Indian Modern History Timeline

1600-1680

• 1600: Formation of East India Company
• 1602: Formation of Dutch East India Company
• 1612: East India company trade agreement with Mughal Emperor Jahangir
• 1630: Birth of Chhatrapati Shivaji
• 1664: (i) Marathas defeat Mughal Empire in the battle of Surat (ii) France East India company formation.
• 1665: Treaty of Purandar between Marathas and Mughal
• 1674: Shivaji is crowned as Chhatrapati
• 1680: Death of Shivaji

1681-1756

• 1686-1690: Anglo-Mughal War
• 1707: Death of Aurangzeb, End of Expansion of Mughal.
• 1728: Bajrao-I (Maratha) defeats Mughal and Nizam of Hyderabad
• 1717: Forman of Farukhshior
• 1739: (i) Nader Shah invades India from Iran, captures Delhi (ii) Marathas defeat Portuguese in the battle of Vasai.
• 1756: (i) "Black Hole Death"/"Black Hole Tragedy" in Bengal (ii) Death of Alibardi Khan.

1757-1765

• 1757: (i) The Battle of Plassey (ii) Ended with the "Treaty of Alinagar".
• 1761: Panipath IIIrd War.
• 1763: The battle of Sannyasi
• 1764: The battle of BUXAR
• 1765: (i) The Treaty of Allahabad (ii) East India Co. received Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. (iii) Dyarchy first time introduced by Robert Clive.

1766-1822

• 1767-1769: (i) "1st Anglo-Mysore War" (ii) "Treatise of Madras 1769"
• 1770: "Great Bengal Famine of 1770 (ছিয়াত্তরের মনন্তর (১১৭৬ বঙ্গাব্দ))"
• 1773: (i) "Regulating Act Passed by the British" (ii) Warren Hestings was appointed as the 1st Gov-General of Bengal.
• 1775-1782: (i) "1st Anglo-Maratha War" (ii) Treatise of Surat (1775) (iii) Treatise of Purandar (1776) (iv) Treatise of Salbai (1782)
• 1780-1784: (i) "2nd Anglo-Mysore War" (ii) "Treatise of Mangalore 1784"
• 1785-1787: (i) "Last Maratha-Mysore War" (ii) "Treatise of Gajendragad 1787"
• 1790-1792: (i) "3rd Anglo-Mysore War" (ii) "Treatise of Seringpattam 1792"
• 1793: "Parmanent Settlement (চিরস্থায়ী বন্দোবস্ত) by Cornwallis "
• 1798-1799: (i) "4th Anglo-Mysore War" (ii) Subsidiary Alliance (অধীনতামূলক মিত্রতা নীতি 1798) introduced by "Lord Welesly"
• 1803-1805: (i) "2nd Anglo-Maratha War" (ii) "Treatise of Basin 1802"
• 1809: "Treatise of Amritsar"
• 1817-1819: (i) "3rd Anglo-Maratha War" (ii) "Treatise of Poona 1817" (iii) "Treatise of Gwalior 1817" (iv) "Treatise of Mandsor 1818" (v) "Paika Rebellion 1817" (vi) "Hindu College was established 1817"
• 1820: "Rayotwari System" directly with Farmers.
• 1822: "Mohalwari System"

1823-1858

• 1828: "Bramho Samaj Established"
• 1848: "Doctrine of Lapse (স্বত্ববিলোপ নীতি)" 1848 by "Lord Dalhousie"
• 1855: "Santhal Rebellion"
• 1857: "1. Indian Rebellion of 1857 (সিপাহী বিদ্রোহ)" Leaders: (i)Delhi (ii)Kanpur (iii)Lucknow (iv)Faizabad (v)Jhansi (vi)Bihar (vii)Bareily 2. Established the University of Mumbai, Madras and Calcutta.
• 1858: (i) "G.O.I Act 1858" (ii) "Lord Canning" was changed from Gov. General to the "1st ViceRoy of British India".

1859–1900

• 1861: Indian Councils Act enacted
• 1867: Prarthana Samaj Established
• 1870: Poona Sarvajanik Sabha established
• 1875: Arya Samaj(AS), Indian League(IL), Anglo-Oriental College Established
• 1876: Indian National Association founded
• 1878: Vernacular Press Act enacted
• 1883: Ilbert Bill controversy
• 1885: Indian National Congress founded (Lord Duffrin viceroy)
• 1888: Allahabad congression session, Birth of Sri Sri Thankur
• 1892: Indian Councils Act enacted
• 1896: Calcutta congression session 1896
• 1897: Chapekar brothers assassinate W.C. Rand, Birth of Netaji
• 1899: Lord Curzon appointed Viceroy of India, Mitra Mela established by Vinay D. Savarkar

1901–1937

• 1902: Anushilan Samiti Established
• 1905: Partition of Bengal, launch of the Swadeshi Movement, Banaras Congress session by Gopal Krishna Gokhle, Established 'Indian Home Rule Society (London)'
• 1906: Formation of the All-India Muslim League in Dhaka, Calcutta Congress session by Dadavai Nouroji
• 1907: Surat Split in the Congress, session presided by Rasbihari Ghosh
• 1908: Alipore Bomb Conspiracy, Indian Sociologist journal published by Shyamji Krishna Verma, Swadesa Geethangal by Subramania Bharati
• 1909: Morley-Minto Reforms enacted
• 1911: IIIrd Delhi Durbar—Reunification of Bengal and capital moved to Delhi from Calcutta, Calcutta Congression session where 1st time National Anthem was sung
• 1913: Ghadar Party Established (in Sanfransisco), RN Tagore won Nobel
• 1915: Return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa, Berlin Committee Established (in Germany) by Virendranth Chatterjee, Abhinash Bhattacharya, 'Defence India Act 1915', Ghadar Conspiracy
• 1916: Lucknow Pact (congress session by Ambika Charan Mazumdar, reunion of Moderates - Extremists) and launch of Home Rule Movement
• 1917: Champaran Satyagraha (in Bihar)-Rajkumar Sukla invited Gandhi, Calcutta congress session by Annie Besant
• 1918: Kheda Satyagraha-Anusuya Sarabhai invited Gandhi
• 1919: 'GoI of India Act 1919' (Introduced Dyarchi in Provinces, Bicameralism in centre, separate electroal bonds for shikhs, christian etc.), Montegu-Chelmsford replaced the 'Defence India Act-1915' by 'Rowlatt Act 1919'(told Black Act by Gandhi), Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (RN Tagore returned 'Knight'-'Kaisar-e-hind'), 'Hunter Commission' Formed, 'Khilfat Movement' by Ali Brothers
• 1920: Launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement, Md. Ali Jinnah left congress, AITUC established (by Lala Lajpat Roy, Dewan Chaman lal, Narayan Malhar Joshi)
• 1922: Chauri Chaura incident and suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement
• 1923: 'Khilafat Swaraj Party' Established
• 1924: 'Gandhiji was released from the Jail for health condition and Presided the 'Belgium Congress session' in Karnataka', HRA (Hindustant Republic Association) established
• 1925: Kanpur Congress Session by Sarojini Naidu
• 1927: Formation of Simon Commission and public protests
• 1928: Nehru Report published, 'Saunders Murders', 'HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republic Association)', 'Indian Independence League (by Rasbihari Bose)' established
• 1929: Lahore Session of Congress adopted Purna Swaraj, Bombing Central Assembly, 'IRWIN's Declaration (Cong opposed), 'Delhi Menifesto by Gandhi (IRWIN Opposed)', National Flag was first hoisted beside the Ravi River
• 1930: Dandi March and Civil Disobedience Movement (No payment of taxes, No Chawkidari Taxes, violation of forest laws, Lead by Tamil Nadu-C. Raja Gopalachari, Malabar-K.Kalappam, Orisa-Gopal Bandu Chowdhuri, Bihar-Ambika Kanta Sinha, Peshwar-Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Red shirt Movement, Khuda-e-khitmatgar, Pakhtun weekly), Dharasana-Sarojini Naidu), 1st Roundtable Conference (Ambedkar Attended)
• 1931: Gandhi–Irwin Pact 1931, Karachi Resolution 1931, 2nd Roundtable conference (Ambedkar and Gandhi both attended)
• 1932: 3rd Roundtable Conference (Ambedkar attended), Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar
• 1935: Government of India Act 1935 enacted by Lord Willingdon

1938–1947

• 1938: Haripura Congression Session by Subhash Chandra Bose (in Gujrat), National Planning Commission Established
• 1939: Tripura Congression-Subhash Chandra Bose elected as the president defeating Pattabhi Sitaramaiya, Bose resigned Congress and formed ALL INDIA FORWARD BLOCK (wihin Congress)
• 1942: Cripps Mission (by Staphord Clips) fails; Quit India Movement (Lord Linlithgo-Viceroy) launched, Indian National Army Established by Netaji, In 1943 Netaji formed 'Azad Hind Sarkar' and take oath as the PM.
• 1946: Naval Mutiny; Cabinet Mission Plan announced
• 1947: Mountbatten Plan announced; India gains independence