Mughal Dynasty
The Mughal emperors claimed their direct descent
from both TIMUR and GENGHIS KHAN through his son CHAGATAI
KHAN (Asked in CMAT-2016)
MUGHAL EMPIRE
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Babur
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1526-1530
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Humayun
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1530-1556
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Akbar
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1556-1605
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Jahangir
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1605-1627
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Shahyar
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1627-1628
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Shah
Jahan
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1628-1658
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Aurangzeb
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1658-1707
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Muhammad
Azam Shah
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1707-1707
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Bahadur
Shah I
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1707-1712
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Jahandar
Shah
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1712-1713
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Farrukhsiyar
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1713-1719
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Rafi
ud-Darajat
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1719-1719
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Shah
Jahan II
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1719-1719
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Muhammad
Shah
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1719-1748
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Ahmad
Shah Bahadur
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1748-1754
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Alamgir
II
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1754-1759
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Shah
Alam II
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1759-1806
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Akbar
II
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1806-1837
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Bahadur
Shah II
(
Also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar)
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1837-1857
(He took part in the 1857
Indian Revolution and was sent to Rangoon Prison and died there)
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Maratha Empire
The Maratha Empire was started by Shivaji Raji
Bhonsale (Chhatrapati Shivaji) which existed from 1674 to 1818 and ruled over a
large area of Indian sub continent.
MARATHA EMPIRE
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Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj
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1627-1680
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Sambhaji
(Eldest son of Shivaji )
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1657-1689
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Rajaram
(Younger brother of Sambhaji)
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1670-1700
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Shivaji
II ( Shivaji II was a kid and the
main rule was done by his mother Queen Tarabai )
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1700-1707
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Shahu
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1707-1749
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Rajaram
II of Satara
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1749-1777
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PESHWA
(The Peshwas from
the time of Shahu became the de facto rulers of the Maratha Empire and played
an important role in expansion of Maratha Rule)
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Moropant
Pingle (He was the first Peshwa during the time of Shivaji)
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1674-1689
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Balaji
Vishwanath (He was appointed by Shahu and during
this time the government rule came to hands of Peshwas)
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1712-1719
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Bajirao
I (Bajirao Balaji Bhallal)
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1719-1740
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Balaji
Baji Rao (Nanasaheb)
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1740-1761
(During
this period “Battle of Plassey” took place on 23rd June, 1757
leading to rule of East India Company in India)
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Madhavrao
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1761-1772
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Narayan
Rao (Killed by his own Uncle Raghunath Rao)
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1772-1773
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Raghunath
Rao
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1773-1774
(In this time in 1773 Warren
Hastings is appointed as first Governor General of India)
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Sawai
Madhavrao
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1774-1795
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Baji
Rao II
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1795-1818
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Mauryan Dynasty
Chandragupta Maurya (Student of Chanakya, Married
to daughter of Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator)
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345-298 BC
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Bindusara
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320-272 BC
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Ashoka (Participated in Kalinga War,
Edicted Stupas and Pillars )
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304-232 BC
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Dasharatha
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252-224 BC
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Samprati
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224-215 BC
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Shalishuka
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215-202 BC
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Devavarman
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202-195 BC
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Shatadhanvan
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195-187 BC
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Brihadratha
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185-187 BC
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Lodhi Dynasty
Bahlul
Khan Lodhi
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1451-1489
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Sikandar
Lodhi
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1489-1517
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Ibrahim
Lodhi (Defeated by Babur in First Battle of Panipat in 1526)
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1517-1526
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Slave Dynasty
Qutub
ud-Din Aibak (Founder and Slave of Muhammad Ghori)
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1206-1210
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Aram
Shah
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1210-1211
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Shams
ud-Din Iltutmish
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1211-1236
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Razia
Sultan
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1236-1240
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Muiz
ud-Din Bahram
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1240-1242
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Alauddin
Masud
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1242-1246
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Nasiruddin
Mahmud
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1246-1266
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Ghiyasuddin
Balban (Most powerful ruler of Slave Dynasty)
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1266-1286
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Muiz
ud-Din Qaiqabad
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1286-1290
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Modern Indian History (1857-1950)
10th May, 1857
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·
Indian Rebellion of 1857
·
First three university of India : Mumbai
University, Madras University and Calcutta University are established
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1867
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‘Prarthana
Samaj’ is established (Earlier known as ‘Atmiya
Sabha’)
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2nd Oct, 1869
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Mahatma
Gandhi is born (Death : 30th Jan, 1948)
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1875
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‘Arya Samaj’ is established
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Deccan Riots
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28th Dec, 1885
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Indian
National Congress is established
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1899
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‘Mithra
Mela’ Established by Veer Sawarkar
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16th Oct, 1905
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Partition
of Bengal
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30th Dec, 1906
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Muslim
League formed in Dhaka
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1909
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Morley
– Minto Reforms
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1911
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Cancellation
of Partition of Bengal
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12th Dec, 1911
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Capital
is shifted to Delhi from Calcutta by the British
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1913
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Gadar Party is formed
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Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature (First Nobel Prize winner in India)
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1915
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Gadar
Conspiracy
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1917
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Champaran
and Kheda Satyagraha
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1919
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
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Rowlatt Act is passed
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1920
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Non
– Co-operation Movement
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5th Feb, 1922
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Chauri
Chaura Incident
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9th Aug, 1925
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Kakori
Conspiracy
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5th Nov, 1927
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Simon
Commission (Lala Lajpat Rai died during this
incident on 17th Nov, 1928)
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1928
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Bardoli
Satyagraha
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1929
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Purna
Swaraj Resolution
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March, 1931
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Gandhi
– Irwin Pact
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23rd Mar, 1931
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Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru martyred
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24th Sept, 1932
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Poona
Pact
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Aug, 1935
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Govt.
of India Act
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1939
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All
India Forward Bloc established by Subhash Chandra Bose
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23rd Mar, 1940
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Lahore
Resolution
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1942
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Quit
India Movement
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August, 1942
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Indian
National Army established by Subhash Chandra Bose
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1944
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Subhash
Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as “Father of Nation”
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February, 1946
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Royal
Indian Navy Mutiny
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July, 1947
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Indian
Independence Act 1947 by British Raj
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August, 1947
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India
becomes independent on 15th August, 1947
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30th Jan, 1948
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Mahatma
Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse
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1948
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First
Indo – Pak War
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26th Jan, 1950
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India
became Republic
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SOME OF THE
MAJOR EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED AFTER 1950 ARE ADDED BELOW
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1955
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Nationalisation
of Indian Insurance sector. Establishment of LIC.
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1962
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Indo-China
War.
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27 May, 1964
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Death
of Jawaharlal Nehru
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1965
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Second
Indo – Pak War
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1966
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Indira
Gandhi becomes first Lady Prime Minister of India
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1971
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Third
Indo – Pak War (Leads to creation
of Bangladesh)
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1974
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India
explodes first nuclear device in underground test
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1975
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Emergency
Declared by Indira Gandhi
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1984
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·
Operation Blue Star (Terrorists
attack on Golden Temple in Amritsar)
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Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her own
bodyguards
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12th April, 1988
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SEBI
was established.
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1991
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Rajiv
Gandhi assassinated by LTTE
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1992
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Baabri
Masjid is demolished in Ayodhya
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July, 1995
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West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu made the first call from
Kolkata to inaugurate the cellular services in India
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May, 1999
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Kargil War
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July, 2007
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Pratibha Patil declared as First Female President of India
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Oct, 2008
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India successfully launched Chandrayaan – I
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26th Nov, 2008
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Mumbai Taj attacks by terrorists.
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April, 2011
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India wins International Cricket World Cup ‘2011 under MS Dhoni
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5th Nov, 2013
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Mars Orbiter Mission successfully launched by ISRO
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