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Period: Feb 8, 1000 to May 14, 1279
CLASSICAL PERIOD
Middle kingdoms of India (or Classical India) refers to the political entities in India from the 3rd century BC after the decline of the Maurya Empire, and the corresponding rise of the Satavahana dynasty, beginning with Simuka, from 230 BC. This is known as the classical period of India, during which India is estimated to have had the largest economy of the world controlling between one third and one fourth of the world's wealth. -
Period: Feb 5, 1206 to
Late Medieval Age
The Rajput period was an era of chivalry and feudalism. The Rajputs weakened each other by constant fighting. This allowed the foreigners (Turks) to embark on victorious campaigns using duplicity and deceit wherever military strength failed against Rajputs. -
Period: Feb 5, 1505 to
Colonial Indian Period
Colonial India is the part of the Indian subcontinent which was under the control of European colonial powers, through trade and conquest. The first European power to arrive in India was the army of Alexander the Great in 327–326 BC. -
Period: Feb 5, 1526 to
Early modern period
n history, the early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages. Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, the timeframe spans the period after the late portion of the Middle Ages (c. 1500) through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions (c. 1800) and is traditionally demarcated by historians as beginning with the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. -
Government of India Act
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Republic
On 15 August 1947, India gained independence from British rule, while Muslim-majority areas were separated to form an independent state, Pakistán. On January 26, 1950, India became a republic , and a new constitution came into vigor. -
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi