Partition of India
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BEFORE CHRIST
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300to5000
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Indus Valley Civilisation
|
563
|
Birth of Gautama Buddha (or 576 BC in some
sources)
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527to540
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Birt of Mahavir; Nirvana
|
327 to 326
|
Alexander's invasion of India. It opened a
land route between India and Europe
|
313
|
Accession of Chandragupta Maurya, according
to Jain traditions.
|
305
|
Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of
Chandragupta Maurya
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273 to 232
|
Ashoka's reign
|
261
|
Conquest of Kalinga
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145 to 101
|
Reign of Elara, the Chola king of Sri Lanka
|
58
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Beginning of Vikrami Era
|
|
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AFTER DEATH (ANNO
DOMINI)
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78
|
Beginning of Saka Era
|
120
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Accession of Kanishka
|
320
|
Commencement of Gupta Era, the golden age of
Hindu India
|
380
|
Accession of Vikramaditya
|
405 to 411
|
Visit of Chinese traveller Fahien
|
415
|
Accession of Kumara Gupta I
|
455
|
Accession of Skanda Gupta
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606 to 647
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Harshavardhan's reign
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712
|
First invasion in Sindh by Arabs
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836
|
Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj
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985
|
Accession of
Rajaraja the Chola ruler
|
998
|
Accession of
Sultan Mahmud
|
1001
|
First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who
defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab.
|
1025
|
Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud
Ghazni
|
1191
|
First Battle of Tarain
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1192
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Second Battle of Tarain
|
1206
|
Accession of QutubudDin Aibak to the throne
of Delhi
|
1210
|
Death of QutubudDin Aibak
|
1221
|
Changez Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion)
|
1236
|
Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of
Delhi
|
1240
|
Death of Razia Sultan
|
1296
|
Accession of AlaudDin Khilji
|
1316
|
Death of AlaudDin Khilji
|
1325
|
Accession of Muhammadbin Tughlaq
|
1327
|
Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad
in Deccan by the Tughlaqs
|
1336
|
Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in South
|
1351
|
Accession of Feroze Shah
|
1398
|
Invasion of India by Timur
|
1469
|
Birth of Guru Nank
|
1494
|
Accession of Babur in Farghana
|
1497to98
|
First Voyage of Vasco de Gama to India
(discovery of sea route to India via Cape of Good Hope) I
|
1526
|
First Battle of Panipat; Babur defeated
Ibrahim Lodhi; foundation of Mughal dynasty by Babur
|
1527
|
Battle of Kanwaha ,Babur defeated Rana Sanga
|
1530
|
Death of Babur and Accession of Humayun
|
1539
|
Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became
India's empreor
|
1555
|
Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi
|
1556
|
Second battle of
Panipal
|
1565
|
Battle of Talikota
|
1576
|
Battle of Haldighati , Rana Pratap defeated
by Akbar
|
1582
|
Din e IIahi founded by Akbar
|
1600
|
East India Company established
|
1605
|
Death of Akbar
and accession of Jehangir
|
1606
|
Execution of Guru
Arjun Dev
|
1611
|
Jehangir marries Nur Jahan
|
1616
|
Sir Thomas Roe visits Jehangir
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1627
|
Birth of Shivaji and death of Jehangir
|
1628
|
Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India
|
1631
|
Death of Mumtaz Mahal
|
1634
|
The English permitted to trade in India (in
Bengal)
|
1659
|
Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned
|
1665
|
Shivaji imprisoned, by Aurangzeb
|
1666
|
Death of Shah Jahan
|
1675
|
Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth
Guru of Sikhs
|
1680
|
Death of Shivaji
|
1707
|
Death of Aurangzeb
|
1708
|
Death of Guru Gobind Singh
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1739
|
Nadir Shah Invades India
|
1757
|
Battle of
Plassey, establishment of British political rule in India at the hands of
Lord Clive
|
1761
|
Third Battle of
Panipat; Shah Alam II becomes India's emperor
|
1764
|
Battle of Buxer
|
1765
|
Clive appointed
Company's Governor of India
|
1767
|
69 First Mysore
War
|
1780
|
Birth of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh
|
1780 to 84
|
Second Mysore War
|
1784
|
Pitt's India Act
|
1790 to 92
|
Third Mysore War
|
1793
|
The Permanent
Settlement of Bengal
|
1799
|
Fouth Mysore War
, Death of Tipu Sultan
|
1802
|
Treaty of Bassein
|
1809
|
Treaty of
Amritsar
|
1829
|
Practice of Sati
Prohibited
|
1830
|
Raja Ram Mohan
Roy visits England
|
1833
|
Death of Raja Ram
Mohan Roy
|
1839
|
Death of Maharaja
Ranjit Singh
|
1839 to 42
|
First Afghan War
|
1845 to 46
|
First Anglo Sikh
War
|
1852
|
Second Anglo Burmese
War
|
1853
|
First Railway
line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta
|
1857
|
The Sepoy Mutiny
of First War of Independence
|
1861
|
Birth of
Rabindranath Tagore
|
1869
|
Birth of Mahatma
Gandhi
|
1885
|
Foundation of
Indian National Congress
|
1889
|
Birth of
Jawaharlal Nehru
|
1897
|
Birth of Subhash
Chandra Bose
|
1904
|
Tibet Expedition
|
1905
|
First Battle of
Bengal under Lord Curzon
|
1906
|
Foundation of Muslim League
|
1911
|
Delhi Darbar; King and Queen visit India;
Delhi becomes the Capital of India
|
1914
|
World War I begins
|
1916
|
Lucknow Pact
Signed by Muslim League and Congress
|
1918
|
World War I ends
|
1919
|
Montague Chemsford
Reforms introduced; Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar
|
1920
|
Khilafat Movement
launched
|
1927
|
Boycott of Simon
Commission; broadcasting started in India
|
1928
|
Death of Lala
Lajpat Rai
|
1929
|
Lord Irwain's
Pact; resolution of complete independence passed at Lahore Congress
|
1930
|
Civil disobedience
movement launched; Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi (6 April, 1930)
|
1931
|
Gandhi Irwin Pact
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1935
|
Government of India Act enacted
|
1937
|
Provincial Autonomy; Congress forms
ministries
|
1939
|
Word War II begins (September 1)
|
1941
|
Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India
and death of Rabindranath Tagore
|
1942
|
Arrival of Cripps Mission in India; Quit
India Movement launched (August 8)
|
1943 to 1944
|
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms
provisional Azad Hind Fauj and Indian National Army; Bengal Famine
|
1945
|
Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort;
Shimla Conference; World War II ends
|
1946
|
British Cabinet Mission visits India;
Interim government formed at centre
|
1947
|
Division of India; Indian and Pakistan
seperate independent dimensions.
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