| 1757 |
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| Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah
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| 1760 |
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Battle of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French
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| 1761 |
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Third battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali defeats the Marathas; Accession of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Rise of Hyder Ali
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| 1764 |
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Battle of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim
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| 1765 |
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The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
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| 1767-1769 |
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First Mysore War: The British conclude a humiliating peace pact with Hyder Ali
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| 1772 |
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Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Warren Hastings appointed as Governor of Bengal
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| 1773 |
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The Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament
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| 1774 |
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Warren Hastings appointed as Governor-General
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| 1775-1782 |
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The First Anglo-Maratha war
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| 1780-1784 |
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Second Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali
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| 1784 |
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Pitt's India Act
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| 1790-1792 |
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Third Mysore War between the British and Tipu
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| 1793 |
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Permanent Settlement of Bengal
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| 1794 |
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Death of Mahadaji Sindhia
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| 1799 |
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Fourth Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu; Death of Tipu; Partition of Mysore
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| 1802 |
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Treaty of Bassein
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| 1803-1805 |
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The Second Anglo-Maratha war: The British defeat the Marathas at Assaye:
Treaty of Amritsar
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| 1814-1816 |
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The Anglo-Gurkha war
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| 1817-1818 |
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The Pindari war
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| 1817-1819 |
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The last Anglo-Maratha war: Marathas finally crushed by the British
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| 1824-1826 |
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The First Burmese war
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| 1829 |
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Prohibition of Sati
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| 1829-1837 |
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Suppression of Thuggee
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| 1831 |
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Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by East India Company
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| 1833 |
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Renewal of Company's Charter; Abolition of company's trading rights
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| 1835 |
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Education Resolution
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| 1838 |
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Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British
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| 1839-1842 |
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First Afghan war
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| 1843 |
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Gwalior war
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| 1845-1846 |
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First Anglo-Sikh war
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| 1848 |
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Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General
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| 1848-1849 |
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Second Anglo-Sikh war:(Rise of Sikh Power)British annex Punjab as Sikhs are defeated
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| 1852 |
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Second Anglo-Burmese war
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| 1853 |
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Railway opened from Bombay to Thane; Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra
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| 1857 |
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First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny
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| 1858 |
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British Crown takes over the Indian Government
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| 1861 |
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Indian Councils Act; Indian High Courts Act; Introduction of the Penal Code
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| 1868 |
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Punjab Tenancy Act; Railway opened from Ambala to Delhi
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| 1874 |
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The Bihar Famine
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| 1877 |
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Delhi Durbar: The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India
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| 1878 |
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Vernacular Press Act
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| 1881 |
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Factory Act; Rendition of Mysore
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| 1885 |
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First meeting of the Indian National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act
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| 1891 |
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Indian Factory Act
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| 1892 |
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Indian Councils Act to regulate Indian administration
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| 1897 |
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Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission
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| 1899 |
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Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy
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| 1905 |
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The First Partition of Bengal
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| 1906
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Formation of Muslim League; Congress declaration regarding Swaraj
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| 1908 |
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Newspaper Act
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| 1911 |
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Delhi Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal
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| 1912 |
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The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
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| 1913 |
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Educational Resolution of the Government of India
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| 1915 |
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Defence of India Act
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| 1916 |
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Home Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's University at Poona
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| 1919 |
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Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms offer limited autonomy
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| 1920 |
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The Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress; Non-co-operation Movement
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| 1921 |
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Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
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| 1922 |
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Civil Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura violence leads to Gandhi suspending movement
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| 1923 |
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Swarajists in Indian Councils; Certification of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim riots
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| 1925 |
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Reforms Enquiry committee Report
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| 1926 |
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Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act
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| 1927 |
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Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
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| 1928 |
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Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties; All Parties Conference
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| 1929 |
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Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split; Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the National Flag at Lahore
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| 1930 |
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Civil Disobedience movement continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's Dandi March; First Round Table Conference
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| 1931 |
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Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact; Census of India
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| 1932 |
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Suppression of the Congress movement; Third Round Table Conference; The Communal Award; Poona Pact
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| 1933 |
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Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms
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| 1934 |
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Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
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| 1935 |
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Government of India Act
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| 1937 |
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Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries formed in a majority of Indian provinces
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| 1939 |
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Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
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| 1942 |
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Cripps Mission to India; Congress adopts Quit India Resolution; Congress leaders arrested; Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army
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| 1944 |
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Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue
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| 1945 |
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First trial of the Indian Army men opened
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| 1946 |
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Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy; Cabinet Mission's plan announced; Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government; Interim Government formed; Constituent Assembly's first meeting
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| 3 June 1947 |
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Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
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| 15 Aug 1947 |
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Partition of India and Independence
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