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Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1737 ⚔ Baji Rao raids Delhi · Maratha Empire
- 1739 ⚔ Nadir Shah sacks Delhi · Mughal Empire
- 1741 ⚔ Battle of Colachel · Travancore
- 1742 ⚔ Maratha (Bargi) raids on Bengal · Nawabs of Bengal
- 1747 Ahmad Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire · Durrani Empire
- 1749 ⚔ Battle of Ambur · Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
- 1751 ⚔ Siege of Arcot · Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
Alive at the time
Nadir Shah
1688 – 1747
Persian ruler who sacked Delhi in 1739
Velu Nachiyar1730 – 1796
Queen of Sivaganga who fought the East India Company
Nana Fadnavis1742 – 1800
Peshwa minister called the 'Maratha Machiavelli'
Sir William Jones1746 – 1794
Founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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🗂 Era 1
- Modern IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- European Maritime PowersBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 12
- Chandernagore 1673 – 1950Part of it
- Pondichéry 1674 – 1954Part of it
- Mahé 1721 – 1954Part of it
- Yanam 1731 – 1954Part of it
- Karaikal 1739 – 1954Part of it
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (286 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (101 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (158 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (281 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (282 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (147 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (286 years)
👑 Rulers 1
- Joseph François Dupleix 1742 – 1754Ruled it
⚔ Events 1
- French capture Madras (First Carnatic War) 1746Happened in it
🔧 Technology 3
- Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th centuryMade or discovered in this time
- The first passenger train 16 April 1853Made or discovered in this time
- Electric light arrives 1879Made or discovered in this time
📄 Research 2
- Connected Histories: Notes towards a Reconfiguration of Early Modern Eurasia Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1997Research on this topic
- The Portuguese, the port of Basrur, and the rice trade, 1600-50 Sanjay Subrahmanyam · 1984Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading