TROPHIES AND CUPS - NATIONAL

Name	Associated Sports
Aga Khan Cup	Hockey
Amrit Diwan Cup	Badminton
Ashutosh Trophy	Football
Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup	Basketball
Barna-Bellack Cup	Table Tennis
Begum Hazrat Mahal Trophy	Football
Beighton Cup	Hockey
Mumbai Gold Cup	Hockey
Burdwan Trophy	Weightlifting
Chadda cup	Badminton (Women team)
Cooch Behar Trophy	Cricket
DCM Trophy	Football
Deodhar Trophy	Crricket
Dhyan Chand Trophy	Hockey
Dr. B. C Roy Trophy	Football (Junior)
Dr. Rajindra Prasad Cup	Tennis
Duleep Trophy	Cricket
Durand Cup	Football
EZRA Cup	Polo
Gurmit Cup	Hockey
Hiralal Cup	Badminton
I.F.A Shield	Football
Irani Cup	Cricket
Jawaharlal Nehru Cup	Hockey
Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy	Hockey
Lady Ratna Tata Trophy	Hockey (Women)
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup	Hockey
MCC Trophy	Hockey
Mrs Iqbal Hussain Trophy	Football
Moin-Ud-Dowla Gold Cup	Cricket
Murugappa Gold Cup	Hockey
Nagiee Trophy	Football
Nanak Championship	Hockey (Women)
Nuhru Trophy	Hockey
Nizam Gold Cup	Football
Obaidullah Gold Cup	Hockey
Olympian Challenger Cup	Badminton (Women Single's)
Prithi Singh Cup	Polo
Radha Mohan Cup	Polo
Raghbir Singh Memorial Cup	Football
Rajkumari Challenge Cup	Table Tennis (Junior Girls)
Ramanujan Trophy	Table Tennis (Junior Girls)
Rangaswami Cup	Hockey
Rani Jhansi Trophy	Cricket
Ranji Trophy	Cricket
Rene Frank Trophy	Hockey
Rohinton Baria Trophy	Cricket (University)
Rovers Cup	Football
Sanjay Gold Cup	Football
Santhosh Trophy	Football
Scindia	Hockey
Settu Cup	Hockey
Sheesh Mahal Trophy	Cricket
Sri Krishna Gold Cup	Football
Stafford Cup	Football
Subroto Mukerji Cup	Football
Surjeet Singh Cup	Hockey
Todd Memorial Trophy	Football
Tommy Emar Gold Cup	Hockey (Women)
Vijay Merchant Cup	Cricket
Vinod Mankad Trophy	Cricket
Vital Trophy	Football
Vizzy Trophy	Cricket
Wellington Trophy	Rowing
Wills Cup	Cricket
Winchester Cup	Polo
Yadavindra Cup	Hockey
Yonex Cup	Badminton

TROPHIES & CUPS - INTERNATIONAL

Name	Associated Sports
America's cup	Yacht racing
Ashes	Cricket (between Australia & England)
Asia cup	Cricket
ATP Championship	Tennis
Azlan Shah Cup	Hockey
Champions Trophy	Hockey
ICC Champions Trophy	Cricket
Cincinnate Masters	Tennis
Corbillion cup	Table Tennis (Women)
Davis Cup	Tennis
Derby	Horse Racing
Dubai Open	Tennis
Euro Cup	Football
Evert Cup	Tennis
FA Cup	Football
Federation cup	Tennis
FIFA World cup	Football
French open	Tennis
German open	Tennis
Grand National	Horce Racing
Hamburg Masters	Tennis
Hopman open	Tennis
Italian open	Tennis
Jules Rimet open	Football
King's cup	Air Races
Korea Cup	Tennis
Nasdaq-100 open	Tennis
Natwest Trophy	Cricket
Nordic Light Open	Tennis
Presidents cup	Football
Raiffeisen Grand Prix Title	Tennis
RCA championship Title	Tennis
Rogers Cup	Tennis
Ryder Cup	Golf (England)
Schneider Cup	Seaplane Race (England)
Swaythling Cup	World Table Tennis
Thailand Open	Tennis
Thomas Cup	World Badminton (Men)
Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup	Asain Badminton
U Thant Cup	Lawn Tennis
Uber Cup	World Badminton (Women)
UEFA Cup	European Football
US open	Tennis
Virginia Long Corn Trophy	Boxing
Virginia Slam Championship	Tennis
Walker Cup	Golf (England)
WBA Title	Boxing
WBC Crown	Boxing
Westchester Cup	Polo (England)
Whiteman Cup	Tennis
William Cup	Basketball
Wimbledon	Tennis
World Heavyweight Championship	Boxing

LIST OF ICC T20 WORLD CUPS

Year	Host Nation	Winner	Runner
2007	South Africa	India	Pakistan
2009	England	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
2010	West Indies	England	Australia
2012	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Sri Lanka
2014	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	India
2016	India

LIST OF ICC ODI WORLD CUPS

Year	Host Nation	Winner	Runner
1975	England	West Indies	Australia
1979	England	West Indies	England
1983	England	India	West Indies
1987	India, Pakistan	Australia	England
1992	Australia, New Zealand	Pakistan	England
1996	India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	Australia
1999	England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands	Australia	Pakistan
2003	South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe	Australia	India
2007	West Indies	Australia	Sri Lanka
2011	India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka	India	Sri Lanka
2015	Australia, New Zealand	Australia	New Zealand

LIST OF HOCKEY WORLD CUPS

Year	Winner	Runner	Host nation
1971	Pakistan	Spain	Spain
1973	Netherlands	India	Netherlands
1975	India	Pakistan	Malaysia
1978	Pakistan	Netherlands	Argentina
1982	Pakistan	Germany	India
1986	Australia	England	England
1990	Netherlands	Pakistan	Pakistan
1994	Pakistan	Netherlands	Australia
1998	Netherlands	Spain	Netherlands
2002	Germany	Australia	Malaysia
2006	Germany	Australia	Germany
2010	Australia	Germany	India
2014	Australia	Netherlands	Netherlands

INDIAN HISTORY - TIMELINE

3000 BC - 1500 BC: Indus Valley civilization.

563 BC:  Birth of Gautama Buddha.

527 BC to 540 BC: Birth of Mahavir, Nirvana.

327 BC to 326 BC: Alexander’s invasion of India. This invasion opened land route between Europe & Asia.

313 BC: Accession of Chandra Gupta Maurya.

305 BC: Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus

273 BC - 232 BC: Ashoka’s reign.

261 BC: Kalinga war.

145 BC to 101 BC: Reign of Elara, the Chola king of Sri Lanka.

58 BC: Beginning of Vikrami era.

78 AD: Beginning of Saka era.

120 AD: Accession of Kanishka.

320 AD: Commencement of Gupta era, the golden age of Hindu India.

380 AD: Accession of Vikramaditya.

405 AD to 411 AD: Chinese traveller Fahian visits India.

415 AD: Accession of Kumara Gupta I.

455 AD: Accession of Skanda Gupta.

606 AD to 647 AD: Harshavardhan’s reign.

712 AD: First invasion in Sindh by Arabs.

836 AD: Accession of King Bhoja of Kannuj.

985 AD: Accession of Rajaraja, the Chola ruler.

998 AD: Accession of Sultan Muhammad.

1001 AD: First invasion of India by Mahmud Ghazni who defeated Jaipal, ruler of Punjab.

1025 AD: Destruction of Somanath temple by Mahmud Ghazni.

1175 AD: Muhammed Ghauri invades India.

1191 AD: First battle of Terrain between Muhammed Ghori and Prithiviraj III.  Ghori defeats Prithiviraj.

1192 AD: Second battle of Terrain.

1206 AD: Accession of Qutud-Ud-Din Aibak.

1210 AD: Death of Qutud-Ud-Din Aibak.

1221 AD:  Mangolian ruler Changez Khan invaded India.

1236 AD: Accession of Razia Sultana to the throne of Delhi.

1240 AD: Death of Razia Sultana.

1296 AD: Accession of Ala:Ud:Din Khilji.

1316 AD: Death of la:Ud:Din Khilji.

1325 Ad: Accession of Muhammad:Bin Tughlaq.

1327 AD: Shifting of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad in Deccan by the Tughlaqs.

1336 AD: Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in South.

1351 AD: Accession of Feroze Shah.

1398 AD: Timur invades India.

1451 AD: Start of Lodhi Dynasty. Bahlul Khan becomes Delhi Sultanate.

1469 AD: Birth of Guru Nanak.

1483 AD: Birth of Babur.

1494 AD: Accession of Babur in Farghana.

1498 AD: First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India.

1526 AD: First battle of Panipat; Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi, foundation of Mughal dynasty.

1527 AD: Battle of Kanwaha: Babur defeated Rana Singh.

1533 AD: Death of Babur & Accession of Humayun.

1539 AD: Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India’s emperor.

1555 AD: Humayun  recaptured the throne of Delhi.

1556 AD: Second battle of Panipat.

1565 AD: Battle of Talikota.

1576 AD: Battle of Haldighati, Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar.

1582 AD: Din:e:llahi founded by Akbar.

1600 AD: East India Company formed.

1605 AD: Death of Akbar & Accession of Jahangir.

1606 AD: Execution of Guru Arjun Dev.

1611 AD: Jahangir marries Nur Jahan.

1616 AD: Sir Thomos Roe visits Jahangir.

1627 AD: Birth of Sivaji & death of Jahangir.

1628 AD: Shah Jahan becomes emperor of India.

1631 AD: Death of Mumtaz.

1634 AD: The English permitted to trade in India (East india).

1659 AD: Accession of Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan imprisoned.

1665 AD: Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb.

1675 AD: Execution of Guru Teg Bahadur, he ninth Guru of Sikhs.

1680 AD: Death of Shivaji.

1707 AD: Death of Aurangzeb.

1708 AD: Death of Guru Gobind singh.

1739 AD: Nadir Shah invaded India.

1757 AD: Battle of Plassey, establishment of British rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive.

1761 AD: Third Battle of Panipat, Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor.

1764 Ad: Battle of Buxar.

1765 AD: Clive appointed as company’s Governor in India.

1767 AD to 1769 AD: First Mysore war.

1780 AD: Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1780 AD to 1784 AD: Second Mysore war.

1784 AD: Pitt’s India act.

1790 AD: 1792 AD: Third Mysore war.

1793 AD: Permanent settlement of Bengal.

1799 AD: Fourth Mysore war. Death of Tipu Sultana.

1802 AD: Treaty of Bassein.

1809 AD: Treaty of Amristar.

1829 AD: Practice of Sati prohibited.

1830 AD: Raja Ram Mohan Roy visits England.

1833 AD: Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.

1839 AD: Death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

1839 AD to 1842 AD: First Afghan war.

1845 AD to 1846 AD: First Anglo:Sikh war.

1852 AD: Second Anglo Burmese war.

1853 AD: First Railway Line between Mumbai & Thane & First Telegraph line in Kolkata.

1857 AD: The Sepoy Mutiny (or) First war of Independence.

1869 AD: Birth of Rabindranath Tagore.

1869 AD: Birth of Mahatma Gandhi.

1885 AD: Foundation of Indian National Congress.

1889 AD: Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru.

1897 AD: Birth of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose.

1904 AD: Tibet Expedition.

1905 AD: First partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon. Partition of Bengal.

1906 AD: Foundation of Muslim League.

1911 AD: Delhi Darbar, King & Queen visit India. Delhi became capital of India.

1913 AD: Rabindranath Tagore wins Nobel prize.

1914 AD: World War I begins.

1916 AD: Lucknow pact signed between Muslim League & Congress.

1918 AD: World War I ends.

1919 AD: Montague: Chelmsford reforms introduced. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amristar.

1920 AD: Khilafaat movement launched.

1927 AD: Boycott of Simon Commission, broadcasting started in India.

1928 AD: Death of Lala Lajput Rai.

1929 AD: Lord Irwin’s pact, resolution of complete Independence passed at Lahore congress.

1930 AD: Civil disobedience movement launched, Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi.

1931 AD: Gandhi: Irwin Pact.

1935 AD: Government of India enacted.

1937 AD: Provincial Autonomy, congress forms ministries.

1939 AD: World War II begins.

1941 AD: Escape of Subash Chandra Bose from India, Death of Rabindranath Tagore.

1942 AD: Cripps mission arrived in India, Quit India movement launched.

1943 AD to 1944 AD: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provisional Azad Hind Fauj and Indian national Army, Bengal famine.

1945 AD: Trial of Indian National Army at Red port, Shimla conference, World War II ends.

1946 AD: British cabinet Mission visits India, interim government formed at the centre.

1947 AD: Division of India; India and Pakistan for separate independent dominions.

1948 AD: Mahatma Gandhi assassinated & integration of princely states.