Kamat's Potpourri: Timeline of India

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Pre-History

Events in the Land

of The Timeless
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Indus and
Saraswati
Valley
Civilizations

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Vedic Period

Rise of Jainism and

Buddhism

_ Mauryan Period _

Gautama Buddha
(563 -483 B.C.)

The Great Alexander

invades India (326
B.C.)

Aryan Migration to
India
Caste System is
established

Mahabharat is
composed

Indian History is as
old as the History of
Mankind. Artifacts
dating back to as
much as 500,000
years have been found

Khajuraho Temples
are built.

Emperor Ashoka
(272 B.C) and spread
of Buddhism
Mahaveera (599 B.C.)

The Hoysala Dynasty

The Vijayanagar
Empire (1336-1565)

Buddhism Links, Jainism Links

Free and Modern India

Massacre at Jallianwalabagh
(1919)

Partition of India and Freedom

at Midnight (1947)

Quit India Movement (1942)

Wars with Pakistan and

liberation of Bangladesh
(1971)
The non-aligned movement

Indian National
Congress is formed
(1885)

First voyage of
Vasco-da-Gama to
Goa (1498)

The rise of Nehru-Gandhi

Family
Rise of Regionalism

(History of India)

Moguls

Pallavas of Kanchi
(300-888)

Mahmud Ghazni
invades Somnath
temple (1026)

(Hinduism Potpourri)

_ India's Freedom Struggle _

First Indian war of

independence (1857)

Babur (1530), Akbar (1605),

Aurangjeb (1700)

Alberuni in India
(1020)

Hinduism takes deep

roots

The British Rule

Prohibition of Sati
(1829)

East India Company is formed

(1600)

Guptas (320-647)

Fa-Hien (400) &

Hiuen-Tsiang (630) in
India

(Buddhism)

Around Harappa - Tour , Saraswati River Valley 1 , 2

Akbar defeats Rana Pratap at

Haldighat (1576)

The March of Dandi and Rise

of Mahatma Gandhi(1930)

India wins Cricket World Cup

(1983)

Martyrdom of Bhagat Singh

Operation Blue Star, Indira

Gandhi's Assassination and
violence against Sikhs (1984)

Subhas Bose and Indian

National Army

Taj Mahal is built

Bahamani Kings

Bhakti Movement

Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan (1761

- 1799)
Battle of Plassey (1757)

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Taj Mahal

East India Co.

History of India , Itihaas,

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India tests nuclear device

(1998)

Biographies of Tilak, Savarkar,

Cama

Shivaji (1646) and the Marathas

Women in Medieval
Deccan

Alexander in India, Southern Temples

(TimeLine of Freedom
Movements)

Guru Gobind Singh and the

Khalsa

Southern Dynasties:
Chola, Pandya,
Hoysala,
Rashtrakuta, Ganga,
Chalukyas

(Ancient India, the

land of mystery)

Related Links _

The Moghul Empire

The temples of Belur,

Halebid are built.

(Jainism)

(Hero-stones)

(Mauryan Empire)

Bimbisara of Magadha
(542-490 B.C.)

Dravidian traditions
are established in
south

Muslim
Invasions

Khilji Dynasty
(1300)

Chandra Gupta
Maurya (300 B.C.)
and establishment of
the Indian Empire

Vedas are composed

Marco Polo visits

India (1288)

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Harappa and
Mohenjodaro
Communities
(2500 - 1550 B.C)

(Rock Paintings)

Golden Age of
Indian Arts &
Sciences

Indian News Media,

Geographica Indica