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| 1857 | Bahadur Shah II |  |
| Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance |
| Rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Zafar as Emperor of India |
| 10th May Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance |
| 10th May Indians constituted 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence against British quickly spread (hence the name Sepoy Mutiny) |
| 10th May The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads |
| 8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi |
| 14th June Badli Sari The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured |
| 1857 | Pandey, Mangal | |
| 10th May Meerut The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads |
| 1858 | Bahadur Shah II | |
| Yangon A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty |
| Humayun's Tomb captured & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed |
| Yangon Exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar) |
| India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny |
| Leads to a century of direct rule of the Indian subcontinent by Britain |
| The British Raj rules India |
| Humayun's Tomb The rebellion is crushed, seeks refuge in the Humayun's Tomb |
| The war ends the end of the British East India Company's regime in India |
| 1859 | Tope, Tatya | |
| April After Tope's capture and execution the leaderless Indians are soon pacified |
| 14th June The final stage of the mutiny takes place in central India, which is roused by a roving band of rebels under the Maratha General Tatya Tope |
| 1914 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Tilak helps found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18 with Annie Besant and Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| 1915 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| Returns to India from Sth Africa to campaign for independence |
| 1916 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| Lucknow Concludes a pact with Muslim leaders |
| 1919 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| Persuades the Congress Party to launch a Non-Cooperation Movement |
| 1920 | Tilak, Bal Gangadhar | |
| 1st Aug Gandhi paid his respects at his cremation in Bombay, along with 200,000 people, Gandhi calls Tilak "The Maker of Modern India" |
| 1924 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| Ghandi devotes himself to the "constructive programme" to build Muslim & Hindu unity |
| 1928 | Bose, Subhas Chandra | |
| Dedicated to full Indian independence |
| 1928 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The Nehru Report is published, Ghandi launches the Civil Disobedience Movement |
| 28th Aug Lucknow The all-party Lucknow conference vote for dominion status for India |
| 1928 | Nehru, Motilal | |
| 28th Aug Lucknow Formulates a plan for the Dominion Status of India |
| 1929 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 28th Dec Lahore The Lahore session under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru holds special significance as in this session "Poorna Swaraj" (complete independence) was declared as the goal of INC |
| 1930 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The Simon Commission is published, Ghandi launches the Civil Disobedience Movement |
| 1930 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 29th Jan The 26th January 1930 is declared as "Poorna Swaraj Diwas," Independence Day |
| 1931 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| 26th Jan Released from prison to have discussions with the British |
| 1933 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The term Pakistan is coined to denote the country of Punjabi, Afghani, Kashmiri, Sini and Baluchistani people |
| 1935 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The Government of India Act, 11 British Indian provinces with parliaments are created |
| 1942 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| Congress launches "Quit India" movement |
| 1943 | Bose, Subhas Chandra | |
| Declares the formation of the Provisional Government of Free India |
| 1944 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| 27th Sep Bombay Talks break down with Jinnah over a Hindu-Moslem settlement |
| 1946 | Jinnah, Muhammad Ali | |
| 16th Aug Calcutta Calls for the Direct Action Day, in Calcutta there are 20,000 casualties |
| 1947 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| 15th Aug 1st day of the existence of the Dominion of India |
| 15th Aug Gandhi opposes the partition between Muslim Pakistan & Hindu India |
| 15th Aug Plans for the independence & partition of India are declared |
| 1947 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 15th Aug 1st day of the existence of the Dominion of India |
| 1948 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 15th Aug Independence day for India |
| 1949 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| India become a republic within the Commonwealth |
| 1950 | Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 26th Jan India becomes a republic, styled "India, that is Bharat" |
| 26th Jan The Republic of India is inaugurated with Prasad as President |
| 1970 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| Pakistan is forced to accept the creation of a separate state of Bangladesh in the former eastern province of Pakistan |
| Pakistan reacts by launching a surprise attack on Indian air bases, the attack fails, and India responds with a full-scale attack on East Pakistan, routing the Pakistani army |
| The Awami leadership fled to India along with millions of refugees and declared the independent state of Bangladesh, the Indians give the declaration full support and help to equip a guerrilla army |
| 1971 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| India's support results in Pakistan's defeat & the independence of Bangladesh |
| 2nd April Pakistan protests against India's support for Bangladeshi independence |
| 6th Dec India recognizes the independence of Bangladesh |
| 17th Dec End of the Indo-Pakistan War, Bangladesh gains its independence |
| 1984 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| Punjab Gandhi resists Sikh claims for an independent Punjab state |
| 1987 | Gandhi, Rajiv | |
| India deploys troops for peacekeeping operation in SriLanka's ethnic conflict |
| Under the terms of the agreement Colombo agrees to a devolution of power to the provinces the SriLankan troops were withdraw to their barracks in the north, the Tamil rebels were to disarm |
| 1990 | Singh, Vishwanath Pratap | |
| Indian troops are withdrawn from SriLanka |
