Political Events of the Nationalist Period 1879–1947

Gandhian activity

1919 – Aerial bombing 3rd Afghan War Major riot with political consequences Kabul Secret revolutionary group, with approximate date of founding Jalalabad Mansehra Tahsil 1920 – Khilafat Hijrah Peshawar (migration) to Afghanistan Chief sites of Royal , 1946 Kohat 1931 1924 Lahore Areas and Key Sites of Widespread Disturbances and Independence Campaigns 1931 1927 Amritsar 1928-Conspiracy Case; 1919 W.&C. Jallianwala Bagh massacre Areas Sites executed, 1931 Punjab Punjab 1946 – 1947 1915 Ghadr Movement Border Ferozepore 1922 Multan Dehra Dun 1919 and Punjab Disturbances 1906 Katarpur Chauri Chaura 1918 1922 - Mob Violence, halted Nabha Meerut 1929-1933-Communist conspiracy trial ’s non-cooperation campaign 1920-22 Non-cooperation Program 1924-1926 Akali (Sikh) 1924 1947 Rae Bareli DT. Demonstrations 1911 - Coronation Durbar 1930-1932-Center of 1930-31 Campaign independence campaigns Gurgaon Dt. 1912 - Capital moved from Calcutta No Rent campaign Bharatpur 1945-1946 - Red Fort Court martials of INA Officers Champaran DT. and Alwar 1917-Indigo tenants 1942 Quit Campaign } Agra Aligarh campaign 1920— Jamia Millia Islamia, first nationalist university founded 1931,1947 1925— Shifted to Delhi Cawnpore Muzzaffarpur 1946 1947, Areas of widespread communal riots 1908-‘‘Alipore’’ bomb case 1931 1923-1926 - Muslim movement for 1919—1st Khilafat Conference 1905-1908 Movements drawing separate Sind (then a part of Bombay) Central Khilafat Committee C. Bihar Moirang established in Bombay 1946 1943- political/social movements support from wide areas are 190 1905 5- Movement 1930—Nehru home becomes Pa Dacca hoists flag on Indian soil Kaira DT. rti Chandpur shown, with panel placed at Congress headquarters tio 1918 - W. Bihar n 1930,1941 1915 - Ashram established No Tax campaign o Comilla 1907 headquarters 1893-1894, 1917 f 1947 1918 - established Swadeshi 1902, B British India and Ceylon e n Chittagong Dt. 1918 - Labor satyagraha 1906,1907 g Viramgam Calcutta a l Midnapore Chittagong Mandalay Princely states Baroda 1914 1908-1914 - Tilak 1901 imprisoned N. B. Only events of which the geographical locations are significant have been mapped. Surat Kandesh 1923 - Noakhali and Tippera dts. (Boundaries are shown as of July 1947) Wardha 1925 - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 1903 - 1935 - Utkal movement 1946 Ahmedabad to Dandi (RSS) founded by Hedgewar Malegaon for separate Orissa 1946-1947 - Tour to 1930 Dandi 1936 - Ashram Map not to scale Bardoli Taluka Nasik established restore harmony 1922, 1928 - Non-cooperation 1899, 1906 Burma Campaigns Bombay

1893, 1929, 1932 Raigad1896 - Tilak founded Shivaji festival, spreads Koraput 1897, 1908 - Trials of B.G. across Dt Tilak, mass demonstrations Satara Sholapur 1946- Rebellion of Royal DT. Gulbarga 1924 Vizagapatam Indian Navy Poona 1895, 1904 1879 - Phadke rebellion 1893 - Tilak founded Ganapati festival, West Godavari spreads across Maharshtra and Guntur 1897 - Rand assassination Dharwar DT. 1905 - Servants of India Society founded by Gokhale Belgaum 1916 - Home Rule League founded by Tilak from 1913-Movement for separate Andhra

1909-1919- Barindra Ghose and Andaman Islands 1910-1920- Savarkar imprisoned Madras in Andaman penal settlement 1931-Widespread 1916 - Home Rule League founded by (Released from prison in liquor shop picketing India in 1924) 1921-1922 in South Pondicherry Moplah rebellion: 1908 Khilafat kingdoms in E DT. Walluvanad (W) and W Ernad (E) Talukas

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