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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism and leader of the world's first civil disobedience movement - in Navadwip - West Bengal






2. Life of Basaveshwara - philosopher and social reformer. (to 1196)






3. 'Atmiya Sabha' Established Later on known as 'Prarthana Samaj' By Raja Ram Mohan Roy






4. Mehrgarh Culture






5. Battle of Buxar






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






7. Kadamba Empire






8. Stone age






9. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






10. Troops storm Golden Temple - Sikhs' most holy shrine - to flush out Sikh militants pressing for self-rule. Indira Gandhi assassinated by Sikh bodyguards - following which her son - Rajiv - takes over.






11. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






12. Guru Arjan Dev becomes fifth Guru of Sikhs.






13. Zamorin Kingdom






14. Death of Aurangzeb the mughal emperor.






15. Deva Kingdom






16. Birth of Babur in Andijan - Fergana Valley in Central Asia






17. Huna Kingdom






18. First Anglo-Maratha War






19. Other states






20. Mughal Empire






21. Guru Hargobind becomes sixth guru of Sikhs.






22. Rashtrakuta Empire






23. Early modern period






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






25. Lohara Kingdom






26. Mehrgarh Culture






27. Nanda Empire






28. Princely states (to 1947)






29. Samma Dynasty assumes rule over Sindh






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






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






32. Partition of Bengal






33. Vajpayee's BJP party declines his offer to resign over a number of political scandals and the apparent failure of his talks with Pakistani President Musharraf.






34. 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






35. 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






36. India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.






37. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






38. 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






39. Maratha Empire






40. FrenchIndia (to 1954)






41. Guru Amar Das becomes third Guru of Sikhs.






42. Third Anglo-Mysore War begins.






43. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






44. Establishment of Rashtrakuta Kingdom of Manyakhet by Danti Durga by defeating Chalukyas of Badami






45. Deva Kingdom






46. Portuguese land on the Coromandel Coast






47. Chalukya Empire






48. Chitradurga Kingdom






49. Gautam Buddha - founder of Buddhism is born.






50. Gakhars kills Muhammad Ghori during a raid on his camp on the Jhelum River