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Period: 114 BCE to 1450
Silk Road in India
Specifically allowed the exportation of goods from India to areas such as the Middle East, but also allowed the spread of Buddhism from India. -
Period: 600 to 1200
Rajput Kingdoms
Existed before formation of Delhi Sultanate, with multiple kings ruling over different areas of land and constantly fighting with each other. -
Period: 800 to 1500
Indian Ocean Trade
Used dhows to take advantage of the Monsoon winds, led to the use of the Spice road which made the trade very valuable. Originally had traders from the Middle East and Hindu traders partaking in it, until later when Europeans began to take advantage of it. -
Period: 1206 to 1526
The Delhi Sultanate
Ruling of Muslims lead to conflict between Hindus and Muslims, not connected to caliphates in the Middle East. Led to some Islamic architecture being seen in India, with the two groups having conflict further down the line even after the Delhi Sultanate fell during the partition. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco De Gama in India
First arrived in Calicut in India, where he traded for spices and other goods from the Indian Ocean trade. Led to other Europeans attempting to go to India for trade, and led to formation of trade-post empires. -
Period: 1526 to
Mughal Empire
Created by Babur after he conquered India while basically passing through and liking the scenery, notably used Zamindars to collect taxes on people living in the empire. Also had some rulers attempt to give women more rights (Akbar),but as with what occurred with the British later, it failed. -
1556
Akbar Reign Begins
Reign ended in 1605, notable for religious tolerance during his reign, with the tax on non-Muslims being abolished. These reforms were undone after his reign however, leading to renewed conflict between the Mughals and the ruled people, which contributed to Mughal decline. -
Start of Mughal Decline
Began to fall apart due to both economic mismanagement and civil unrest due to little or no religious tolerance. Led to Mughals being weakened during European expansion, allowing the British to more easily take India. -
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Seven Years' War
Notably lead to the British taking over any French holdings on the continent, allowing them to further consolidate control over it. -
Battle of Plassey
Battle during which forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated a Indian ruler in Bengal who had French allies, after which the British cemented control over India. -
Robert Clive becomes first British Administrator of Bengal
Notably helped the British East India company win the battle of Plassey, while helping them to take control over the remnants of the Mughals and other formed Indian states. -
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Sepoy Rebellion
Occurred due to both Indian Sepoy fighters being forced to fight outside of India and use animal fat ammo cartridges by the British, led to the formation of the British Raj and the end of the idea of "bettering the natives" located there. -
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British Raj
Established after Sepoy rebellion to directly rule over India, attempted to ban practices such as Sati and Purdah but attempts were met with failure. Eventually had to form INC as a means to communicate with native Indians. -
Indian National Conference established
Originally formed under British approval, originally was not focused on independence for India from the British. Muslim league later split off desiring an independent Muslim state. -
Start of Great Depression
Led to poverty and unemployment along with exports and imports falling like Europe, along with the value of Indian money falling as well. -
Gandhi Salt Satyagraha start
Gandhi attempted multiple "civil disobedience" protests against the British government, such as this event due to the salt tax in India. -
Partition of India
Led to the creation of both India and Pakistan after the British signed a bill for it, with the resulting migration of Hindus into India and Muslims into Pakistan leading to conflict and numerous deaths. -
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Nehru rules India
Notably attempted to industrialize India along with modernizing it with economic reforms. Also notably was one of the leaders of the Indian nationalist movement before partition. -
Indira Gandhi becomes leader in India
Notably used authoritarian methods during her rule of India, and nationalized industries to attempt to have economic development. She was assassinated in 1984 by her Sikh bodyguards.