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Modern India -- 1800 A.D. to 1947 A.D. The Freedom struggle 1802  A.D.          Treaty of Bassein 1803-1805 A.D. The Second Anglo-Maratha war: The British defeat the Marathas at Assaye:                            Treaty of Amritsar 1814-1816 A.D. The Anglo-Gurkha war 1817-1818 A.D. The Pindari war 1817-1819 A.D. The last Anglo-Maratha war: Marathas finally crushed by the British 1824-1826 A.D. The First Burmese war 1829                    Prohibition of Sati 1829-1837 A.D. Suppression of Thuggee. 1831                    Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by East India Company. 1833                    Renewal of Company's Charter; Abolition of company's trading rights. 1835                    Education Resolution. 1838                    Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh and the British. 1839-1842 A.D. First Afghan war 1843                    Gwalior war 1845-1846 A.D. First Anglo-Sikh war 1848                    Lord Dalhousie becomes the Governor-General 1848-1849 A.D. Second Anglo-Sikh war : (Rise of Sikh Power) British annex Punjab as Sikhs                            are defeated. 1852                    Second Anglo-Burmese war 1853                    Railway opened from Bombay to Thane; Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra 1857                    First War of Indian Independence: The Sepoy Mutiny 1858                    British Crown takes over the Indian Government. 1861                    Indian Councils Act; Indian High Courts Act; Introduction of the Penal Code 1868                    Punjab Tenancy Act; Railway opened from Ambala to Delhi 1874                    The Bihar Famine 1877                    Delhi Durbar: The Queen of England proclaimed Empress of India 1878                    Vernacular Press Act 1881                    Factory Act; Rendition of Mysore 1885                    First meeting of the Indian National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act 1891                    Indian Factory Act 1892                    Indian Councils Act to regulate Indian administration 1897                    Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission 1899                    Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy 1905                    The First Partition of Bengal 1906                    Formation of Muslim League; Congress declaration regarding Swaraj 1908                    Newspaper Act 1911                    Delhi Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of Bengal 1912                    The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi 1913                    Educational Resolution of the Government of India 1915                    Defence of India Act 1916                    Home Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's University at Poona 1919                    Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The                                    Montague-Chelmsford Reforms offer limited autonomy 1920                    The Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress;                              Non-co-operation Movement 1921                    Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India 1922                    Civil Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura violence leads to Gandhi suspending                              movement 1923                    Swarajists in Indian Councils; Certification of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim riots 1925                    Reforms Enquiry committee Report 1926                    Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act 1927                    Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed 1928                    Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties; All Parties Conference 1929                    Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split; Jawaharlal                             Nehru  hosts the National Flag at Lahore 1930                    Civil Disobedience movement continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's Dandi March;                              First Round Table Conference 1931                    Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact; Census of India 1932                    Suppression of the Congress movement; Third Round Table Conference; The                              Communal Award; Poona Pact 1933                    Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms 1934                    Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake 1935                    Government of India Act 1937                    Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries formed in a majority of                              Indian provinces 1939                    Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign 1942                    Cripps Mission to India; Congress adopts Quit India Resolution; Congress leaders                              arrested; Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army 1944                    Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan issue 1945                    First trial of the Indian Army men opened 1946                    Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy; Cabinet Mission's plan announced; Muslim League                              decides to participate in the Interim Government; Interim Government formed;                              Constituent Assembly's first meeting 3 June 1947        Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India. 15 Aug 1947       Partition of India and Independence