Control of India 1526-1947

Mughal Rule Begins

Apr 4, 1526

-Current leader Sultan Ibrahim Lodi angers local nobles
-They invite Babur, a Mughal ruler, to conquer Dehli and Agra
-The citizens assist Babur in killing the Sultan

Major Mughal rulers: Babur

Feb 26, 1530

-The first Mughal to rule India
-Wrote Baburnama, a book of memoirs, and descriptions of the location, its environment, people, history, etc.
-Dies 1530 and is succeeded by his son, Humayun

Siraj ud-Daulah takes Calcutta

Jun 1, 1756

-Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah uses his army to take Calcutta from the British East India Company

Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after the battle

Jun 24, 1756

Mir Jafar Becomes Nawab of Bengal

Jun 2, 1757

-Had support from British East India Company
-Betrayal of Siraj lead to British victory at Battle of Plassey

Robert Clive

Jun 3, 1757

-Established rule of British East India company
-won Battle of Plassey

Battle of Plassey

Jun 23, 1757

-Siraj was betrayed by Mir Jafar, commander of the Nawab Army
-Robert Clive and his army drove Siraj ud-Daulah's army out of Calcutta

Major Mughal Rulers: Bahadur Shah II

Sep 28, 1837

-Succeeded his father, Akbar 11 after his death on September 28, 1837
-After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was exiled by the British to Burma
-He was the last Mughal emperor

Areas of Indian Revolt

Mar 5, 1857

Indian Rebellion of 1857

May 1, 1857

• went from May 1857 to July 1859 -against the rule of the British East India Company

British Raj

Nov 1, 1858

-Rule of East India Company transferred to Queen Victoria after the rebellion in 1857

Indian National Congress Founded

Dec 28, 1885

-Founders include Allan Octavian Hume
-Objective was to give more power to educated Indians

Bal Ganhadhar Tilak

Mar 5, 1890

-One of the first and strongest advocates of self rule in India
-joined National Congress in 1890
-opposed congress's moderate outlook
-British Raj called him "Father of the Indian unrest"

Congress Divides

Mar 5, 1907

• The radicals, lead by Tilak wanted to overthrow the British empire -The moderates, lead by Dadabhai Naoroji and Gobal Krishna Gokhale wanted to reform the government within British framework

Alipore Bomb Case

Apr 30, 1908

-Two young bengali men tried to kill an official of the British Government by throwing a bomb on a carriage
-instead, they mistakenly killed two women traveling on the carriage
-Tilak Defended them, and called for self-rule
- he was imprisoned for 6 years
-The congress lost most of its credibility with the people

British India Empire Map

Mar 5, 1909

World War I

Mar 5, 1915

-Indians actually supported the British government strongly at first
-Provided Britain with men and resources
-however, there were still conspiracies related to Indian revolt that the British officials feared

Government of India Act 1919

Aug 5, 1919

-The British began to give much more power to Indian leaders
-British still controlled law, finances, taxes, etc. while more local Indian leaders maintained agriculture, education, public works, etc.

Mahatma Gandhi

Mar 5, 1940

-Leader of Independence movement during British Raj
-used nonviolent strategies

Indian Independence Act

Jul 18, 1947

-Uk granted self government to India, split into two dominions, India for Hindu majority and Pakistan for Muslim majority