CHRONOLOGY Flashcards

1
Q

Agricultural Communities in Baluchistan

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3000 BCE

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2
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Harappa Culture

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2500-1500 BCE

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3
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Composition of hymns of the Rig Veda

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1500-900 BCE

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4
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Mahabharata War

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900 BCE

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5
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Later Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads

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900-500 BCE

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6
Q

Gautam Buddha

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566-486 BCE

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7
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Bimbisara king of Magadha

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546-494 BCE

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8
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Ajatashatru king of Magadha

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494-462 BCE

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9
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Mahapadma Nanda, king of Magadha

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362-334 BCE

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10
Q

Invasion of Alexander of Macedon

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327-325 BCE

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11
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Chandragupta Maurya

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322-298 BCE

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12
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Bindusara

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298-273 BCE

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13
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Ashoka

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269-232 BCE

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14
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Greek kingdoms in North West India

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190 BCE

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15
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End of Mauryan dynasty

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183 BCE

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16
Q

Pushyamitra Shunga

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183-147 BCE

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17
Q

Shakas invade Northwest India

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90 BCE

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18
Q

End of Shunga dynasty

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71 BCE

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19
Q

Satavahana dynasty in Deccan

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50 BCE-250 CE

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20
Q

Kanishka (Kushana)

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78 CE- 101 CE

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21
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Shaka satraps in Ujjayini

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130-388 CE

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22
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Chandra Gupta I

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320-335 CE

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23
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Samudra Gupta

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335-376 CE

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24
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Chandra Gupta II

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376-415 CE

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25
Q

Kumara Gupta I

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415-454 CE

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26
Q

First Huna invasion, Takshila destroyed around this century

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454

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27
Q

Skanda Gupta

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454-467

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28
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Second Huna invasion

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495

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29
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End of imperial Guptas

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540

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30
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1st Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (West Deccan)

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550-757

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31
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Harsha king of Kanyakubja

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606-647

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32
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Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi (Andhra Pradesh)

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630-970

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33
Q

Arabs occupy Sindh

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712

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34
Q

Yashovarman of Kanyakubja

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730

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35
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Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (Western and central deccan)

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757-973

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36
Q

Palas of Bengal and Bihar

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760-1142

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37
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Pratiharas of Kanyakubja

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800-1019

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38
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Cholas of Tanjore

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850-1267

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39
Q

Chandelas of Bundelkhand

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916-1203

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40
Q

Kalachuris of Tripuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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950-1195

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41
Q

Cahamanas of Ajmer

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973-1192

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42
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Second Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani (West and Central Deccan)

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973-1189

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43
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Chalukyas of Gujarat

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974-1238

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44
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Paramaras of Dhara (Malwa)

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974-1060

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45
Q

Mahmud Ghazni defeats Jayapala

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1001

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46
Q

Somnath sacked by Ghazni

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1025

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47
Q

Gahadavalas of Varanasi and Kanyakubja

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1090-1193

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48
Q

Hoysalas of Dorasamudra (Central and Southern Deccan)

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1110-1327

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49
Q

Senas of Bengal

A

1118-1199

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50
Q

Nalanda destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji

A

1190s

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51
Q

Yadavas of Devagiri

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1190-1294

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52
Q

2nd Battle of Tarain

A

1192

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53
Q

Kakatiyas of Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)

A

1197-1323

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54
Q

Delhi sultanate

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1206-1526

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55
Q

Pandyas of Madurai (Madras state)

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1216-1327

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56
Q

Ahom kingdom

A

1228-1826

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57
Q

Reddy kingdom

A

1325-1448

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58
Q

Madurai sultanate

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1335-1378

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59
Q

Vijayanagara empire

A

1336-1565

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60
Q

Bengal sultanate

A

1352-1576

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61
Q

Bahmani Sultanate

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1347-1527

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62
Q

Gajapati empire of Kalinga

A

1431-1541

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63
Q

First battle of Panipat

A

1526

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64
Q

Second battle of Panipat

A

1556

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65
Q

Battle of Talikota, sack of Vijayanagara

A

1565

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66
Q

Banda Singh Bahadur defeated by Farrukhsiyar

A

1715

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67
Q

Banda Singh Bahadur executed

A

1716

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68
Q

Bhai Mani Singh ends rift between Bandai and Tat Khalsa

A

1721

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69
Q

Madhavrao Scindia passes away, Raghunathrao murders nephew Narayanrao to become Peshwa

A

1775

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70
Q

Treaty of Surat between English and Raghunathrao

A

1775

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71
Q

Treaty of Purandhar as a revision to Surat

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1776

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72
Q

Nana Phadnavis violates treaty with Calcutta Council

A

1777

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73
Q

Treaty of Wadgaon between England and Marathas

A

1779

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74
Q

Ranjit Singh born

A

1780

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75
Q

Treaty of Salbai between English and Marathas

A

1782

76
Q

Dal Khalsa formed under Kapur Singh Faizullapuria

A

1784

77
Q

Peshwa Madhavrao Narayan commits suicide

A

1795

78
Q

Ranjit Singh appointed governor of Lahore

A

1799

79
Q

Nana Phadnavis dies
Mir Fath dies, lords of Sindh rule over fractured kingdom
Amir orders British agent to quit Sindh within 10 days

A

1800

80
Q

Treaty of Bassein, Bajirao II rushed to British for protection. Bitch treaty of Bassein.

A

1802

81
Q

Treaty of Devgaon (defeat of Bhonsle)

A

1803

82
Q

Treaty of Surajiajangaon (defeat of Sindhia)

A

1803

83
Q

Ranjit Singh acquires Jammu and Kashmir

A

1805

84
Q

Treaty of Rajpurghat (defeat of Holkar)

A

1806

85
Q

Alliance of Tilsit with Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon Bonaparte
Metcalfe sent to Lahore
Elphinstone sent to Kabul
Malcolm sent to Tehran
Smith sent to Sindh

A

1807

86
Q

Treaty of Amritsar signed between Ranjit Singh and the British

A

1809

87
Q

Bajirao II rallies Maratha chiefs to fight English

A

1817

88
Q

Treaty of Poona with Peshwa and English

A

1817

89
Q

Ranjit Singh captures Multan

A

1818

90
Q

Treaty of Mandasor with Holkar and English

A

1818

91
Q

Maratha confederacy dissolved

A

1818

92
Q

Kahmir conquered by Ranjit Singh

A

1819

93
Q

Renewal of treaty between Amirs and English

A

1820

94
Q

Bentinck sends Colonel Pottinger to Sindh to sign a treaty with Amirs

A

1832

95
Q

Peshawar captured by Ranjit Singh

A

1834

96
Q

Lord Auckland becomes governor general of India

A

1836

97
Q

Tripartite treaty signed by EIC, Ranjit Singh, Amirs of Sindh
Amirs, scared of Ranjit Singh, sign a treaty with Britishers. Sindh becomes a protectorate.

A

1838

98
Q

Ranjit Singh dies

A

1839

99
Q

Kharak Singh dies, Nav Nihal Singh dies
Sindh accepts subsidiary alliance

A

1839

100
Q

Sher Singh, son of Ranjit Singh dies
Sindh capitulates to Ellenborough

A

1843

101
Q

Hira Singh Dogra murdered as Wazir of Duleep Singh

A

1844

102
Q

Rani Jindan’s brother Jawahar Singh murdered as Wazir

A

1845

103
Q

Sikh army crosses Satluj, first Anglo-Sikh War begins

A

1845

104
Q

Sikhs defeated at Mudki, Ferozeshah, Buddelwal, Aliwal, Sobraon

A

1845

105
Q

Lahore falls to England

A

1846

106
Q

Treaty of Lahore

A

1846

107
Q

Treaty of Bhairowal as a revision to Treaty of Lahore

A

1846

108
Q

Battle of Chillhanwala

A

1849

109
Q

Battle of Gujarat on the banks of Jhelum

A

1849

110
Q

Sikh army and Sher Singh surrender to English

A

1849

111
Q

Punjab placed under chief commissioner, 3 member board abolished

A

1853

112
Q

Ramosi peasant force organized by Vasudev Balwant Phadke

A

1879

113
Q

INC formed

A

1885

114
Q

Indian Councils Act criticised by nationalists

A

1892

115
Q

Italian army beaten by Ethiopians

A

1896

116
Q

Tilak and several leaders arrested because his writings supposedly inspired Chapekar brothers to kill Plague commissioner Rand in Pune

A

1897

117
Q

Repressive laws nunder IPC section 124A amplified under IPC section 156A
Gandhi leaves for South Africa

A

1898

118
Q

Indian members in Calcutta corporation reduced
Boer war starts
Savarkar starts Mitra Mela

A

1899

119
Q

Promotha Mitter forms Anushilan Samiti
Boer war ends, British face reverses

A

1902

120
Q

Partition of Bengal announced in December

A

1903

121
Q

Official secrets act curbs freedom of the press
Indian universities act ensured greater control over universities which it described as factories producing political revolutionaries
Merger of Abhinav Bharat and Mitra Mela
Phoenix farm setup

A

1904

122
Q

Bengal partitioned
Japan defeats Russia in war
Indian Home rule society started by Shyamji Krishna Verma

A

1905

123
Q

INC Calcutta session, 3 resolutions passed
Simla deputation led by Agha Khan meets Minto
Yugantar starts, Barisal conference
Satyagraha against registration certificates in South Africa

A

1906

124
Q

Surat split
Yugantar group tries abortive attempt on Sir Fuller
Ban on political meetings in Punjab
Deportation of Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh

A

1907

125
Q

Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose throw bombs at a carriage supposedly carrying Kingsford, but instead two white women were present in it
Barrah dacoity

A

1908

126
Q

Tilak imprisoned, sent to Rangoon
Public prosecutor killed in Calcutta
Collector of Nasik murdered by AL Kanhere
Curzon Wyllie assassinated

A

1909

127
Q

Savarkar transported for life to Kalapani
Tolstoy farm founded

A

1910

128
Q

Partition annulled
Hardinge organises visit of George V
Aurobindo retires

A

1911

129
Q

Rashbehari Bose tries to kill Hardinge, Delhi conspiracy case
Calcutta session of Muslim League, decide to cooperate with other organizations

A

1912

130
Q

Rashbehari Bose met Bagha Jatin for Zimmerman idea
Ghadr established

A

1913

131
Q

Tilak released from Jail
Komagata Maru
Zimmerman Plan

A

1914

132
Q

February 21 fixed as date of armed revolt by Ghadr leaders in Ferozepur, Lahore, Rawalpindi
Defence of India rules notified to deal with Ghadrites
Berlin committee for Indian Independence setup
Singapore mutiny by Punjabi Muslim 5th light infantry & 36th Sikh batallion
Rashbehari Bose escapes to Japan
Political dacoities in Punjab
Gandhi returns to India

A

1915

133
Q

April, Tilak sets up Home Rule League
September, Besant sets up Home Rule League
Lucknow reunion of moderates and extremists
Lucknow pact between INC and Muslim League

A

1916

134
Q

June 1917 Annie Besant and associates Wadia and Arundale were arrested
Montague August declaration on August 20, 1917- Statement of gradual self-government, responsible government by British
September 1917, Annie Besant released
November 7, Bolshevik revolution in Russia
Champaran Civil Disobedience Movement

A

1917

135
Q

Ahmedabad Hunger strike
Kheda Satyagraha
July 1918 Montford reforms announced
September 1918 Tilak goes abroad to London against Chirol’s libel case

A

1918

136
Q

Rowlatt Act
Government of India Act 1919
April 13, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Tagore returns knighthood
Gandhi returns Kaiser-i-Hind

A

1919

137
Q

Gandhi accepts presidentship of All India Home Rule League
Khilafat/Non-Cooperation Movement begins

A

August 1, 1920

138
Q

Moplah revolt

A

1921

139
Q

Chauri Chaura incident
NCM called off

A

February 4, 1922

140
Q

Gandhi arrested for articles in Young India

A

March 1922

141
Q

Gaya session of INC
Motilal Nehru leaves INC
Swaraj party formed

A

1922

142
Q

HRA set up

A

1923

143
Q

Gandhi released on health grounds
Gandhi presides over INC Belgaum session
Swarajists form governments

A

1924

144
Q

Kakori conspiracy
Birkenhead’s challenge

A

August 9, 1925

145
Q

Simon commission
Saunders murdered

A

1927

146
Q

Public safety bill stopped from passage
Nehru report
Jinnah’s 14 points

A

1928

147
Q

Bhagat Singh throws bombs in Lahore assembly

A

April 8, 1929

148
Q

Irwin’s declaration promising dominion status without timeline

A

October 31, 1929

149
Q

Gandhi issues Delhi manifesto

A

November 2, 1929

150
Q

Lahore INC session with Nehru as president
Poorna swaraj resolution adopted

A

December 1929

151
Q

Independence day observed at the banks of the Ravi
Gandhi presents 11 demands to Irwin
No response, CDM ground set

A

Jan 26, 1930

152
Q

Dandi march (began in March)

A

March 1930

153
Q

Chittagong armoury raid by Surya Sen

A

April 18, 1930

154
Q

Gandhi arrested
Sub-satyagrahas begin

A

May 5, 1930

155
Q

1st RTC

A

November 1930

156
Q

Gandhi released from jail unconditionally

A

January 26, 1931

157
Q

CS Azad dies in encounter

A

February 1931

158
Q

Bhagat Singh hanged

A

March 23, 1931

159
Q

Karachi session of INC
Resolution on rights
National economic policy
CDM paused

A

March 26-31, 1931

160
Q

2nd RTC
Gandhi goes to London
Ghaffar Khan, Nehru in jail

A

September 7, 1931-December 1, 1931

161
Q

INC declared illegal
CDM resumed

A

1932

162
Q

Gandhi arrested

A

January 4,1932

163
Q

Ramsay MacDonald announces communal award
Reservations for Marathas, not women

A

August 16, 1932

164
Q

Poona pact at Yerawada jail

A

September 24, 1932

165
Q

3rd RTC

A

November 1932

166
Q

White paper on constitutional reforms

A

1933

167
Q

CDM called off
INC sets up Parliamentary board to contest elections

A

1934

168
Q

INC session at Faizpur, INC decides to contest elections

A

1936

169
Q

INC forms government under Government of India Act 1935, federal part did not come into play

A

1937

170
Q

Pirpur committee by Muslim League
Haripura session with Bose as President

A

1938

171
Q

Bose wins Tripuri presidency, Gandhi sad
Bose resigns, Rajendra Prasad is President
WW2 begins
October, Linlithgow’s statement
CWC meeting, ministers decide to resign

A

1939

172
Q

Linlithgow’s dominion status statement (August offer)
Ramgarh session of INC
Lahore session of Muslim League

A

1940

173
Q

Subhash Bose escapes house arrest and India
Delhi Chalo/Individual satyagraha

A

1941

174
Q

Viceroy’s executive council is expanded

A

July 1941

175
Q

INC leaders released

A

December 1941

176
Q

Cripps Mission (Postdated cheque)

A

March 1942

177
Q

Wardha CWC meeting caused by Cripps’ failure

A

1942

178
Q

Quit India resolution at Bombay

A

Aug 8, 1942

179
Q

Top INC brass imprisoned
Aruna Asaf Ali hoists flag
Parallel governments formed

A

August 9, 1942

180
Q

Gandhi fasts to protest against Linlithgow
March 23, 1943, Lahore resolution passed by Muslim League, Pakistan day observed
Bose takes over INA in July
Famine in Bengal

A

1943

181
Q

Rajagopalachari formula

A

1944

182
Q

Desai-Liaquat pact

A

January 1945

183
Q

Wavell Plan, Shimla conference

A

1945

184
Q

Bose dies in a plane crash in Taiwan

A

August 18, 1945

185
Q

Elections to central and provincial assemblies

A

1945

186
Q

Cabinet Mission Plan aka Dickie Bird Plan
December 6, constituent assembly was formed by provisions of cabinet mission plan and indirect elections

A

1946

187
Q

Mountbatten
Independence with partition

A

1947