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Akbar dies and is succeeded by his son Jahangir
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Shah Jahan succeeds Jahangir and builds the world famous Taj Mahal
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Aurangzeb dies, destabilizing the Mughal Empire
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A famine kills ten million people in Bengal and the East India Company does nothing to help them
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British defeat Tipu Sultan
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Administration of Mysore is taken over by East India Company
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Railway, postal services & telegraph line introduced in India
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First War of Indian Independence also known as Revolt of 1857 or Sepoy Mutiny
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British Crown officially takes over the Indian Government
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Queen of England is proclaimed as the Empress of India
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Muslim League is formed
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The Imperial capital shifted to Delhi from Calcutta
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The cruel Jallianwalla Bagh massacre takes place due to protests against the Rowlatt Act
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Chauri-Chaura violence takes place due to Civil Disobedience Movement
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Second Round Table Conference takes place and Irwin-Gandhi Pact is signed