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Beginning of Bhakti cult in Tamil Nadu.
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Harshavardhana crowned king.
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Invasion of Mahmud Ghazni.
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Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism is born.
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First Anglo-Maratha War begins.
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First Indian Rebellion, also known as the Indian Mutiny to the British, and the First War of Indian Independence to Indians.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is born in Porbandar, India. He is the youngest child of the Prime Minister of Porbandar.
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India gained its independence from British rule on August 15, 1947.
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Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist.
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First Hindu temples at Khajuraho.