CHRONOLOGY Flashcards
1
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Agricultural Communities in Baluchistan
A
3000 BCE
2
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Harappa Culture
A
2500-1500 BCE
3
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Composition of hymns of the Rig Veda
A
1500-900 BCE
4
Q
Mahabharata War
A
900 BCE
5
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Later Vedas, Brahmanas, Upanishads
A
900-500 BCE
6
Q
Gautam Buddha
A
566-486 BCE
7
Q
Bimbisara king of Magadha
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546-494 BCE
8
Q
Ajatashatru king of Magadha
A
494-462 BCE
9
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Mahapadma Nanda, king of Magadha
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362-334 BCE
10
Q
Invasion of Alexander of Macedon
A
327-325 BCE
11
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Chandragupta Maurya
A
322-298 BCE
12
Q
Bindusara
A
298-273 BCE
13
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Ashoka
A
269-232 BCE
14
Q
Greek kingdoms in North West India
A
190 BCE
15
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End of Mauryan dynasty
A
183 BCE
16
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Pushyamitra Shunga
A
183-147 BCE
17
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Shakas invade Northwest India
A
90 BCE
18
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End of Shunga dynasty
A
71 BCE
19
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Satavahana dynasty in Deccan
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50 BCE-250 CE
20
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Kanishka (Kushana)
A
78 CE- 101 CE
21
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Shaka satraps in Ujjayini
A
130-388 CE
22
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Chandra Gupta I
A
320-335 CE
23
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Samudra Gupta
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335-376 CE
24
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Chandra Gupta II
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376-415 CE
25
Kumara Gupta I
415-454 CE
26
First Huna invasion, Takshila destroyed around this century
454
27
Skanda Gupta
454-467
28
Second Huna invasion
495
29
End of imperial Guptas
540
30
1st Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (West Deccan)
550-757
31
Harsha king of Kanyakubja
606-647
32
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi (Andhra Pradesh)
630-970
33
Arabs occupy Sindh
712
34
Yashovarman of Kanyakubja
730
35
Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (Western and central deccan)
757-973
36
Palas of Bengal and Bihar
760-1142
37
Pratiharas of Kanyakubja
800-1019
38
Cholas of Tanjore
850-1267
39
Chandelas of Bundelkhand
916-1203
40
Kalachuris of Tripuri (Madhya Pradesh)
950-1195
41
Cahamanas of Ajmer
973-1192
42
Second Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani (West and Central Deccan)
973-1189
43
Chalukyas of Gujarat
974-1238
44
Paramaras of Dhara (Malwa)
974-1060
45
Mahmud Ghazni defeats Jayapala
1001
46
Somnath sacked by Ghazni
1025
47
Gahadavalas of Varanasi and Kanyakubja
1090-1193
48
Hoysalas of Dorasamudra (Central and Southern Deccan)
1110-1327
49
Senas of Bengal
1118-1199
50
Nalanda destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khilji
1190s
51
Yadavas of Devagiri
1190-1294
52
2nd Battle of Tarain
1192
53
Kakatiyas of Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
1197-1323
54
Delhi sultanate
1206-1526
55
Pandyas of Madurai (Madras state)
1216-1327
56
Ahom kingdom
1228-1826
57
Reddy kingdom
1325-1448
58
Madurai sultanate
1335-1378
59
Vijayanagara empire
1336-1565
60
Bengal sultanate
1352-1576
61
Bahmani Sultanate
1347-1527
62
Gajapati empire of Kalinga
1431-1541
63
First battle of Panipat
1526
64
Second battle of Panipat
1556
65
Battle of Talikota, sack of Vijayanagara
1565
66
Banda Singh Bahadur defeated by Farrukhsiyar
1715
67
Banda Singh Bahadur executed
1716
68
Bhai Mani Singh ends rift between Bandai and Tat Khalsa
1721
69
Madhavrao Scindia passes away, Raghunathrao murders nephew Narayanrao to become Peshwa
1775
70
Treaty of Surat between English and Raghunathrao
1775
71
Treaty of Purandhar as a revision to Surat
1776
72
Nana Phadnavis violates treaty with Calcutta Council
1777
73
Treaty of Wadgaon between England and Marathas
1779
74
Ranjit Singh born
1780
75
Treaty of Salbai between English and Marathas
1782
76
Dal Khalsa formed under Kapur Singh Faizullapuria
1784
77
Peshwa Madhavrao Narayan commits suicide
1795
78
Ranjit Singh appointed governor of Lahore
1799
79
Nana Phadnavis dies
Mir Fath dies, lords of Sindh rule over fractured kingdom
Amir orders British agent to quit Sindh within 10 days
1800
80
Treaty of Bassein, Bajirao II rushed to British for protection. Bitch treaty of Bassein.
1802
81
Treaty of Devgaon (defeat of Bhonsle)
1803
82
Treaty of Surajiajangaon (defeat of Sindhia)
1803
83
Ranjit Singh acquires Jammu and Kashmir
1805
84
Treaty of Rajpurghat (defeat of Holkar)
1806
85
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
1807
86
Treaty of Amritsar signed between Ranjit Singh and the British
1809
87
Bajirao II rallies Maratha chiefs to fight English
1817
88
Treaty of Poona with Peshwa and English
1817
89
Ranjit Singh captures Multan
1818
90
Treaty of Mandasor with Holkar and English
1818
91
Maratha confederacy dissolved
1818
92
Kahmir conquered by Ranjit Singh
1819
93
Renewal of treaty between Amirs and English
1820
94
Bentinck sends Colonel Pottinger to Sindh to sign a treaty with Amirs
1832
95
Peshawar captured by Ranjit Singh
1834
96
Lord Auckland becomes governor general of India
1836
97
Tripartite treaty signed by EIC, Ranjit Singh, Amirs of Sindh
Amirs, scared of Ranjit Singh, sign a treaty with Britishers. Sindh becomes a protectorate.
1838
98
Ranjit Singh dies
1839
99
Kharak Singh dies, Nav Nihal Singh dies
Sindh accepts subsidiary alliance
1839
100
Sher Singh, son of Ranjit Singh dies
Sindh capitulates to Ellenborough
1843
101
Hira Singh Dogra murdered as Wazir of Duleep Singh
1844
102
Rani Jindan’s brother Jawahar Singh murdered as Wazir
1845
103
Sikh army crosses Satluj, first Anglo-Sikh War begins
1845
104
Sikhs defeated at Mudki, Ferozeshah, Buddelwal, Aliwal, Sobraon
1845
105
Lahore falls to England
1846
106
Treaty of Lahore
1846
107
Treaty of Bhairowal as a revision to Treaty of Lahore
1846
108
Battle of Chillhanwala
1849
109
Battle of Gujarat on the banks of Jhelum
1849
110
Sikh army and Sher Singh surrender to English
1849
111
Punjab placed under chief commissioner, 3 member board abolished
1853
112
Ramosi peasant force organized by Vasudev Balwant Phadke
1879
113
INC formed
1885
114
Indian Councils Act criticised by nationalists
1892
115
Italian army beaten by Ethiopians
1896
116
Tilak and several leaders arrested because his writings supposedly inspired Chapekar brothers to kill Plague commissioner Rand in Pune
1897
117
Repressive laws nunder IPC section 124A amplified under IPC section 156A
Gandhi leaves for South Africa
1898
118
Indian members in Calcutta corporation reduced
Boer war starts
Savarkar starts Mitra Mela
1899
119
Promotha Mitter forms Anushilan Samiti
Boer war ends, British face reverses
1902
120
Partition of Bengal announced in December
1903
121
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
1904
122
Bengal partitioned
Japan defeats Russia in war
Indian Home rule society started by Shyamji Krishna Verma
1905
123
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
1906
124
Surat split
Yugantar group tries abortive attempt on Sir Fuller
Ban on political meetings in Punjab
Deportation of Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh
1907
125
Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose throw bombs at a carriage supposedly carrying Kingsford, but instead two white women were present in it
Barrah dacoity
1908
126
Tilak imprisoned, sent to Rangoon
Public prosecutor killed in Calcutta
Collector of Nasik murdered by AL Kanhere
Curzon Wyllie assassinated
1909
127
Savarkar transported for life to Kalapani
Tolstoy farm founded
1910
128
Partition annulled
Hardinge organises visit of George V
Aurobindo retires
1911
129
Rashbehari Bose tries to kill Hardinge, Delhi conspiracy case
Calcutta session of Muslim League, decide to cooperate with other organizations
1912
130
Rashbehari Bose met Bagha Jatin for Zimmerman idea
Ghadr established
1913
131
Tilak released from Jail
Komagata Maru
Zimmerman Plan
1914
132
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
1915
133
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
1916
134
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
1917
135
Ahmedabad Hunger strike
Kheda Satyagraha
July 1918 Montford reforms announced
September 1918 Tilak goes abroad to London against Chirol’s libel case
1918
136
Rowlatt Act
Government of India Act 1919
April 13, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Tagore returns knighthood
Gandhi returns Kaiser-i-Hind
1919
137
Gandhi accepts presidentship of All India Home Rule League
Khilafat/Non-Cooperation Movement begins
August 1, 1920
138
Moplah revolt
1921
139
Chauri Chaura incident
NCM called off
February 4, 1922
140
Gandhi arrested for articles in Young India
March 1922
141
Gaya session of INC
Motilal Nehru leaves INC
Swaraj party formed
1922
142
HRA set up
1923
143
Gandhi released on health grounds
Gandhi presides over INC Belgaum session
Swarajists form governments
1924
144
Kakori conspiracy
Birkenhead’s challenge
August 9, 1925
145
Simon commission
Saunders murdered
1927
146
Public safety bill stopped from passage
Nehru report
Jinnah’s 14 points
1928
147
Bhagat Singh throws bombs in Lahore assembly
April 8, 1929
148
Irwin’s declaration promising dominion status without timeline
October 31, 1929
149
Gandhi issues Delhi manifesto
November 2, 1929
150
Lahore INC session with Nehru as president
Poorna swaraj resolution adopted
December 1929
151
Independence day observed at the banks of the Ravi
Gandhi presents 11 demands to Irwin
No response, CDM ground set
Jan 26, 1930
152
Dandi march (began in March)
March 1930
153
Chittagong armoury raid by Surya Sen
April 18, 1930
154
Gandhi arrested
Sub-satyagrahas begin
May 5, 1930
155
1st RTC
November 1930
156
Gandhi released from jail unconditionally
January 26, 1931
157
CS Azad dies in encounter
February 1931
158
Bhagat Singh hanged
March 23, 1931
159
Karachi session of INC
Resolution on rights
National economic policy
CDM paused
March 26-31, 1931
160
2nd RTC
Gandhi goes to London
Ghaffar Khan, Nehru in jail
September 7, 1931-December 1, 1931
161
INC declared illegal
CDM resumed
1932
162
Gandhi arrested
January 4,1932
163
Ramsay MacDonald announces communal award
Reservations for Marathas, not women
August 16, 1932
164
Poona pact at Yerawada jail
September 24, 1932
165
3rd RTC
November 1932
166
White paper on constitutional reforms
1933
167
CDM called off
INC sets up Parliamentary board to contest elections
1934
168
INC session at Faizpur, INC decides to contest elections
1936
169
INC forms government under Government of India Act 1935, federal part did not come into play
1937
170
Pirpur committee by Muslim League
Haripura session with Bose as President
1938
171
Bose wins Tripuri presidency, Gandhi sad
Bose resigns, Rajendra Prasad is President
WW2 begins
October, Linlithgow’s statement
CWC meeting, ministers decide to resign
1939
172
Linlithgow’s dominion status statement (August offer)
Ramgarh session of INC
Lahore session of Muslim League
1940
173
Subhash Bose escapes house arrest and India
Delhi Chalo/Individual satyagraha
1941
174
Viceroy’s executive council is expanded
July 1941
175
INC leaders released
December 1941
176
Cripps Mission (Postdated cheque)
March 1942
177
Wardha CWC meeting caused by Cripps’ failure
1942
178
Quit India resolution at Bombay
Aug 8, 1942
179
Top INC brass imprisoned
Aruna Asaf Ali hoists flag
Parallel governments formed
August 9, 1942
180
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
1943
181
Rajagopalachari formula
1944
182
Desai-Liaquat pact
January 1945
183
Wavell Plan, Shimla conference
1945
184
Bose dies in a plane crash in Taiwan
August 18, 1945
185
Elections to central and provincial assemblies
1945
186
Cabinet Mission Plan aka Dickie Bird Plan
December 6, constituent assembly was formed by provisions of cabinet mission plan and indirect elections
1946
187
Mountbatten
Independence with partition
1947
