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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.






2. 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.






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






4. Death of Islam Shah.






5. First Anglo-Maratha War begins - in which Haidar Ali of Mysore defeats the combined armies of the EastIndia Company - the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad.






6. FrenchIndia






7. Paramara Kingdom






8. Kalabhras Empire






9. Death of Ahilyabai Holkar






10. Indo-Greek Kingdom






11. Maurya Empire






12. Lucknow Pact






13. Battle of Chausa fought between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri in which Humayun defeated. Guru Angad Dev becomes second guru of sikhs.






14. Thanjavur Kingdom






15. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






16. Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance - grants animal rights - builds hospitals for people and animals - treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed - and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of A






17. Death of Nana Fadnavis






18. Alberuni arrivies inIndia; death of Mahmud of Ghazni






19. DanishIndia






20. Battle of Plassey - Company rule inIndia (to 1857)






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






22. Chalukya Empire






23. Third Anglo-Mysore War ends.






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






25. Veera Ballala III killed at the Battle of Madurai.






26. The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and the Middle East. Spills over into theIndian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War






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






28. Gadar Party formed.






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






30. 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






31. Bronze age






32. Kakatiya Kingdom






33. Khilji Sultanate






34. Vedic period






35. Mallikarjuna Raya succeeds his father Deva Raya II






36. Indira Gandhi declares state of emergency after being found guilty of electoral malpractice. Nearly 1000 political opponents imprisoned and programme of compulsory birth control introduced. (to 1977)






37. Bukka - the Vijayanagara ruler and his son Kumara Kamapna capture the entire Tamil speaking parts.






38. Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act - 1856 - (23 July) Bal Gangadhar Tilak is born (to 1920) - (20 August) Narayana Guru is born (to 1928)






39. 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






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






41. Maha Janapadas






42. Babur completes his Baburnama - reflecting on society - politics - economics - history - geography - nature - flora and fauna - which to this day is a standard textbook in 25 countries. Babur dies - and is succeeded by his son Humayun.






43. Simon Commission






44. Shah Jahan completes Taj Mahal - Jama Masjid[disambiguation needed] - and RedFort. Imperial treasuries drained by architectural and military overexpenditures. Shah Jahan dies - and is succeeded by his son Aurangzeb.






45. Paramara Kingdom






46. Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack.






47. Ala-ud-din Khalji's army under Malik Kafur occupies Devagiri ending the Seuna Yadava Kingdom






48. Middle and Late Vedic period (to 500 BC)






49. Indo-Scythian Kingdom






50. Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great - who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.