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1839First Anglo-Afghan War begins
→ Shah Shuja was installed in Kabul, but British forces were destroyed in 1842.
1979Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1869 Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
- 1872 First census of British India · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1875 Arya Samaj and Aligarh (MAO) College founded · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1876 Indian Association founded · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1877 Delhi Durbar: Victoria proclaimed Empress of India · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1878 Vernacular Press Act · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1883 Ilbert Bill controversy · British Raj (Crown Rule)
- 1885 Indian National Congress founded · British Raj (Crown Rule)
Alive at the time
Lalon Fakir
c. 1774 – c. 1890
Baul mystic poet of Bengal
Alexander Cunningham1814 – 1893
Founder of the Archaeological Survey of India
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan1817 – 1898
Founder of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar1820 – 1891
Campaigned for the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856
Begum Hazrat Mahal1820 – 1879
Led the 1857 revolt in Lucknow
Nana Sahibborn 1824
Adopted heir of Baji Rao II who led the 1857 revolt at Kanpur
Swami Dayananda Saraswati1824 – 1883
Founder of the Arya Samaj
Dadabhai Naoroji1825 – 1917
The 'Grand Old Man of India' who formulated the drain theory
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🗂 Era 1
- Modern IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- British Crown Rule (Raj)Belongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 10
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (103 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (103 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (103 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (103 years)
- Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857Existed at the same time (34 years)
- British East India Company 1600 – 1858Existed at the same time (35 years)
- Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948Existed at the same time (103 years)
- Sikh Empire 1799 – 1849Existed at the same time (26 years)
- Kingdom of Nepal 1816 – 2008Existed at the same time (103 years)
- British Raj (Crown Rule) 1858 – 1947Existed at the same time (68 years)
👑 Rulers 4
- Dost Mohammad Khan 1826 – 1839Ruled it
- Dost Mohammad Khan 1845 – 1863Ruled it
- Abdur Rahman Khan 1880 – 1901Ruled it
- Amanullah Khan 1919 – 1926Ruled it
⚔ Events 5
- First Anglo-Afghan War begins 1839Happened in it
- Durand Line agreed 1893Happened in it
- Third Anglo-Afghan War; Afghan independence 1919Happened in it
- British retreat from Kabul 1842Happened in it
- Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878Happened in it
🔧 Technology 3
- The first passenger train 16 April 1853Made or discovered in this time
- Electric light arrives 1879Made or discovered in this time
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1881Made or discovered in this time
📄 Research 3
- Law, State and Agrarian Society in Colonial India D. A. Washbrook · 1981Research on this topic
- Archaeology and identity in colonial India Nayanjot Lahiri · 2000Research on this topic
- Landownership and Inequality in Madras Presidency: 1853-54 to 1946-47 Dharma Kumar · 1975Research 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