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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Delhi DurbarFirst time






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






3. Kadamba Empire






4. Indus Valley Civilization






5. Zafar Khan - governor of Gujarat - declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty






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






7. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






8. Birth of Adi Shankaracharya






9. Abdur Razzaq visitsIndia






10. Ram Mohan Roy Born (to 1833)






11. 'Victory of Mohammed Ghauri'. Second battle of Tarain fought between Ghauri and Prithivi Raj Chauhan III. Prithvi Raj Chauhan III is defeated by Mhammed Ghori.






12. Hindu






13. Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab - fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






14. Guru Har Krishan becomes eight guru of Sikhs.






15. Cyrus the Great - founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of theIndian subcontinent.






16. Chitradurga Kingdom






17. Kingdom of Ruhuna






18. Western Ganga Kingdom






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






20. EastIndia company is formed in England. Gets exclusive trading rights withIndia.






21. Pala Empire






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






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






24. Ashfaqulla Khan is born (to 1927)






25. Gandhi






26. Western Satraps formed.






27. 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.






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






29. Sunga Empire






30. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






31. Northern Black Polished Ware






32. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






33. Swat culture






34. Western Satraps formed.






35. Anushilan Samiti - organized revolutionary association formed.






36. Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.






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






38. The Mauryan Empire - which shrunk considerably - collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty.






39. Establishment of theIndo-Scythian kingdom.






40. US lifts sanctions which it imposed againstIndia and Pakistan after they staged nuclear tests in 1998. The move is seen as a reward for their support for the US-led anti-terror campaign.






41. Birth of Shivaji Maharaj.






42. Painted Grey Ware culture






43. Babur bribes Mewar general Silhadi promising Silhadi a kingdom - if Silhadi betrays Mewar King Rana Sanga in Battle of Khanwa - thus leading to the annexation of Mewar.






44. 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






45. Eastern Ganga Empire






46. Early Vedic period (to 1000 BC)






47. Indo-Sassanid Kingdom






48. Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha






49. Stone age






50. Shahi Empire