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Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964

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Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964 told in 15 chapters on an interactive situation map, with 31 dated maps and 61 battles, turning points and sites of memory, each drawn where it happened. This page is the index: every chapter, map and place as its own page.

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The chapters

Indian Rebellion of 1857
CHAPTER 1 · JUL 1857
British Raj and the early Congress
CHAPTER 2 · DEC 1885
British Raj at its height
CHAPTER 3 · JAN 1905
Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi
CHAPTER 4 · OCT 1905
India in World War I
CHAPTER 5 · NOV 1916
Amritsar massacre
CHAPTER 6 · APR 1919
Non-cooperation movement
CHAPTER 7 · DEC 1920
Salt March and civil disobedience
CHAPTER 8 · APR 1930
1937 Indian provincial elections
CHAPTER 9 · JUL 1937
Lahore Resolution and World War II
CHAPTER 10 · MAR 1940
Quit India and the Bengal famine
CHAPTER 11 · AUG 1942
Cabinet Mission and Direct Action Day
CHAPTER 12 · AUG 1946
Partition of India
CHAPTER 13 · AUG 1947
Aftermath of Partition
CHAPTER 14 · FEB 1948
India under Nehru
CHAPTER 15 · MAY 1964

Indian independence maps by year

JAN 1857JUL 1857NOV 1858APR 1877DEC 1885MAR 1897APR 19001905OCT 1905DEC 1911APR 1919AUG 1919APR 1930JUL 1937NOV 1939AUG 19421943AUG 1946MAR 1947AUG 1947OCT 1947FEB 1948JAN 1949JAN 1950OCT 1953NOV 1954NOV 1956MAY 1960DEC 1961NOV 1962MAY 1964

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Battles, events and sites of memory

● Aligarh Movement● Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism✕ Annexation of Goa● Annexation of Hyderabad● Annexation of Junagadh◆ Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi✕ Battle of Kohima◆ Bengal famine● Bhilai Steel Plant◆ Bihar riots● Calcutta, capital of British India● Champaran Satyagraha● Chauri Chaura incident● Congress takes office in Madras● Constitution of India● Dandi March● Delhi Durbar● Dharasana Satyagraha◆ Direct Action Day◆ Famines in the Central Provinces● Founding of the All-India Muslim League● Founding of the Indian National Congress◆ Great Famine in South India● Independence of Burma● Independence of Ceylon● Independence of India● Independence of Pakistan● India’s first general election◆ Jallianwala Bagh massacre● Jinnah rebuilds the Muslim League● Kashmir’s accession to India● Lahore Resolution● Linlithgow declares war for India● Lucknow Pact◆ Malabar rebellion● Meerut mutiny● Nagpur session of Congress◆ Noakhali riots● Poona Pact● Poona plague and Rand’s assassination● Potti Sriramulu’s fast for Andhra● Queen Victoria’s Proclamation● Quit India Movement● Radcliffe Line✕ Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi◆ Reprisals on the Grand Trunk Road● Royal Indian Navy mutiny● Sabarmati ashram◆ Sack of Baramulla● Sevagram Ashram◆ Siege of Cawnpore✕ Siege of Delhi✕ Siege of Lucknow● Simla, summer capital of the Raj✕ Sino-Indian War● Surat split● Swadeshi movement● Tamluk parallel government✕ Third Anglo-Burmese War● Treaty of Rawalpindi● Victoria proclaimed Empress of India

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