The History of India

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  • 3500 BCE

    Settlement of the Indus River Begins

    Settlement of the Indus River Begins
    The people of the Indus Valley lived in planned cities and their homes were made of mud-brick.
  • 530 BCE

    Persian invade India

    Persian invade India
    The boundary between Persia and India was not well separated. India was divided into a small number of states. That made is easy for the emperors of Persia to conquer these small states and that made it easier to conquer all of India. http://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/foreign-invasion/the-persian-invasion-on-india/5714
  • 300

    The Gupta Dynasty is founded in northern India

    The Gupta Dynasty is founded in northern India
    Chandragupta 1 founded the Gupta Dynasty in the AD 300s. This time was of learning, and artistic and scientific exploration. Music and dance grew and mathematics made the decimal system.

  • The British begin to govern India

    The British begin to govern India
    The British made trading posts throughout the land, made agreements with local leaders, and slowly gained control many kingdoms and soon all of India.

  • India gains independence from Great Britain

    India gains independence from Great Britain
    India protested peacefully with the help of Mahatma Gandhi. They didn't buy British goods and disobeyed the laws that were unfair to the Indians. They eventually won independence.

  • Gandhi is assasinated

    Gandhi is assasinated
    Mahatma Gandhi helped India gain its independence, but was later killed.

  • India's constitution is adopted

    India's constitution is adopted
    The constitution says that its government system is a Parliamentary. The executive power is in the hands of the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at its head. https://india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india

  • A cyclone devastates the eastern state of Orissa, leaving at least 10,000 dead

    A cyclone devastates the eastern state of Orissa, leaving at least 10,000 dead
    Besides killing at least 10,000 people the cyclone also left an estimated 1.5 million people with no home. Winds of over 160mph caused a devastating tidal surge to drive in across the low-lying plains along the coast. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/7384545.stm

  • An earthquake in Gujarat kills more than 30,000 people and leaves more than a million homeless

    An earthquake in Gujarat kills more than 30,000 people and leaves more than a million homeless
    This earthquake lasted over two minutes, killed more than 19,727 people, and 166,000 were injured. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/2001-gujarat-earthquake-when-india-faced-one-its-worst-disasters-14-years-ago-photos-621365

  • India and the United States sign a nuclear deal during a visit by U.S. president George W. Bush

    India and the United States sign a nuclear deal during a visit by U.S. president George W. Bush
    The international support was key to India developing its nuclear infrastructure and capabilities and was essentially stopped after India's 1974 nuclear weapons test. https://www.princeton.edu/sgs/publications/articles/Arms_Control_Today-US-India_Deal-Jan-Feb-06.pdf