Kamat's Potpourri: Timeline of India (original) (raw)
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Timeline of India
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Indian History is as old as the History of Mankind. Artifacts dating back to as much as 500,000 years have been found
Harappa and Mohenjodaro Communities
(2500 - 1550 B.C)
Dravidian traditions are established in south
The Vedas are composed
Hinduism takes deep roots
Caste System is established
Gautama Buddha
(563 -483 B.C.)
Mahaveera (599 B.C.)
Bimbisara of Magadha (542-490 B.C.)
The Great Alexander invades parts of India (326 B.C.)
Chandra Gupta Maurya (300 B.C.) and establishment of the Indian Empire
Emperor Ashoka (272 B.C) and spread of Buddhism
Ancient India, the land of mystery
Khajuraho Temples are built.
The temples of Belur, Halebid are built.
Chalukyas of Badami and Kalyan
Guptas (320-647)
Pallavas of Kanchi (300-888)
Fa-Hien (400) & Hiuen-Tsiang (630) in India
Alberuni in India (1020)
Mahmud Ghazni invades Somnath temple (1026)
Marco Polo visits India (1288)
Khilji Dynasty (1300)
The Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1565)
Ibn Batuta in India
First voyage of Vasco-da-Gama to Goa (1498)
Southern Dynasties: Chola, Pandya, Hoysala, Rashtrakuta, Ganga, Chalukyas
Akbar defeats Rana Pratap at Haldighat (1576)
East India Company is formed (1600)
Moguls
Babur (1530), Akbar (1605), Aurangjeb (1700)
Guru Gobind Singh and the Khalsa
Taj Mahal is built
Shivaji (1646) and the Marathas
Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan (1761 - 1799)
Battle of Plassey (1757)
Prohibition of Sati (1829)
First Indian war of Independence (1857)
Indian National Congress is formed (1885)
Massacre at Jallianwalabagh (1919)
Quit India Movement (1942)
The March of Dandi and Rise of Mahatma Gandhi(1930)
Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh
Subhas Bose and Indian National Army
Biographies of Tilak,Savarkar, Cama
Partition of India and Freedom at Midnight (1947)
Wars with Pakistan and liberation of Bangladesh (1971)
The non-aligned movement
The rise of Nehru-Gandhi Family
The Emergency (1976)
Rise of Regionalism
India wins Cricket World Cup (1983)
Operation Bluestar, Indira Gandhi's Assassination and violence against Sikhs (1984)
India tests nuclear device (1998)
Outsourcing creates a service economy boom (2005)