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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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| | 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 educaiton and other reform measures | | | 1835 || Institution of British education and other reform measures |
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| | 1857 -1858 || Revolt of Indian sepoys (soldiers) agains East India Company | | | 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 |