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British Raj Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

The British Raj was a significant period in Indian history, marked by British colonization and rule over the Indian subcontinent. To better understand this complex era, you can play a timeline game that challenges you to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Key detail 1: Learn about major events such as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian National Congress formation, and the Salt March.
  • Key detail 2: Test your knowledge of the British Raj period by arranging these events in the order they occurred.
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  • 23 June 1757: Battle of Plassey, which established British rule in Bengal
  • 22 October 1764: Battle of Buxar, which solidified British control over India
  • 1773: Regulating Act passed by British Parliament to regulate East India Company's activities in India
  • 1773: Warren Hastings becomes the first Governor-General of India
  • 1793: Permanent Settlement Act passed in Bengal, establishing a land revenue system
  • 1813: Charter Act passed, giving British Crown more control over East India Company
  • 1839: First Anglo-Afghan War begins
  • 10 May 1857: Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny
  • 1858: Government of India Act passed, transferring control of India from East India Company to British Crown
  • 1 January 1877: Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
  • 16 October 1905: Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon
  • 28 December 1885: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • 30 December 1906: Formation of Muslim League
  • 13 April 1919: Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar
  • 1919: Government of India Act passed, introducing dyarchy in provinces
  • 1919: Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms introduced, granting limited self-government to India
  • 1920: Gandhi launches Non-Cooperation Movement
  • 1928: Simon Commission arrives in India to discuss constitutional reform
  • 1930: Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi
  • 1935: Government of India Act passed, providing for provincial autonomy

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