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=== Ancient Empires === | === Ancient Empires === | ||
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! Years !! Event | ! Years !! Event | ||
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=== British Period === | === British Period === | ||
*[https://commons.princeton.edu/mg/british-conquest-of-india-1753-to-1890/ Map British Conquest of India 1753 to 1890] at Princeton University | |||
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! Years !! Event | ! Years !! Event | ||
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| 1757 || Battle of Plassey - British victory of Mughal forces in Bengal; British rule in India begins | | 1757 || Battle of Plassey - British victory of Mughal forces in Bengal; British rule in India begins | ||
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| 1835 || Institution of British | | 1835 || Institution of British education and other reform measures | ||
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| 1857 -1858 || Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) | | 1857-1858 || Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) against East India Company | ||
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| 1858 || East India Company abolished and Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India (the British Raj); begins with Government of India Act; formal end of Mughal Empire | | 1858 || East India Company abolished and Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India (the British Raj); begins with Government of India Act; formal end of Mughal Empire | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:India]] [[Category: | [[Category:India]] [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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