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Jan 1, 1498
Vasco De Gama sails for India
In 1407, De Gama began exploring the east African coast. He had reached Calicut by 1498. Him and his crew were amazed by the spices, silks, and gems in the shops. Vasco De Gama made sure to fill his ship with all these precious goods, bringing them back to Portugal by 1499. In all, his voyage was aatleast 27,000 miles. -
Establishment of the British East India Company
the BEIC began it's work setting up trading posts at places such as Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. It stayed fighting through with support until India become an independent country. -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
By the end of Aurangzeb's reign, he had drained the empire of its resources. Many people died from starvation, while Aurangzeb was dealing with the war.
After Aurangzeb's death, his sons fought a war of success. Three emperors reigned during the 12 years after Aurangzeb died. By the end of this period, the Mughal emperor was nothing. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
The Industrial Revolution greatly increased the output of machine made goods in factories. Before machines were made people had to do these jobs by hand and it took a very long time. -
British Overcome French and Take Control of India
Robert CLive led Elc troops in an absolute victory ober indian forces with the french at the battle of plassey. From that time untill 1869 elc was leading power in india -
British Colonized India
out of fear of more revolts the British take direct control of India as part of its empire -
Sepoy Rebellion
When Muslim and Hindu troops began hearing that their rifles were greased with pork fat and beef oil, they were outraged due to the beliefs of their religion that pigs and cows are sacred. They later fought againest their army instead of for it. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
Ass the nationalism grew in india, the foundings of the indian national congress grew on specific concerns for Indians. By the end of the 1900s they were fighting for self government. -
Creation of the Muslim League
THe Muslim League was competition for the Congress Party. The Muslim league was an organization founded in 1906 in India to protect Muslim interests. Members felt that the mainly Hindu Congress Party looked out primarily for Hindu interests. The leader of the Muslim League was Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in which wanted all Muslims to resign from the Congress Party . The Muslim League would never allow Indian independence if rule by the Hindu-dominated Congress Party began. -
Rowlett Acts
Nationalists made violent acts to show their hatred of British rule. As a result, In 1919 the British passed the Rowlatt Acts . These laws allowed the government to jail protesters without trial for as long as two years. -
Gandhis travels stressing nonviolent resistance
After the Massacre, Gandhi felt that he needed to teach more about independence and peace. It influenced him to blend indeas from all religions. He was soon known as the Mahatma as well as the Great Soul. -
Amritsar Massacre
Protesting the Rowlatt Acts, around 10,000 Hindus and Muslims migrated to Amritsar which was a major city in the Punjab, During spring of 1919 At a huge festival in an enclosed square, they fasted and prayed and listened to political speeches. The British felt intimidated and became alarmed. They were especially concerned about the alliance of Hindus and Muslims. Overall, a massacre had emerged. -
Mohandas Gandhis Leadership of the INC
The many killings determined Mohandas Gandhi to emerge as the leader of the independence movement. Gandhi's teachings of battling injustice became his deeply religious approach to politics. They created ideas from all of the religions. (Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity) Gandhi had millions of followers by the time of his death. -
The Salt March
Gandhi organized a demonstration to defy the hated Salt Acts. According to these laws, Indians were only allowed to buy salt from the government. They also had to pay sales tax on salt. To show their disagreement, Gandhi led his followers to walk about 240 miles to the seacoast. They began making their own salt by evaporating the sea water and collecting the salt. This nonviolent protest was named the Salt March. -
Governent of India Act
The Government of India Act also added fire to the fuel between Muslims and Hindus. These two major world religions had hopes and beliefs of India's future as an independent region. Indian Muslims were outnumbered by Hindus, so they feared that Hindus would control India if it had ever won independence. -
WW2- Riots Between HIndus and Muslims
The British had an amazing amount of war debts ot pay off after the ending of World War II. They began to rethink having to govern and provide for distant regions. The British finally decided to hand over power to the Indians- who have been fighting for independence up untill now. However, The British were still concerned about the rivalry between Hindus and Muslims and who would get the power. -
Partition
Partition, a way to make a safe and secure region, was first introduced by the Muslims and the British had finally agreed with it. Partition was the term given to the division of India into separate Hindu and Muslim nations. The northwest and eastern parts of India were where most Muslims lived. This would become Pakistan. -
Indian and Pakistan Independence
On this date, The British granted both India and Pakistan independence in a one month timing. This meant that in this short time, every single person would have to decide which nation to follow. All princes, the military, soldiers, policemen, and even HIndus and Muslims had to decide where to begin a new life. -
Gandhis Death
Since a man of peace and nonviolence, Gandhi was traveling to Indian capital of New Delhi to plead his people for fair treatment of Muslims. While there, he himself became a victim of the nation's violence. A Hindu who thought Gandhi too protective of Muslims shot and killed him on this exact date.
