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Timeline Of Indian History

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1. Hindu extremists demolish mosque in Ayodhya - triggering widespread Hindu-Muslim violence.






2. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins. The civilization used an early form of theIndus signs - the so-calledIndus script.






3. Kingdoms of Sri Lanka






4. Guru Tegh Bahadur - the ninth Guru of Sikhs is executed in Delhi by the order of Aurangzeb for his support for the Kashmiri Hindus to practice their religion.Guru Gobind Singh becomes tenth Guru of Sikhs.






5. 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.






6. Vellore Mutiny






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






8. Mahavira passes away.






9. Thanjavur Kingdom






10. Lala Lajpat Rai is born (to 1928)






11. Khizr Khan - deputized by Timur to be the governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding the Sayyid dynasty






12. India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable ballistic missile - the Agni - off its eastern coast.






13. A high-powered rocket is launched - addingIndia to the club of countries able to fire big satellites deep into space.






14. Nehru's daughterIndira Gandhi becomes prime minister.






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






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






17. Established first three University of Mumbai - University of Madras and University of Calcutta inIndia






18. Chitradurga Kingdom






19. Invasions by the Huna.






20. Sumra Dynasty ends the Arab domination and establishes its own rule over Sindh.






21. '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.






22. Sikh Empire






23. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






24. Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.






25. EastIndia Company signs treaty of Amritsar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh






26. Battle of Chandawar fought between Ghauri and Jaichand of Kannauj. Ghauri defeated Jayachandra and killed him.






27. Pala Empire






28. 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






29. More than 1000 people are killed in floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Mumbai (Bombay) and Maharashtra region.






30. Ror Kingdom






31. Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by suicide bomber sympathetic to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers. Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.






32. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






33. DutchIndia






34. Khilji Sultanate






35. Santhal rebellion






36. Classical period






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






38. 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






39. British rule in Burma (to 1947)






40. Chandra Vidyasagar is born (to 1891)






41. Kingdom of Gampola






42. Indian Rebellion of 1857






43. 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.






44. Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire






45. Vasco de Gama's first voyage from Europe toIndia and back (to 1499)






46. Eastern Chalukya Kingdom






47. Other states






48. Bronze age






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






50. Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia - along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.