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Apr 21, 1526
The First Battle of Panipat
Mughal Empire conquered northern India.
Mughal leader: Babur
-He was the first of the Great Mughals.
-He invaded and conquered India. -
Dec 30, 1530
India gets a new leader
Humayun ascends the throne at Agra at the age of 23.
-He was the eldest of Babur's sons
-He helped his father with the conquest of India -
Feb 14, 1556
Akbar the Great
-Succeeded Humayun
-He was born in exile and ascended the throne ath the age of 13
-He conquered massive new territories including much of Rajasthan, created a long lasting civil and military administrative system -
British East India Company
-War breaks out between France and Great Britain
-Robert Clive and Admiral Watson bombarded and captured Chandannagar -
Chandannagar
-It was restoed to the French, but retaken by the British in 1794 during the Napoleonic Wars -
Th beginning of European influence on India
-It was a time when Europeans got involved in trade and commerce
-Before 1857, Europeans arrived in India from time to time, but they were only isolated incidents -
Indians Rebel
-A garrison commander was shocked when 85 of the 90 sepoys refused to accept
the cartridges.
-The British handled the crisis badly. The soldiers who had disobeyed were jailed.
-The next day, on May 10, 1857, the sepoys rebelled -
Outbreak of WWI