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