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Qutb ud-Din Aibak establishes slave dynasty (Mamluk) later to be known as Delhi Sultanate, beginning 320 years rule over India (1206–1526). 1206. Raja Prithu defeats Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji, destroying his army of 12,000 with only about 100 survivors. [32][33] 1210.
The mature Indus civilisation flourished from about 2600 to 1900 BCE, marking the beginning of urban civilisation on the Indian subcontinent. It included cities such as Harappa, Ganweriwal, and Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan, and Dholavira, Kalibangan, Rakhigarhi, and Lothal in modern-day India.
The history of independent India or history of Republic of India began when the country became an independent sovereign state within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947. Direct administration by the British, which began in 1858, affected a political and economic unification of the subcontinent. When British rule came to an end in 1947 ...
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [4][5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 miles (64 km ...
Both sides claim victory in India. Battle of Dewair (1606) (1606) Kingdom of Mewar. Mughal Empire. Rajput victory. Amar Singh I led a hard-fought battle to defend his territory, and personally killed the Mughal commander Sultan Khan. Asaf Khan retreated from the battlefield. Battle of Swally.
Construction, civil engineering and architecture. The Great Stupa at Sanchi (4th–1st century BCE). The dome shaped stupa was used in India as a commemorative monument associated with storing sacred relics. Hanuman and Ravana in Tolu Bommalata, the shadow puppet tradition of Andhra Pradesh, India.
(The Times of India) 13 February – 2009 Orissa train derailment: A passenger train derails in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, killing at least 15 people and injuring 150 others. [2] 23 February – India approves a £1.7-billion plan to launch its first astronauts into outer space by 2015. [3]
21 April – 1997 Raghopur Massacre took place in Bihar. 22 May – The 5.8 M w Jabalpur earthquake shook central India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 38–56 and injuring 1,000–1,500. 7 June - Brihadeeswarar temple fire at Tamil Nadu. June - Jagmohan Dalmiya elected as the president of International Cricket Council.