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India's
history is more than just a set of unique developments in a definable process;
it is, in many ways, a microcosm of human history itself, a diversity of
cultures all impinging on a great people and being reforged into new, syncretic
forms. IndHistory.com brings you the india's history starting from ancient
history of india to modern indian history. Shown below is the india timeline
starting from 3000 BC of ancient indus valley civilization and harappa
civilization to 1000 AD of Chola Dynasty of ancient history of india.
Indian History in Short :
The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization in
such sites as Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Lothal, and the coming of the Aryans.
These two phases are usually described as the pre-Vedic and Vedic perio ds. It
is in the Vedic period that Hinduism first arose: this is the time to which the
Vedas are dated.
In the fifth century, large parts of India were united under Ashoka. He also
converted to Buddhism, and it is in his reign that Buddhism spread to o ther
parts of Asia. It is in the reign of the Mauryas that Hinduism took the shape
that fundamentally informs the religion down to the present day. Successor
states were more fragmented.
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Islam first came to India in the eighth century, and by the 11th century had
firmly established itself in India as a political force; the North Indian
dynasties of the Lodhis, Tughlaqs, and numerous others, whose remains are
visible in Delhi and scattered elsewhere around North India, were finally
succeeded by the Mughal empire, under which India once again achieved a large
measure of political unity.
The European presence in India dates to the seventeenth century, and it is in
the latter part of this century that the Mughal empire began to disintegrate,
paving the way for regional states. In the contest for supremacy, the English
emerged 'victors', their rule marked by the conquests at the battlefields of
Plassey and Buxar.
The Rebellion of 1857-58, which sought to restore Indian supremacy, was crushed;
and with the subsequent crowning of Victoria as Empress of India, the
incorporation of India into the empire was complete. Successive campaigns had
the effect of driving the British out of India in 1947.
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