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Jul 8, 1497
Vasco de Gama Sails for India
He reached the port of Calicut on the southwest coastline of India. Him and his travelling party founds spices, silks, and gems that filled the shops there. -
Decline of the Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire began its fall after Aurangzeb died in 1707. Twelve years passed with turmoil and famine, and Western traders moved into the area. -
Industrial Revolution in Britain
In the mid-1700's, inventions such as the seed drill, water power, iron ore, and harbors were developed. This created an Industrial Revolution in England. -
Establishment of the British East India Company
Robert Clive led the EIC troops in a victory over Indian forces at the Battle of Plassey. -
British overcome French and take control of India
They took over the French power in India, then moved into most of India and current-day Bangladesh and took control. -
Sepoy Rebellion
The Sepoys rebelled from the war after learning that the bullets were encased in a pork/beef fat cast, as the two main religions either didn't eat pork or believe that cow was sacred. This caused a mass rebellion that made all soldiers go to jail. -
British Colonize India
The British took direct control of India, calling it Raj. This term was used in reference to the time from 1757 until 1947. -
Creation of the Indian National Congress
After Ram Mohun Roy decided to change India's arranged child marriages and other religious traditions in India, the INC was created to rebel against Roy and advocate for self-government. -
Creation of the Muslim League
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to protect Muslim interests, cultures, and traditions. It was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. -
Amritsar Massacre
Innocent Hindus and Muslims had a gathering that the British had outlawed, so the British troops fired without warning, killing 400 Indians and injuring 1200. -
Rowlett Acts
The Rowlett Acts were passed to prevent protesters from protesting by threatening jailtime for anyone who violated these laws. -
Mohandas Gandhi's Leadership of the INC
Mohandas Gandhi took control of the INC after the massacre at Amritsar. He then melded a few beliefs from each of the main religions to create one of the most widely known set of beliefs in that time. -
Nonviolence Resistance from Gandhi
After the Congress Party endorsed civil disobedience against the British, Gandhi launched his own campaign to help detour the British's power over India by boycotting some of their sources of income and striking. -
The Salt March
The Salt Acts stated that Indians could buy salt from no other manufacturer than the government, so Gandhi led a peaceful protest to the seacoast where they collected their own seawater and letting it evaporate, creating their own salt. After they marched to a British saltwork, police officers with steeltipped clubs attacked them, causing broken shoulders and fractured skulls. -
Government of India Act
The Government of India Act provided local, self-government and limited democratic elections, but not total independence. It was passed by the British Parliament. -
WWII; Riots between Hindus and Muslims
Rioting between Muslims and Hindus broke out in many Indian cities. In August, four days straight of these fights left 5000+ people dead and 15000+ injured. -
Partition
This divided India into two sections, one for the Muslims and one for the Hindus to prevent clashes. -
Gandhi's Death
Gandhi visited the Indian Capital, Delhi, to plead for freedom of Muslim refugees. A Hindu extremist who thought him too protective of them shot and killed him. -
Indian/Pakistan Independence
This act granted India and Pakistan independence to prevent further clashes between the two cultures by making India and Pakistan independent.
