Timeline History

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Early Paleolithic Age (Sohan)  500k to 50k BC

Middle Paleolithic Age (Flake)  50k to 40k BC


Upper Paleolithic Age (Flint)  40k to 10k BC

Mesolithic Age  10k to 8k BC

Neolithic Age  8k to 2k BC

Chalcolithic Age  4k to 2k BC

Harappan Civilization  2500 to 1500 BC

Early Vedic Age  1500 to 1000 BC


Later Vedic  1000 to 600BC

Mahajanpadas  600 to 400 BC

Magadha Empire (H,S,N,M)  680 to 320 BC

Mauryan Empire  320 to 185 BC


Post Maurya (S,S,K,S,P,K)  185 BC to 300 AD

Sangama Age (C,C,P)  300 BC to 300 AD

Gupta Era  320 to 600 AD


Post Gupta (R,P,C,P)  600 to 750 AD

Tripartite Struggle (G-P,P,R)  8th Century

Chola Dynasty  850 to 1200 AD

Delhi sultanate  1206 to 1556

Vijayanaga Empire (S,S,T,A)  1336 to 1646

Bahmanis Kingdom  1347 to 1518

Mughal Empire  1526 to 1857

Marathas  1674 to 1818

1857  Sepoy Mutiny

1858  GOI Act (Crown Rule started)

1875  * Arya Samaj (Dayanand Saraswati)


 Mohammaden Anglo Oriental College (later- AMU)
 Theosophical Society, USA (Annie Basant in Madras)

1885  * Formation of INC, Bombay (by A.O. Hume)


 1st Session of INC, Bombay – W.C. Banerjee
1886  2nd Session of INC, Calcutta – Dadabhai Naoroji

1887  3rd Session of INC, Madras – Badruddin Tyabji (1st Muslim)


1888  Allahabad Session of INC – George Yule (1st British)

1896  Calcutta Session of INC – Vande Mataram (1st Time)

1901  Calcutta Session of INC – Gandhi (1st Appearance)

1905  * Partition of Bengal


 Swadeshi or Boycott Movement started by INC
 Banaras Session of INC – G.K. Gokhale

1906  * Formation of Muslim League, Dhaka (by Khwaja Salimullah)


 Calcutta Session of INC – Dadabhai Naoroji
(4 Resolution: Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott & National Education)

1907  * Madam Bhikaji hosted Indian Flag in Germany


 Surat Session of INC – R.B. Ghosh (INC splits)

1908  Alipur Bomb Conspiracy (Khudiram Bose, A. Ghosh, Prafulla, Kanailal)

1909  Morley – Minto Reform, GOI Act 1909 (Separate Electorate for Muslims)

1911  Calcutta Session of INC – Jana Gana Mana (1st Time)

1913  Formation of Ghadar Party, USA (by Lala Hardayal, Barkatullah)

1914  * Kamagatu Maru Incident (sailed to canada)


 1st World war started

1915  * Gandhi Ji Back to India (9 Jan – Pravasiya Bhartiya Diwas)


 Berlin Committee (by Virendranath Chattopadhyay)
 Defence of India Act (by viceroy Hardinge)

1916  * Home Rule League (to get Dominion status by B.G. Tilak & Annie Basant)
 Lucknow Session of INC – A.C. Majumdar (Reunion of INC)

1917  * Champaran Satyagrah (against Tinkathiya system by Gandhi ji)


 Montagu or August Declaration (to increase Indians in Administration)
 Calcutta Session of INC – Annie Basant (1st Woman)

1918  * Kheda Satyagrah (Main leader: Sardar Patel)


 Ahmedabad Mill Strike (by Anusuiya Sarabhai)

1919  * Montagu – Chelmsford Reform, GOI Act 1919


(Separate Electorate Extended, Dyarchy and Bicameral Legislature Introduced)
 Rowlatt Satyagrah (against Direct Jail in Rowlatt Act)
 Started Khilafat Movement
 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Protest against Rowlatt Act)

1920  * Non Cooperation Movement


 Formation of CPI at Uzbekistan (by M.N. Roy)
 All India Trade Union Congress (by N.M. Joshi, Lala Lajpat Rai)
1922  Chauri Chaura Incident (Non Cooperation Movement suspended)

1923  Formation of Swaraj Party (by Chittaranjan Das & Motilal Nehru)

1924  * Belgaon Session of INC – Mahatma Gandhi


 Formation of Hindustan Republican Association, Kanpur
(by Ramprasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Sachin Sayal)

1925  * Kanpur Session of INC – Sarojini Naidu (1st Indian Woman)


 Formation of CPI at Kanpur (by M.N. Roy)

1927  * Mahad Satyagrah (by B.R. Ambedkar)


 Formation of Simon Commission

1928  * Simon Commission arrived India (All 7 white)


 Motilal Nehru Report
 Formation of Hindustan Republican Association, Firozshah Kotla
(by Chandra Shekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev)
 Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru killed Saunders

1929  * Lahore Session of INC – Jawaharlal Nehru (Goal: Poorna Swaraj)


 Delhi Proposal (by Muslim League)
 14 Points by Jinnah (response to Nehru Report)
 Delhi Manifesto by Congress
 Hoisted Flag on Bank of Ravi (31st Dec)
 Boycott of 1st Round Table Conference (Note: B.R. Ambedkar attended all 3 RTC)

 Bhagat Singh & Batukeshwar Dutt bombed Legislative Assembly

1930  * Started Civil Disobedience Movement on 12 March 1930 to 4 April 1930,


Dandi March from Sabarmati to Dandi (240 miles) to break salt law
(total 78 delegates) and Gandhi ji Jail (4 May 1930)
 Independence Day celebrated on 26 Jan 1930
 Chittagong Armory raid by Surya Sen at Bengal

1931  * Karachi Session of INC – Sardar Patel (2 Resolution: FR & Economic Policies)
 Suspended Civil Disobedience Movement (Gandhi – Irwin Pact or Delhi Pact)
 Gandhiji Participated 2nd Round Table Conference
 Purna Swaraj Explained
 On 23rd March 1931 Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru Hanged

1932  * Poona Pact (between Ambedkar ji & Gandhi ji)


(Note: Madan Mohan Malwiye signed on behalf of Gandhiji)
 3rd Round Table Conference
 Communal Award by Ramsay Mcdonald (Separate Electorate for Depressed Class)

1934  * Formed Congress Socialist Party (by J.P. Narayan, Rammanohar Lohiya)
 Idea of a Constituent Assembly was put forward by M.N.Roy
1935  * GOI Act 1935 - Abolish Dyarchy at Provices & introduced at Centre
& Bicameral Legislature in 6 out 11 provinces
 INC made an official demand of Constituent Assembly

1936  All India Kisan sabha (by Sahjanand Saraswati)

1937  Faizpur Session of INC – Jawaharlal Nehru (Held in Village)

1938  * Haripura Session of INC – S.C. Bose


 Formation of National Planning Committee

1939  * Tripuri Session of INC – Rajendra Prasad


 (Election between Extremist and Moderates of INC)
Pattabhi Sita Ramaiya vs Subhash Chandra Bose (Winner)
 Subhash Chandra Bose resigned and formed All India forward Block
 World war 2 started (Congress ministry resign due to World War Forced Alliance)

1940  * August offer (by Viceroy Linlithgow but his dominion status got rejected)
 Pakistan or Lahore Resolution passed for Separation of Pakistan
 Individual Satyagraha or ("Delhi Chalo" movement) launched by Vinoba Bhave
under Gandhiji but got Arrested so Gandhiji suspended it

1941  * Again Individual Satyagraha started by J.L. Nehru


 S.C. Bose escaped from India

1942  * Crips Mission by Stafford Cripps (again dominion Status Proposed but Rejected)
 Quit India movement (All leader arrested on 1st day, It is a leaderless movement)
 Aruna Asaf Ali is the Heroine of Quit India Movement (Grand Old Lady)
 Formation of Indian National army by Mohan Singh at Singapore
 Women Regiment (named after Rani Lakshmibai) was founded under Capt. Laxmi

1943  * Subhash Chandra Bose took over Indian National Army


 Gandhiji undertook 21 day fast in Jail

1944  C R Formula (by C. Rajagopalachari to solve political dispute between


Muslim League and Indian National Congress)

1945  * INA Trials (also called Red Fort Trials) in Nov 1945 & May 1946
 Japan surrendered ending World War 2
 Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference

1946  * RIN Mutiny (Officers on HMIS Talwar Ship started protest)


 Meerut Session of INC – J.B. Kriplani (Last Session before Independence)
 Constituent Assembly of India founded on 6 Dec, 1946
 Cabinet Mission Plan (by Clement Atlee)
 Direct action day on 16th August by Jinnah

1947  * Indian Independence act 1947 by Mountbatten


 Mountbatten plan or partition plan

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