- 23 june 1757 : Battle of Plassey.

Sirajuddaula vs Robert clive(east India company)

- 1759---Battle of Bidara --- english defeated dutch

- 1761 : Third Battle of Panipat: The Marathas defeated by the combined troops of Ahmad Shah Abdali;
the Mughals, and other Muslim chiefs of India.Haider Ali became real executive of Mysore.

- 1764 : Battle of Buxar. Fought b/w Mir kasim & Robert clive The English defeat Shah Alam, Shuja-ud-
daulah and Mir Qasim.

- 1765 :Treaty of Allahabad;Grant of the ‘Diwani’ of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company
by Shah Alam II under Treaty of Allahabad. : Clive, Company’s Governor in Bengal.

- 1765-72 :Robert Clive introduced Dual Government of Bengal.(company + diwani rights).Warren

- 1766-- treaty of Hyderabad(English&Nizam)

- 1767-69 : The First Anglo Mysore War.

- 1769-- treaty of madras

- 1770 : The Great Bengal Famine.

- 1771 : Marathas occupy Delhi and restore Shah Alam who was till then under English protection at
Allahabad.

- 1772-73 : Warren Hastings as Governor of Bengal. : Abolition of Dual Government of Bengal (1772).

- 1773 : The Regulating Act was passed, bringing the company partially under Parliament’s control and
the Presidencies under Calcutta’s control.

- 1773-85 : Warren Hastings Governor-General. : Establishment of Supreme Court, Calcutta.

- 1775-82 : The First Anglo-Maratha War.& Treaty of salbai(1782)

- 1776 : Treaty of Purandar

- 1789----french revolution started.

- 1780-84 : Second Mysore War.

- 1783 : Fox’s India Bills give more powers to Parliament and to the Governor-General.

- 1784 : Treaty of Mangalore between Tipu and the English. : Pitt’s Act passed, Setting up Board of
Control for East India Company. : Asiatic Society of Bengal founded by Sir William Jones

- 1786-93 : Lord Cornwalis, Governor-General.

- 1792 : Treaty of Srirangapatnam signed between Tipu and English.

- 1793-98 : Sir John Shore, Governor-General.

- 1793 : The Permanent Zamindari Settlement of Bengal. introduced by lord cornwallis in Bengal bihar
orissa & varansi

- 1798 : Lord Wellesley as Governor-General and brought subsidiary alliance.

- 1799 : Fourth Mysore War. Fall of Srirangapatnam. Death of Tipu sultan

- 1800 : Establishment of the College of Fort William by Lord vellesely at kolkata (objective -- train British
civilians for administrative purpose in India)

- 1802 : The Treaty of Bassein between Peshwa and English.

- 1803 : Occupation of Delhi by Lord Lake.

- 1803-05 : Second Anglo-Maratha War.

- 1806---Vellore mutiny

- 1807-13 : Lord Minto as Governor-General.

- 1809 : Treaty of Amritsar-Ranjit Singh and British sign treaty of perpetual amity.

- 1813-23 : Lord Hastings as Governor-General. 1814-16 : Anglo-Gurkha War.

- 1817-18 : Pindari War – Peshwa defeated at Kirkee.

- 1817--Paika rebellion

- 1818-19 : Last Anglo-Maratha War.

- 1820-27----sir thomas munro introduced RYOTWARI SETTLEMENT in madras & bombay

- 1823-28 : Lord Amherst Governor-General.

- 1824-26 : First Burmese War.

- 1828---Ahom revolt against Britishers led by Gomdhar Konwar

- 1828-35 : Lord William Bentinck as GovernorGeneral.

- 1829 : Prohibition of Sati. by efforts of lord william bentick & Raja ram mohan roy

- 1829-37 : Suppression of Thuggee.

- Abolition of the Company’s trading rights.

- 1835-36 : Sir Charles Metcalf Governor-General.

- 1835 : Macaulay’s Education Resolution. English made official language instead of Persian.

- 1835 : Foundation of Calcutta Medical College.

- 1836-1842: Lord Auckland as Governor-General.

- 1839 : Death of Ranjit Singh.

- 1839-42----1st Anglo-Afghan war

- 1842-44 : Lord Ellenborough as Governor-General.

- 1843----Slavery was abolished by lord ellenborough

- 1844-48 : Lord Hardinge as Governor-General.

- 1845-46 : First Anglo-Sikh War. Treaty of Lahore.

- 1848-49 : Second Anglo-Sikh War. Defeat of Sikhs and annexation of the Punjab. : Opening of a Hindu
Girls’ School in Calcutta by Bethune.

- 1848-56 : Lord Dalhousie as Governor-General. #doctrine of lapse

- 1852 : Second Anglo-Burmese War.

1853 : Railway opened from Bombay to Thana. Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra.

- 1854 : Charles Wood’s despatch on Education.

- 1855-56 : Santhal insurrection in Bihar.

- 1856 : Annexation of Awadh. Indian University Act. Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act passed by Lord
canning

- 1856-58 : Lord Canning – Governor-General.

- 1859-60------indigo revolt ,Biswas brothers of Nadia, Kader Molla of Pabna, and Rafique Mondal of
Malda were popular leaders....Neel Darpan of Din Bandhu Mitra portrayed the oppressed peasants
- 1857-----3 universities established at kolkata madras bombay under recommendation of charles wood
dispatch.

- 1857-58 : Revolt of 1857. Revolt at Meerut begins on May 10, 1857. SEPOY MUTINY

- 1858 : Lord Canning was GG of India & 1st Viceroy

- British India placed under the direct government of the Crown. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation. Lord
canning(1858-62) became 1st viceroy of india.

- Edward Henry Stanley Became 1st secretary of state for India

- 1861 : Indian Councils Act. : Archaeological Survey of India set up. : Indian Civil Service Act. :
Introduction of the Penal code.

- 1862-63 : Lord Elgin as Viceroy.

- 1864-69 : Sir John Lawrence Viceroy.

- 1865 : Telegraphic communication with Europe opened.

- 1869-72 : Lord Mayo as Viceroy.

- 1872----

- native marriage act , 1872 popularly known as sharda act (Boys 18 , girls 14 year). this act prevevnt
child marriage.

- 1st census in india during british period under lord mayo

- 1873--satyasodhak samaj founded by jyotiba phule

- 1875 : Visit of the Prince of Wales. : Arya Samaj founded by Swami Dayananda.

- 1877 : Lord Lytton held Durbar at Delhi where Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.

- 1878-80--- first Famine Commission (1878-80) under Sir Richard Strachey

- 1879--- organization of the Ramosi Peasant Force by Vasudev Balwant Phadke

- 1880----

- Deccan educational society established by B.G.tilak

- In 1880, Viceroy Lytton appointed Royal commission of Famine under the presidency of

- Richard Strachey
- 1878 : Vernacular Press Act.under lord lytton

- 1879 : Theosophical Society at Adayar, (was set up) Madras.

- 1880-84 : Lord Ripon as Viceroy.

- 1881 : Factory Act 1881 . under lord ripon

- 1882----

- Hunter commission to review educational development appointed by Lord ripon

- local self govt. # lord ripon

- vernacular press act was repealed by lord ripon

- 1883 : Indian National Conference held in Calcutta.

- 1883-84 : Ilbert Bill controversy.

- 1884-88 : Lord Dufferin Viceroy.

- 1885 :formation of INC by A.O.Hume , First session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay.

- 1887 : Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

- 1888-93 : Lord Landsdowne Viceroy.

- 1889----Ahmadiya movement founded by mirza gulam ahmad

- 1891-- Age of consent act was passed by

- 1892 : Indian Councils Act.

- 1894-99 : Lord Elgin II Viceroy.

- 1896 :

- Ramakrishna Mission founded.

- For the first time National song (Vande Mataram) was sung in the Calcutta session, 1896

- 1898---- Indian Currency Committee or Fowler Committee was a government committee appointed

- by the British Government

- 1899-1905: Lord Curzon Viceroy.

- 1902---- Second Police commission was set up in 1902 under the chairmanship of Andrew Fraser
- 1904---- Indian Universities Act, 1904 was enacted based on the recommendation of the ‘Raleigh
commission

- 1905 :

- INC Banaras session by G.K.gokhale

- Servant of India society was founded by gokhale in 1905

- Partition of Bengal. on 20 july Under lord Curzon.

- Nov1905~~National council of education/council was established

- 1905-10 : Lord Minto II Viceroy.

- 1906 :

- All india Muslim League formed at Dacca by nawab salimullah khan , agha khan . Aagha khan became
1st president

- Inc 1906 session presided by Dada bhai narauji

- Swaraj(to secure self rule) was first time used by dada bhai narauji in INC session 1906 kolkata

- Oct1906--- Muslim representative under leadership of aagha khan met lord minto & demanded
separate electorate for Muslims at shimla

- All India mohammadan educational conference was held in 1906 at Dhaka.

- 1907 :SURAT SPLIT. This session was presided by Rash bihari ghosh

- 1908 :

- Newspapers Act. Tilak convicted of sedition.

- Alipore conspiracy case

- 1909 :

- Morley-Minto Reforms. : Indian Councils Act passed.

- Concept of separate electorate (for Muslims) emerged

- 1910-16 : Lord Hardinge II Viceroy.

- 1911 :
 - 12Dec1911----capital shifted from kolkata to delhi.

- Delhi Durbar. : Partition of Bengal annulled.

- Census of India. :

- Transfer of Capital to Delhi announced

- 1914---- purpose behind the setting up of ‘Shore Committee was to assist the passengers of the
Komagata Maru with food, provisions and legal challenges.

- 1915---- jan1915 , mahatama Gandhi returned India from south Africa.

- 1916

- Lucknow Pact of Indian National Congress and All-India Muslim League.presided by A.C.majumdar.in
this session separate electorate demand of Muslim league was accepted by INC.

- Foundation of Women’s University at Poona by DK karve

- The Home Rule League founded by Annie Besant & tilak.

- Tilak home rule league founded april1916 & started maratha and kesari

- Anime absent league was founded in oct1916 & started common weal and new India

- Both league merged into 1 in 1918

- 1917------Saddler commission(education)

- 1916-21 : Lord Chelmsford as Viceroy.

- 1917-18--- Saddler commission was set up to study and report on problems of Calcutta University

- 1919 :

- Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

- Rowlatt Act passed

- Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (April 13)

- Hunter commission was appointed to inquiry into the event

- Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind to protest against Jallianwalabagh Massacre.

- 1920 :

- Khilafat Movement and

- As a part of NCM , kashi vidyapeeth,Gujarat vidtapeeth,jamia millia , kashi Hindu vishva vidyalaya
were set up

- In 1920 all India home rule league changed its name to swarajya sabha

- 1920---- BR ambedkar established All india depressed class federation

- 1921 : Moplah Rebellion and Wagon Tragedy.

- 1921-26 : Lord Reading Viceroy.

- 1921 : Harappa excavations begin.

- 1922 :

- Mohenjodaro excavations begin

- 5feb1922-----Chauri Chaura(near gorakhpur) incident. & gandhiji suspended NCM.

- 1923 :

- Swaraj party was formed in 1923 by CR das & moti lal nehru

- Swarajists entry in Indian Councils.

- 1924---

- Ambedkar founded depressed class institutions

- Lee Commissin (civil services) was set up in 1924

- 1925

- August1925----Kakori conspiracy took place under leadership of Ram prasad bismil , chandrasekhar
azad , Sachindra sanyal

- 1926- : Lord Irwin Viceroy.

- 1927-28----- Linlithgow Commission, which was set up in 1927-28, is related to AGRICULTURAL Reform

- 1927 :

- Nov1927----Appointment of Simon Commission(7 member commission , NO INDIAN).Member of the

- All india women conference was held.

- All india state people conference(JL nehru was president in 1939)

- feb1928----Simon Commission comes to India. :

- nov1928--Death of Lala Lajpat Rai(PUNJAB KESARI) following police assault.

- Nehru Report---moti lal nehru was chairman.it was 9 member commission including 2 muslim.

- Bardoli satyagraha. Led by sardar patel

- independence for india league founded by SC bose & jawahar lal nehru

- 1929 :

- 8 april ko Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt drops bombs in the Legislative Assembly. :

- Congress on December 31 at Lahore Session declaring its objective of Poora Swaraj for India.

- Jawahar lal nehru declared the aim of congress as PURNA SWARAJ

- Jinnah’s fourteen points as against Nehru Report was given in March 1929

- Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb in Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 against the
passage of the Public Safety Bill and Trade Disputes Bill

- Whitley Commission on Labour was set up in 1929 to inquire into the existing conditions of labour in
industrial undertakings and plantations in India.

- 1930 :

- Sarda Act (1930) increased the marriage age to 18 and 14 for boys and girls respectively

- 12 Mar 1930 – 6 Apr 1930---Dandi March started by Gandhiji & 78 companions

- Civil Disobedience Movement.

- 1930-31 : First Round Table Conference.(Held B/w Nov1930-jan1931).It was organized to discus report
of simon commission

- 1931

- 5march1931 : Gandhi-Irwin Pact(DELHI PACT) signed

- 23March1931-- Bhagat sing Rajguru & sukhdev were hanged #Lahore-conspiracy

- 26-29march1931---Karachi session of INC(under sardar patel). 1st session where swaraj defined.
 - 7dec1931---2nd RTC . Gandhiji participated. Sarojini Naidu represented Indian women at the second
round table conference.

- 1931-36 : Lord Wellingdon Viceroy.

- 1932 :

- Aug1932---Communal Award announced by Ramsay Mcdonald

sep1932---Gandhiji founded All india untouchability league from yervada jail

- sep1932----Poona Pact signed b/w Gandhi & Ambedkar

- Harizan sewak sangh established by gandhiji . 1st president---Ghanshyamdas Birla.

- Nov-dec1932-----Third Round Table Conference.only BR ambedkar participated.

- 1934

- Congress socialist party founded.jaiprakash narayan(loknayak) was cordinator & Acharya narendra
dev was president.

- oct1934---Gandhi retiredfrom active politics & resigned from congress

- Civil Disobedience Movement called off.

- 1935 : Government of India Act, 1935 passed by British Parliament.

- 1936-44 : Lord Linlithgow Viceroy.

- 1936--- All India Kisan Sabha founded in Lucknow in April 1936 with Swami Sahjanand Saraswati as the
president

- 1937 :

- feb1937--election were held(under GOI Act , 1935) in provincial legislature. congress emerged single
largest party except Bengal , sindh,punjab(Trick--BSP)

- 1938 :

- Haripura session of the Congress.(SC bose presided)

- National Planning Committee set up in 1938 under Congress president Subhash Bose

- Floud Commission a land revenue commission established by the government of Bengal in 1938

- 1939

- 1939(September) : Second World War begins

- 22dec1939---jinnah called indian muslim to celebrate as a day of deliverance

- March1939----- Forward Bloc was formed in March 1939, by Subhash Chandra Bose

- 1940 :

- Pakistan resolution passed by Muslim League at Lahore.2 nation theory of jinnah was accepted in
Lahore session of muslim league

- oct1940--After rejecting August offer , INC started Individual satyagraha . vinoda bhave was 1st
satyagrahi. JL nehru was 2nd satyagrahi

- vinoda bhave established sarvodya samaj to propagate the ideas of gandhi

- 1941 : Subhash Chandra Bose escapes from India.

- 1942 :

- march1942-----Cripps comes to India with his proposals

- Congress rejects Cripps Proposal (11 April). :

- Gandhi termed this deal as post-dated cheque

- Pt nehru & Maulana azad were official negotiator from congress.

- “Quit India” resolution passed by Congress on August 8.

- august 1942-----"Quit India” began

- 1944-47 : Lord Wavell Viceroy.

- 1944 :

- INA reaches Indian soil.

- Sargent Scheme, formally known as the Report of the Sargent Commission on Post-War Education
Development in India

- 1945 :

- june1945----Wavell plan

- Labour Government in Britain.

- INA surrenders to the British (May).

- 25june1945-----Shimla pact(discussion over wavell plan in shimla)

- 1946 : Cabinet Mission’s plans announced (June 16).

- 1947-48 : Lord Mountbatten Viceroy

- 1947 : Announcement of Lord Mountbatten’s plan for Partition of India (June 3). : Indian Independence
Act passed (July). : Creation of free India and Pakistan on midnight of August 14/15, 1947 as dominions.

- 1947-64 : Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India.

- 1948 :

- Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (January 30). :

- Raja-gopalachari appointed first Indian Governor-General (June 21).