes Bengal.
1999
326 BC
1574
1924
48. Mahavira passes away.
1554
527 BC
200 BC
1630
49. Second Anglo-Mysore War begins.
1780
1407
1759
1947 AD
50. 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.
1628
180 BC
1499
1130