Indian Independence

By Rabail&Monica
  • 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