Europeans In South Asia

The War Of Independence

1857 BCE

The Indian soldiers in the cantonments of Barrack pure in Bengal refused to use the cartridges and the British Retaliated by disbanding the disobedient regiments and punishing some of them. When three regiments at Meerut took matters into their own hands and revolted, the war of Independence at begun in 1857.

Punjab in 1849

1849 BCE

Punjab in 1849, and three years later, Burma. In the Deccan, Wellesleys brother Arthur and his forces won major victories.

Lord Dalhousie (The Doctrine Of Lapse)

1848 BCE

The Doctrine of Lapse policy of Lord Dalhouise annexed eight states in eight years. Hindu law recognized that an adopted son could succeed the throne but his policy was that if a Hindu ruler died without a natural heir, thee state would be taker by the British.

Sindh got annexed

1843 BCE

Sindh got annexed in 1843,The territory was annexed by the Bombay Presidency of British India in 1843, following a British Indian conquest led by then Major-General Charles Napier in order to quell the insurrection of Sindhi rulers who had remained hostile to the British Empire following the First Anglo-Afghan War.

Failure and defeat

1837 BCE

With the failure and defeat in to two Afghan wars,

Lord Lake

1803 BCE

He was a British General, who took over Delhi after effectively putting down the Maratha leader, Sindhia .

Marquis Of Wellesley

1798 BCE

The British Governor during this period was the Marquis Of Wellesley, a strong- willed and clever imperialist.

Treaty of Seringapatnam

1792 BCE

Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.