Chronology of important events in Indian History

Colonial rule and struggle for independence

time event explanation notes
1600 East India
Company
Britain shows interest in trading. E.I.C. is founded,
most important and famous trading company.
complete trading networ! is set up in the following
century.
"he company#s
flag
1$%$ Battle of
&lassey
see' ()even
*ears +ar( in
Europe
British troops in the service of the East India Company
defeat the ,rench and the Indians who support the
,rench troops. s a result, British power and the power
of the EIC expand dramatically.
"oday, &lassey is -udged to .e one of the pivotal .attles
leading to the eventual formation of the British Empire
in India.
Battle of &lassey
/0 victory for
the EIC
1123 &rohi.ition of
)ati
)ati 4 is the traditional 5indu practice of a widow
immolating herself on her hus.and#s funeral pyre.
"he ritual of )ati was .anned .y the British
6overnment in 1123.
5owever, it too! a large scale social reforms .y
7ayanand )araswati8of rya )ama-9, :ahatma 6andhi
and the li!e to actually stop the practice 8see a timeline
of )ati9
)ati
11%$/
11%1
11%1
+ar of
Independence
8also !nown as
(Indian
;e.ellion(,
()epoy ;iots<9
6overnment of
India ct
India#s ,irst +ar of Independence, termed )epoy ;iots
.y the British was an attempt to unite India against the
invading British and to restore power to the :ogul
emperor Bahadur )hah 8who was exiled afterwards9.
In ugust 11%1 the British crown assumed control of
India from the East India Company 8British ;a- 4
British rule in India9 and in 11$$ =ueen >ictoria was
crowned as the Empress of India.
Indian states
during re.ellion
British ;a-
111% Indian ?ational
Congress
"he Indian ?ational Congress 8also !nown as the
Congress &arty @ I?C9 was created in 111% and is a
ma-or political party in India.
"he party .ecame the ?ation#s leader in the
Independence :ovement in its struggle against the
British Empire.
"he I?C flag
1316 ;ise of 6andhi :ahatma 6andhi 81163/13A39 was a ma-or political and
spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence
movement.
ssuming leadership of the Indian ?ational Congress,
1322
13B0
13B2
13A1
6andhi
imprisoned
salt march
fast unto death
6andhi is
assassinated
6andhi led nationwide campaigns for the decrease of
poverty, for the li.eration of women, for .rotherhood
amongst different religious and ethnic groups, for an
end to untoucha.ility and caste discrimination, and for
the economic self/sufficiency of the nation, .ut a.ove
all for )wara-Cthe independence of India from foreign
domination.
5e was the pioneer of )atyagrahaCa philosophy that is
largely concerned with truth and #resistance to evil
through active, non/violent resistance.
6. was sentenced to six years for civil diso.edience .ut
was released after serving two.
6andhi and thousands of other Indians angered .y the
imposition of a salt tax start out on the so/called )alt
:arch.
6andhi .egins a Dfast unto deathD to protest the British
government#s treatment of India#s lowest caste
Duntoucha.lesD whom 6andhi calls 5ari-ans // D6od#s
children.D
5indu fanatic !ills 6andhi at a prayer meeting
:ahatma
6andhi
6andhi "imeline
113$/
13A%
)u.has
Chandra Bose
).C. Bose was one of the most prominent and highly
respected leaders of the Indian Independence
:ovement against the British ;a-. Bose .elieved that
:ahatma 6andhi#s tactics of non/violence would never
.e sufficient to secure India#s independence, and
advocated violent resistance. 5e esta.lished a separate
political party, the ll India ,orward Bloc and continued
to call for the full and immediate independence of India
from British rule.
13A$
1%
th
ug.
13A$
&artition of
India
Indian
Independence
"he partition of Indian su.continent in 13A$,
following +orld +ar II is perhaps the most tragic of all
political events to affect India in its long political
history. "he partition divided 5indus and :uslims who
had lived together for hundreds of years.
"he actual division .etween the two new dominions
87ominion of &a!istan and Enion of India9 was done
according to what has come to .e !nown as the Brd
Fune &lan or :ount.atten &lan.
t midnight, on 1% ugust 13A$, India .ecame an
independent nation.
13%0 ,ederal
;epu.lic
new constitution is implemented and India .ecomes
a federal repu.lic within the Commonwealth
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