india timeline By alle15 500 chess is invented Apr 12, 700 Muslims invade India Apr 13, 1288 Marco Polo travels to India Apr 14, 1648 Taj Mahal Apr 14, 1858 Britian Rule Oct 2, 1869 Ghandi was born Jan 30, 1948 Ghandi was assasinated Apr 12, 1950 India becomes republic Jan 1, 1991 Nepal holds its first democratic Jan 1, 2005 Outsourcing makes a large ecomomic slide in india