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Beginning of Bhakti cult in Tamil Nadu
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First Muslim invasion by Muhammed Bin Qasim
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Invasion by Mahmud of Ghazni
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Establishment of the Khilji Dynasty
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East India company was formed in England
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India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny.
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Nationalist figurehead Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-British civil disobedience campaign.
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End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.
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War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir.
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India loses brief border war with China.
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Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
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Third war with Pakistan over creation of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan.
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Tension in Kashmir leads to brief war with Pakistan-backed forces in the icy heights around Kargil in Indian-held Kashmir.
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India matches Pakistan's declaration of a Kashmir ceasefire.
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Following approval by the US Congress, President George W Bush signs into law a nuclear deal with India, this ends a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi.
