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Sample 8677.Pdf General Knowledge ; g i st [ kkyh jgsxk History AN OVERVIEW MODERN INDIA 1707-12 Bahadur Shah, 1712-13 Jahandar Shah. 1713-19 Farrukhsiyar, Sayyid brothers as king makers. 1719 Rafid-ud-daulah. 1719-48 Muhammad Shah; fall of Sayyid brothers—1720; Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa become independent under Ali Vardi Khan —1748-49. 1739 Invasion of Nadirshah. 1748 Invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali and capture of Lahore. 1748-54 Ahmad Shah. 1754-59 Alamgir II; invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali and his march to Delhi-1755-57; murder of Alamgir II-1759. 1759-1806 Shah Alam II. 1761 Third battle of Panipat: The Marathas defeated by the combine, troops of Ahmad Shah Abdali, the Mughals, and other Muslim chiefs of India. The Marathas (1626-1761) 1626-33 Shahji (Shivaji’s father) in the service of Ahmadnagar. 1636-64 Shahji joins the service of Bijapur; his arrest during the siege of Gingi — 1648; released after ten months —1649; given charge of the province of Bangalore and makes extensive conquests in Kar-nataka-1649-64; his death- Jan.23,1664. 1630-80 Shivaji: His birth — February 19,1630; entrusted the ancestral jagir of Poona and Supa under the regency of his tutor Dadaji Kondadev and his mother Jijabai; starts ruling independently—1648; encroaches upon the Mughal and Adilshahi territories of Bijapur —1648-58; kills the Adilshahi noble Afzal Khan at Pratap-garh (Afzal Kjian affair) —1659; captures Panhala from Bijapur; conquers North and South Konkan from the Mughals—1659-60; attacks the Mughal Viceroy of the Deccan, Shaista Khan at Poona —1663; Sack of Surat —May 1664; Shivaji defeated at the hands of Sawai Jai Singh —May 1665; treaty of Purandhar with the Mughals—1665; Shivaji visits the imperial court at Agra —May 1666; his escape from Agra —August 1666; his third Sack of Surat —1673; his coronation at Raigarh — June 5, 1674 and foundation of Swarajya; his death —1680. (4) l General Knowledge l 1680-89 Shambhaji, son and successor of Shivaji, made captive along with his family and infant son Sahu —March 1689; Shambhaji executed-1689. 1689-1700 Rajaram, younger brother of Shambhaji, dies—March 1700. 1700-07 Tarabai, widow of Rajaram, as regent of Shivaji II, son of Rajaram. 1707 Release of Sahu, son of Shambhaji, from the Mughal captivity and his arrival in the Deccan; civil war in the Deccan and the battle of Khed between the supporters of Sahu and Tarabai —November 1707 ; division of the Maratha kingdom into two sub-states: Sahu at Satara and Tarabai or Shivaji II at Kolhapur. Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath joins Sahu —1707. 1708 Coronation of Sahu as Chhatrapati. Balaji Vishwanath conferred the title of Senakarte (maker of the army). 1708-20 Balaji Vishwanath promoted as Peshwa— 1713. 1720-40 Bajirao I as Peshwa. Northward expansion of the Marathas. 1740-61 Balaji Bajirao as Peshwa. Death of Chhatrapati Sahu and coronation of Ram Raja as Chhatrapati —December 1749. Further northward expansion of the Marathas. Battle of Panipat —1761. 1761 Third battle of Panipat — defeat of the Marathas by Ahmad Shah Abdali. Death of Baji Rao Peshwa and accession of MadhavaRao Peshwa with Raghunath Rao as guardian. Fall of Pondicherry. Shah Alam II becomes Emperor. Shuja-ud-daulah Nawab of Oudh, becomes ‘Wazir’. Rise of Hyder AH as ruler of Mysore(1761-82). 1762 Madhava Rao takes power in his own hands. Raghunath Rao approaches Nizam for help. 1763 Expulsion of Mir Qasim. Re-instatement of Mir Jafar. Raghunath Rao recap- tures power and keeps Madhava Rao in confinement. 1764 Battle of Buxar, The English defeat Shah Alam, Shuja-ud-daula and Mir Qasim. 1765 Grant of the ‘Diwani’ of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company by Shah Alam II under Treaty of Allahabad. Give, Company’s Governor in Bengal. Death of Mir Jafar. 1765-67 Clive’s second Governorship. 1766 Nizam cedes Northern Sarkars to the English. 1767 Departure of Clive. Verelst, Company’s Governor in Bengal. 1767-69 The First Mysore War. Hyder Ali advances on Madras and forces the English to enter into a defensive alliance. 1770 The Great Bengal Famine. 1771 Marathas attack Hyder Ali. Marathas occupy Delhi and restore Shah Alam who was till then under English protection at Allahabad. 1772-85 Warren Hastings, Governor of Fort William. 1772 Marathas invade Rohilkhand. 1772-1833 Raja Rammohun Roy. l General Knowledge l (5) 1773 The Regulating Act passed, bringing the Company partially under Parliament’s control and the Presidencies under Calcutta’s control. 1774 The Marathas again invade Rohilkhand. Nawab of Awadh assists Rohillas. Marathas withdraw but Rohillas refuse to pay Rs. 40 lakhs to Awadh as agreed upon. Establishment of Supreme Court, Calcutta. Rohilla War be- tween Rohillas and Nawab of Awadh, assisted by the English, Rohilla Chief Hafiz Rahmat Khan killed. Rohilkhand annexed by Awadh. 1775 Trial and execution of Nanda Kumar who alleged that Warren Hastings had taken bribe from the Begums of Awadh. 1775-82 The First Anglo-Maratha War. 1776 The Treaty of Purandhar between the English and Poona’s Ministers, who were opposed to Raghunalh Rao. 1779 Convention of Wadgaon stipulating that all acquisitions of Maratha territory, made since 1773 by the Company, be restored and the advance of English force from Bengal be stopped. 1780 Capt. Popfiam’s capture of Gwalior. 1780-84 Second Mysore War. Both parties agree to give up their conquests under the Treaty of Mangalore. 1781 Deposition of Chait Singh of Banaras. Calcutta Madrasah founded by War- ren Hastings to conciliate the Mohammedans of Calcutta. 1782 Asaf-ud-daula extorts money from the Begums of Awadh with inc English help. The Treaty of Salbai between the English, the Marathas and Hyder Ali. Death of Hyder Ali. 1782-98 Tipu Sullan, ruler of Mysore. 1783 Fox’s India Bills give more powers to Parliament and to the Governor-Gen- eral. 1784 Treaty of Mangalore between Tipu and the English who promise not to assist enemies of Tipu, in return for Tipu giving up English territory. Pitt’s Act passed, setting up Board of Control for East India Company. Asiatic Soclctv of Bengal founded. 1786-93 Lord Cornwallis, Governor-General. 1786 Marathas and Nizam raid Mysore. 1787 Treaty between Tipu, Marathas and Nizam, Marathas the gainers. 1788 Ghulam Kadir Rohilla seizes Delhi and blinds Shah Alam II. Bedar Bakht put on Delhi’s throne. 1788-95 Impeachment of Warren Hastings. 1789-1803 Marathas control Delhi. 1789 Tipu attacks Travancore. 1790-92 Third Mysore War following Triple Alliance’ between English, Marathas and Nizam against Tipu. 1792 Tipu surrenders half his kingdom. Ranjit Singh succeeds his fat her as leader of a Sikh Misl. Sanskrit College founded at Varanasi by English resident, Jonathan Duncan “for endearing our Government to the native Hindus”. (6) l General Knowledge l 1793-98 Sir John Shore, Governor-General. 1793 The Permanent Settlement of Bengal. 1794 Death of Mahadavji Sindhia at Poona. 1795 Battle of Kharda between the Nizam and the Marathas. 1796 Baji Rao II Peshwa. 1797 Zaman Shah, grandson of Ahmad Shah Abdali, takes Lahore. Death of Asaf- ud-daula of Awadh and succession of Wa/ir Ali. 1798 Wazir Ali deposed and succeeded by Sa’dat Ali at Awadh. 1798-1805 Welleslcy, Governor-General. 1799 English attack Tipu without provocation. Fourth Mysore War. Fall of Scringapatam. Death of Tipu. English restore previous Hindu dynasty in Mysore. Partition of Mysore. Shah Zaman appoints Ranjit Singh as the Gov- ernor of Lahore. William Carey opens Baptist Mission at Serampore. 1800 Death of Nana Phadnavis. Establishment of the College of Fort William. 1801 Annexation of the Carnatic and part of Awadh by the English. 1802 Holkar defeats combined forces of Sindhia and the Peshwa at Poona. Peshwa Baji Rao flees to Bassein and signs the Treaty of Bassetn’ with the English. 1803 Occupation of Delhi by Lord Lake. War with Sindhia. 1803-05 Second Anglo-Maratha War. 1804 Emperor Shah Alam places himself under Brilish protection. L a k e ’ s war with Holkar. 1805 Siege of Bharatpur falls and Lake makes peace with the Raja. 1805-07 George Barlow, Governor-General. 1806 Mohd. Akbar II succeeds his father Shah Alam II. 1807-13 Lord Minto I, Governor-General. 1809 Treaty of Amritsar — Ranjit Singh and British sign treaty of perpetual amity. 1809-11 Ranjit Singh takes Kangra from the Gurkhas. 1813-23 Lord Hastings, Governor-General. 181416 Anglo-Gurkha War resulting in the cession of Garhwal and Kumaon by the Gurkhas to the English. 1817-18 Pindari War— Peshwa defeated at Kirkee. 1817-1905 Debendranath Tagore, who reorganised the Brahmo Samaj. 1817-98 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of Aligarh Muslim University. 1817-19 Last Anglo-Maratha War. Hostile princes like Sindhia and Holkar become allies of the English. 1818 First Bengali newspaper, the weekly Samachar Darpan published by the Bap- tist Mission, Seramporc. 1819-27 Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay. 1820 Munro, Governor of Madras. 1821 Sanskrit College founded at Poona. 1823-28 Lord Amherst, Governor-General. l General Knowledge l (7) 1823 Raja Rammohun Roy’s memorial to government protesting against the Press Ordinance of 1823. 1824 Mutiny at Barrackporc. Large number of Indian soldiers killed on parade for demanding more pay for fighting in Burma. 1824-26 First Burmese War. Arakan and Tenasscrim annexed. 1824-83 Swami Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj. 1826 English capture Bharatpur. Conquest of Assam by East India Company. 1828-35 Lord William Bentinck, Governor-General. 1829 Brahmo Samaj founded by Raja Rammohun Roy. Prohibition of Sati. 1829-37 Suppression of Thuggee. 1830-33 Raja Rammohun Roy visits England. 1831 Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration taken over by the Company.
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