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The colonial rule timeline
Battle of plassey
1756
1756
Sirajuddaulah became Nawab of Bengal .
He ordered Britishers to pay revenue and stop fortification.
With the help of his soldiers, he destroyed English factory at Kasimbazar and also
established his control .
All these lead to the battle of Plassey , in which East India company won and defeated Sirajuddaulah .
Battle of Buxar
1764
1764
Mir Jafar was nawab of Bengal. The EEIC was granted right to free trade in Bengal.
Later the nawab was dethroned by the Britishers , then the next Nawab was Mir Qasim.
After sometime, he also started complaining of the misuse of the powers given to the company.
This led to battle of Buxar
Anglo-Mysore Wars
1766-1799
1766-1799
Mysore had become a strong state under Haider Ali.Tipu sultan(haider ali s son) also controlled the trade. He also stopped local merchants from trading with with Britishers. He employed rench to his army to modernize . Britishers tried to suppress the power of Mysore.this led to four wars that were fought between Britishers and Mysore this was known as anglo mysore wars.
Tipu was killed in the war at Sringapatnam.
Ango-Martha Wars
1775-1818
1775-1718
The EEIC started facing problems from the Marathas who were aiming to rule over India through
Delhi which was the seat of power. So, there many wars fought between the british and marthas called the Anglo-Mysore wars. The third Anglo – Maratha war,marathas were defeated and
Britishers got complete control over territories, south of the Vindhyas.
1848-1857
Annexation of Awadh , doctrine of lapse
1848-1856
The final wave of annexations occurred under Lord Dalhousie who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse. The doctrine declared that if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would
lapse. Kingdoms which were annexed are: Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), and Jhansi (1854) .Finally, in , the EEIC also took over Awadh(1856).