White Mutiny (1859-1861) The White Mutiny (1859- 1861) was the largest revolt, the British army faced ever. It was a revolt of European troops of the East India Company against their transfer to the service of the Queen of England. Reason for White Mutiny: In the wake of the transfer Read more…
Important Wars and Battles fought in Indian History Many battles have been fought in our past, many of them are important for exams, and often they are asked in the UPSC, PCS, and other Exams. The knowledge of our past is also important for us for improving our lives. We Read more…
Chronology of Ancient History of India History has been divided into three periods for the purpose of study, and to shape the history in the given time period.: Ancient- Prehistoric to 700 AD Medieval- 700AD to 1857 Modern periods- the advent of Europeans, up to 1947 Ancient India was studied under Read more…
Dual Government in Bengal (1765-72) Robert Clive was made Governor of Bengal after the Battle of Buxar, and the Company became master of Bengal after the battle. Robert Clive introduced the dual system of government i.e. the rule of two in Bengal- one is the Company and another is the Read more…
Battle of Buxar (1764) The Battle of Buxar was fought on 23 October 1764, between the forces of East India Company under Hector Munro, and the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; Shuja-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh, and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. The Battle was Read more…
The Battle of Plassey (1757) Introduction: The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over a much larger force of Nawab of Bengal and French troops together on 23 June 1757. The Leader of the British was Robert Clive. After the victory, the Company Read more…
Third Carnatic War (1758-63) Important facts of the war The war fought between The British and French Year Of War – 1758 to 63 Place- Carnatic in Southern India Result of the war – The British defeated the French Lally taken as a prisoner of war at Landon returned to Read more…
Second Carnatic War (1749-54) The second Carnatic war was fought between Nasir Jung, the Nizam and his follower Muhammad Ali with the support of English, and Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jung with support of the French. The war lasted from 1749 to 1754. Background of the war: It was continued after Read more…
First Carnatic War – 1740-48 Some important Facts of the first Carnatic war: The war fought between English and French The leaders involved- Anwar-du-din Khan (Nawab of Carnatic), Major Stringer Lawrence (British), and Joseph Francois Dupleix (French Governor-General) Place Carnatic region, Southern India. Background of first Carnatic war: The name Read more…
Simon Commission The Indian Statutory Commission is popularly known as the Simon Commission after the name of its chairman. The commission had 7 members including the chairman Sir John Simon and all of them were Britishers. As the government of the India Act 1919 had a provision for a review Read more…