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Jan 1, 1000
Earliest history of India
A.D. 1000 -
Queen Elizabeth granted a charter to India
December of A.D. 1600 -
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Company rule in India
The domination of the British East India Company 1757-1858 CE -
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British Raj
British Reign. The period of British colonial rule in South Asia between 1858 and 1947. -
Indian congress founded
Indian National Congress founded as forum for emerging nationalist feeling. -
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Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-british campaign
Nationalist figurehead Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-British civil disobedience campaign. -
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Congress launches a movement
Congress launches "Quit India" movement. -
End of british rule in india
End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan. -
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated!
Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist. -
Kashmir territory disputed.
War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir.