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History of India

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  • The Battle of Plassey: Robert Clive, an agent of the East India Company, leads forces which defeated the Mughal governor of Bengal

    The Battle of Plassey: Robert Clive, an agent of the East India Company, leads forces which defeated the Mughal governor of Bengal

  • Warren Hastings appointed the first governor general of India by the East India Company

    Warren Hastings appointed the first governor general of India by the East India Company

  • Queen Victoria was given the title Empress of India by the British Parliament

    Queen Victoria was given the title Empress of India by the British Parliament

  • Burma became an Indian province

    Burma became an Indian province

  • 1914 - 1918 World War 1

    1914 - 1918 World War 1

  • Mohandas Gandhi became the leader of the Indian independence movement and the Indian National Congress

    Mohandas Gandhi became the leader of the Indian independence movement and the Indian National Congress

  • The United Kingdom declared war on Germany and World War 2 began

    The United Kingdom declared war on Germany and World War 2 began

  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah demanded that a new country be formed from India for the Muslims, which would be called Pakistan

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah demanded that a new country be formed from India for the Muslims, which would be called Pakistan

  • The British government agreed to grant India independence by June 3, 1947.

    The British government agreed to grant India independence by June 3, 1947.

  • British and Indian leaders agreed to divide the country into India and Pakistan

    British and Indian leaders agreed to divide the country into India and Pakistan

  • Gandhi was assassinated

    Gandhi was assassinated

  • A new Indian Constitution was ratified and Jawaharlal Nehru became the Indian first prime minister

    A new Indian Constitution was ratified and Jawaharlal Nehru became the Indian first prime minister