| Dec 1600
| East India Company is established.
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| 1688
| Island of Bombay which was given as dowry by Portugese to Charles II, is presented to East India company.
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| 1757
| Battle of Plassey: British gain right to collect revenue in Bengal.
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| 1773
| Regulating Act: British Govt gains political powers in India.
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| 1784
| Pitt's India Act: British Govt gains military and revennue powers.
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| 1799
| British defeat Tipu.
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| 1817-19
| British defeat the largest power of India: the Marathas.
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| 1829
| Prohibition of Sati system and suppression of thugs.
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| 1843
| British capture Sindh.
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| 1848
| Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse: if a king dies without a natural hier, his state will be annexed by the British.
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| 1848-49
| British defeat Sikh.
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| 1853
| Installation of first Railway and Telegraph line.
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| 1854-56
| States of Jhansi, Oudh and Nagpur are annexed.
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| 1857
| First Uprising.
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| 1858
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British Crown takes over the Indian Government.
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| 1877
| Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India.
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| 1878
| Vernacular Press Act: imposes restriction on the press.
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| 1885
| Indian National Congress is established.
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| 1905
| Viceroy Curzon partitions Bengal into Hindu and Muslim areas.
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| 1906
| Formation of Muslim League.
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| 1919
| Rowlatt Act: authorizes Govt to imprison any person without trial.
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| 1919
| Jalianwalla Bagh massacre.
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| 1920
| Non-Cooperation Movement
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| 1928
| All Britsh, reform committee: Simon Commission, is boycotted by Indian parties.
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| 1929
| Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India. National Congress demands complete independance.
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| 1930
| Gandhi marches to Dandi, to revolt againt Salt Act.
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| 1931
| Second Round Table Conference. Irwin-Gandhi Pact is signed.
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| 1942
| Quit India movement starts.
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| 1942
| Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army.
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| 1933
| Rehmat Ali demands a new nation for Muslims. Names it Pakistan.
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| 1944
| Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
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| Aug 1946
| Direct Action Day declared by Jinnah, ignites Hindu-Muslim riots.
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| Mar 1947
| Viceroy Lord Mountbatten arrives in India to draft a plan for the power transfer.
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| May 1947
| Partition of India is accepted by British, National Congress and Muslim League. Only person who opposes partition is Gandhi.
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| July 1947
| Sir Radcliffe is in charge of deciding the boundaries of the two new countries.
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| 15 Aug 1947
| India gains independence.
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| Aug-Oct 1947
| One of the greatest migrations of the history takes place, when an estimated 15 Million people cross the borders. The worst massacres that resulted between the Hindus and Muslims, claim 500,000 lives.
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| Oct 1947
| India-Pakistan war over Kashmir.
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| Jan 1948
| Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated.
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| Sep 1948
| Jinnah dies.
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