India History By lemuel Jan 1, 1250 Chola dynasty comes to an end Jan 1, 1654 Taj Mahal was completed Jan 1, 1751 Britain becomes leading power Jan 1, 1769 Famine kills ten million people Jan 1, 1857 First War of Indian Independence Jan 1, 1920 Mahatma Gandhi leads independence from Britain Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1922 Mahatma Gandhi leads independence from Britain Jan 1, 1942 Congress launches Quit India movement Jan 1, 1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated Jan 1, 1964 Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Jul 1, 2007 Pratibha Patil becomes first woman president Mar 2, 2022 Gupta Empire sees a downfall Mar 2, 2022 Many kingdoms are created in central India Mar 2, 2022 End of the Pallava dynasty
