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History of India

The document provides a detailed timeline of ancient, medieval, modern and post-independence history of India. Some key events include: - The Harappa civilization flourished from 3000-2600 BC during the ancient period. - In the medieval era, invasions by Turkic and Afghan rulers like Muhammad Ghori and the Delhi Sultanate led to the establishment of Muslim dynasties across North India between the 12th-16th centuries. - The British East India Company established trading posts in India in the early 1600s and gradually expanded its territorial control. Major military victories led to British rule over most of India by the mid-19th century. - The Indian independence movement

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History of India

The document provides a detailed timeline of ancient, medieval, modern and post-independence history of India. Some key events include: - The Harappa civilization flourished from 3000-2600 BC during the ancient period. - In the medieval era, invasions by Turkic and Afghan rulers like Muhammad Ghori and the Delhi Sultanate led to the establishment of Muslim dynasties across North India between the 12th-16th centuries. - The British East India Company established trading posts in India in the early 1600s and gradually expanded its territorial control. Major military victories led to British rule over most of India by the mid-19th century. - The Indian independence movement

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Ancient History of India

3000 - 2600 BC - Harappa Civilisation


1200 - 500 BC - Vedic Era
550 BC - Birth of Mahavira
563 - 483 BC - Sidhartha Gautama, the Buddha
327 BC - The Conquests of Alexander The Great
325 BC - Alexander The Great, still goes on
322 BC - Rise of the Mauryas, Chandragupta
298 BC - Bindusara Coronated
272 BC - Ashoka's Reign
180 BC - Fall of the Mauryas & Rise of the Sungas
30 BC - Rise of the Satvahana Dynasty
50 AD - The Kushans and Kanishkas
320 AD - Chandragupta I establishes the Gupta dynasty
360 AD - Samudragupta conquers the North
380 AD - Chandragupta II comes to power
415 AD - Accession of Kumara Gupta I
467 AD - Skanda Gupta assumes power
892 AD - Rise of the Eastern Chalukyas
985 AD - The Chola Dynasty

Medieval History of India


1026 - Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple
1191 - First Battle of Tarain
1192 - Second Battle of Tarain
1206 - Qutbuddin establishes the Slave Dynasty
1221 - Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan
1232 - Foundation of the Qutub Minar
1288 - Marco Polo visits India

1290 - Jalaludin Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty


1320 - Ghiyasuddin Tughluk founds the Tughluk dynasty
1325 - Accession of Muhammad-bin-Tughluk
1336 - Foundation of Vijayanagar (Deccan)
1398 - Timur invades India
1424 - Rise of the Bahmani dynasty (Deccan)
1451 - The Lodi dynasty established in Delhi
1469 - Birth of Guru Nanak - The Founder of Sikhism
1489 - Adil Shah dynasty at Bijapur
1498 - First voyage of Vasco da gama
1510 - Portuguese capture Goa
1526 - Establishment of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat
1526-1530 - Reign of Babur
1530 - Humayun succeeds Babur
1539 - Sher Shah Suri defeats Humayan
1555 - Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi
1556 - Accession of Akbar
1565 - Battle of Talikota
1568 - Fall of Chittor Garh
1576 - Battle of Haldighati
1577 - Akbar troops invade Khandesh
1597 - Akbar completes his conquests
1600 - Charter to the English East India Company
1605 - Jahangir
1609 - The Dutch open a factory at Pulicat
1615 - Submission of Mewar to the Mughals
1620 - Capture of Kangra Fort
1623 - Shah Jahan revolts against Jahangir
1628 - Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor
1636 - Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of Deccan
1646 - Shivaji captures Torna
1658 - Coronation of Aurangzeb
1666 - Death of Shah Jahan
1689 - Execution of Sambhaji

1700 - Death of Rajaram


1707 - Death of Aurangzeb
1720 - Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona
1742 - Marathas invade Bengal
1748 - First Anglo-French war
1750 - War of the Deccan; Death of Nasir Jang
1756 - Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta

Modern History of India


1757 - Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah
1760 - Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
1761 - Third battle of Panipat
1764 - Battle of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim
1765 - The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
1767 -1769 - First Mysore War
1772 - Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
1773 - The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
1775 -1782 - The First Anglo-Maratha war
1780-1784 - Second Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali
1784 - Pitt's India Act
1790-1792 - Third Mysore War between the British and Tipu
1793 - Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799 - Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu
1802- Treaty of Bassein
1803-1805 - The Second Anglo-Maratha war
1814-1816 - The Anglo-Gurkha war
1817-1818 - The Pindari war
1824-1826 - The First Burmese war
1829 - Prohibition of Sati
1831 - Mysore administration taken over by East India Company

1833 - Renewal of Company's Charter


1833 - Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Empire
1838 - Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British
1839-1842 - First Afghan war
1843 - Gwalior war
1845-1846 - First Anglo-Sikh war
1848 - Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General
1848-1849 - Second Anglo-Sikh war
1852 - Second Anglo-Burmese war
1853 - Railway & Telegraph line introduced
1857 - First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
1857 - Zanshichi Rani Laxmibai - Freedom struggle in 1857
1858 - British Crown takes over the Indian Government
1877 - The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
1878 - Vernacular Press Act
1881 - Factory Act
1885 - First meeting of the Indian National Congress
1897 - Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission
1899 - Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy
1905 - The First Partition of Bengal
1906 - Formation of Muslim League
1911 - Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal
1912 - The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
1913 - Educational Resolution of the Government of India
1915 - Defence of India Act
1916 - Home Rule League, Foundation of Women's University at Poona
1919 - Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre;
1920 - The Khilafat Movement started, Non-co-operation Movement
1921 - Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
1922 - Civil Disobedience Movement, Chauri-Chaura violence
1925 - Reforms Enquiry committee Report
1927 - Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
1928 - Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties
1929 - Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split

1930 - Salt Satyagraha, First Round Table Conference


1931 - Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact
1932 - Third Round Table Conference, Poona Pact
1934 - Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
1937 - Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy
1939 - Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
1942 - Cripps Mission, Quit India Movement, Indian National Army
1944 - Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
1946 - Interim Government formed, Constituent Assembly's first meeting
1904 - 1947 - History of Indian Flag
3 June 1947 - Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
15 Aug 1947 - Partition of India and Independence

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