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British Conquest, Revolt of 1857, Indian National Movement and Independence.
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Decline of Mughal Empire & Rise of Regional States
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Decline of Mughal Empire
▸
Later Mughals
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Weak successors after Aurangzeb
▸
Administrative decay
▸
Mansabdari crisis
▸
Economic decline
▸
Foreign invasions
▸
Nadir Shah
▸
Ahmad Shah Abdali
▸
Rise of Regional Powers
▸
Bengal
▸
Awadh
▸
Hyderabad
▸
Mysore
▸
Marathas
▸
Sikhs
▸
Jats
▸
Rajputs
Advent of Europeans in India
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Portuguese
▸
Vasco da Gama
▸
Almeida
▸
Albuquerque
▸
Decline of Portuguese power
▸
Dutch
▸
Dutch trading activities
▸
Reasons for decline
▸
English East India Company
▸
Establishment of factories
▸
Trade privileges
▸
French
▸
French settlements
▸
Dupleix
▸
Anglo-French rivalry
▸
Carnatic Wars
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First Carnatic War
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Second Carnatic War
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Third Carnatic War
Expansion of British Power
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Bengal
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Battle of Plassey (1757)
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Battle of Buxar (1764)
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Dual Government
▸
Mysore Wars
▸
Hyder Ali
▸
Tipu Sultan
▸
Anglo-Mysore Wars
▸
Maratha Wars
▸
Anglo-Maratha Wars
▸
Subsidiary Alliance
▸
Punjab
▸
Ranjit Singh
▸
Anglo-Sikh Wars
▸
Annexation Policies
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Doctrine of Lapse
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Annexation of Awadh
British Administration & Policies
▸
Administrative Structure
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Regulating Act 1773
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Pitt’s India Act 1784
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Charter Acts
▸
Government of India Acts
▸
Revenue Systems
▸
Permanent Settlement
▸
Ryotwari System
▸
Mahalwari System
▸
Judicial & Civil Services
▸
Civil services
▸
Police administration
▸
Judiciary reforms
▸
Economic Policies
▸
Deindustrialization
▸
Drain of Wealth
▸
Commercialization of agriculture
▸
Railways
▸
Plantation economy
Socio-Religious Reform Movements
▸
Hindu Reform Movements
▸
Brahmo Samaj
▸
Arya Samaj
▸
Prarthana Samaj
▸
Ramakrishna Mission
▸
Muslim Reform Movements
▸
Aligarh Movement
▸
Wahabi Movement
▸
Deoband Movement
▸
Sikh & Parsi Reforms
▸
Singh Sabha Movement
▸
Rahnumai Mazdayasan Sabha
▸
Social Issues
▸
Sati abolition
▸
Widow remarriage
▸
Female education
▸
Caste reforms
▸
Important Personalities
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Swami Vivekananda
▸
Syed Ahmad Khan
Revolt of 1857
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Causes
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Political causes
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Economic causes
▸
Military causes
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Religious/social causes
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Important Centres & Leaders
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Delhi — Bahadur Shah II
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Kanpur — Nana Sahib
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Jhansi — Rani Lakshmibai
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Lucknow — Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Nature of Revolt
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Sepoy mutiny debate
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First War of Independence debate
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Causes of Failure
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Consequences of Revolt
Tribal, Peasant & Civil Revolts
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Tribal Revolts
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Santhal Rebellion
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Munda Rebellion
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Kol Rebellion
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Bhil Revolts
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Peasant Movements
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Indigo Revolt
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Deccan Riots
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Pabna Movement
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Moplah Revolt
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Other Uprisings
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Paika Rebellion
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Ramosi Revolt
Indian National Movement (1885–1947)
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Moderate Phase (1885–1905)
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Formation of INC
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Safety valve theory
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Early Congress sessions
▸
Moderate Leaders
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Dadabhai Naoroji
▸
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Surendranath Banerjee
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Methods
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Petitions
▸
Resolutions
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Constitutional reforms
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Extremist Phase (1905–1917)
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Extremist Leaders
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
▸
Bipin Chandra Pal
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Swadeshi Movement
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Partition of Bengal
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Boycott movement
▸
National education
▸
Surat Split (1907)
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Revolutionary Movements
▸
Revolutionary Organizations
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Anushilan Samiti
▸
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
▸
Important Revolutionaries
▸
Bhagat Singh
▸
Chandrashekhar Azad
▸
Surya Sen
▸
V.D. Savarkar
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Abroad Movements
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Ghadar Movement
▸
India House
▸
Gandhian Era (1917–1947)
▸
Gandhi’s Early Movements
▸
Champaran
▸
Ahmedabad Mill Strike
▸
Kheda Satyagraha
▸
Non-Cooperation Movement
▸
Khilafat Movement
▸
Civil Disobedience Movement
▸
Dandi March
▸
Round Table Conferences
▸
Quit India Movement
▸
August Kranti
▸
Constructive Programmes
▸
Khadi
▸
Village industries
▸
Harijan upliftment
▸
Constitutional Developments
▸
Indian Councils Acts
▸
Morley-Minto Reforms
▸
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
▸
Government of India Act 1935
▸
Cripps Mission
▸
Cabinet Mission
▸
Mountbatten Plan
▸
Important Organizations & Sessions
▸
Muslim League
▸
Hindu Mahasabha
▸
Forward Bloc
▸
Lucknow Pact
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Lahore Session 1929
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Karachi Resolution 1931
Role of Various Groups
▸
Women
▸
Sarojini Naidu
▸
Aruna Asaf Ali
▸
Annie Besant
▸
Peasants & Workers
▸
Kisan Sabha movements
▸
Trade unions
▸
Students & Revolutionaries
▸
Left Movements
▸
Communist Party
▸
Socialist ideas
Freedom & Partition
▸
Communal Politics
▸
Two Nation Theory
▸
Direct Action Day
▸
Partition of India
▸
Causes
▸
Consequences
▸
Refugee crisis
▸
Independence Act 1947
Post-Independence Consolidation (Mains)
▸
Integration of princely states
▸
Role of Sardar Patel
▸
Linguistic reorganization
▸
Hyderabad issue
▸
Kashmir issue
▸
Goa liberation
Key Personalities
▸
Mahatma Gandhi
▸
Subhash Chandra Bose
▸
Jawaharlal Nehru
▸
B.R. Ambedkar
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Sardar Patel
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Tilak
▸
Gokhale
▸
Bipin Chandra Pal
▸
Lala Lajpat Rai
▸
Bhagat Singh
▸
Annie Besant
Syllabus Outline
Reset Outline
Decline of Mughal Empire & Rise of Regional States
▸
Decline of Mughal Empire
▸
Later Mughals
▸
Weak successors after Aurangzeb
▸
Administrative decay
▸
Mansabdari crisis
▸
Economic decline
▸
Foreign invasions
▸
Nadir Shah
▸
Ahmad Shah Abdali
▸
Rise of Regional Powers
▸
Bengal
▸
Awadh
▸
Hyderabad
▸
Mysore
▸
Marathas
▸
Sikhs
▸
Jats
▸
Rajputs
Advent of Europeans in India
▸
Portuguese
▸
Vasco da Gama
▸
Almeida
▸
Albuquerque
▸
Decline of Portuguese power
▸
Dutch
▸
Dutch trading activities
▸
Reasons for decline
▸
English East India Company
▸
Establishment of factories
▸
Trade privileges
▸
French
▸
French settlements
▸
Dupleix
▸
Anglo-French rivalry
▸
Carnatic Wars
▸
First Carnatic War
▸
Second Carnatic War
▸
Third Carnatic War
Expansion of British Power
▸
Bengal
▸
Battle of Plassey (1757)
▸
Battle of Buxar (1764)
▸
Dual Government
▸
Mysore Wars
▸
Hyder Ali
▸
Tipu Sultan
▸
Anglo-Mysore Wars
▸
Maratha Wars
▸
Anglo-Maratha Wars
▸
Subsidiary Alliance
▸
Punjab
▸
Ranjit Singh
▸
Anglo-Sikh Wars
▸
Annexation Policies
▸
Doctrine of Lapse
▸
Annexation of Awadh
British Administration & Policies
▸
Administrative Structure
▸
Regulating Act 1773
▸
Pitt’s India Act 1784
▸
Charter Acts
▸
Government of India Acts
▸
Revenue Systems
▸
Permanent Settlement
▸
Ryotwari System
▸
Mahalwari System
▸
Judicial & Civil Services
▸
Civil services
▸
Police administration
▸
Judiciary reforms
▸
Economic Policies
▸
Deindustrialization
▸
Drain of Wealth
▸
Commercialization of agriculture
▸
Railways
▸
Plantation economy
Socio-Religious Reform Movements
▸
Hindu Reform Movements
▸
Brahmo Samaj
▸
Arya Samaj
▸
Prarthana Samaj
▸
Ramakrishna Mission
▸
Muslim Reform Movements
▸
Aligarh Movement
▸
Wahabi Movement
▸
Deoband Movement
▸
Sikh & Parsi Reforms
▸
Singh Sabha Movement
▸
Rahnumai Mazdayasan Sabha
▸
Social Issues
▸
Sati abolition
▸
Widow remarriage
▸
Female education
▸
Caste reforms
▸
Important Personalities
▸
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
▸
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
▸
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
▸
Swami Vivekananda
▸
Syed Ahmad Khan
Revolt of 1857
▸
Causes
▸
Political causes
▸
Economic causes
▸
Military causes
▸
Religious/social causes
▸
Important Centres & Leaders
▸
Delhi — Bahadur Shah II
▸
Kanpur — Nana Sahib
▸
Jhansi — Rani Lakshmibai
▸
Lucknow — Begum Hazrat Mahal
▸
Nature of Revolt
▸
Sepoy mutiny debate
▸
First War of Independence debate
▸
Causes of Failure
▸
Consequences of Revolt
Tribal, Peasant & Civil Revolts
▸
Tribal Revolts
▸
Santhal Rebellion
▸
Munda Rebellion
▸
Kol Rebellion
▸
Bhil Revolts
▸
Peasant Movements
▸
Indigo Revolt
▸
Deccan Riots
▸
Pabna Movement
▸
Moplah Revolt
▸
Other Uprisings
▸
Paika Rebellion
▸
Ramosi Revolt
Indian National Movement (1885–1947)
▸
Moderate Phase (1885–1905)
▸
Formation of INC
▸
Safety valve theory
▸
Early Congress sessions
▸
Moderate Leaders
▸
Dadabhai Naoroji
▸
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
▸
Surendranath Banerjee
▸
Methods
▸
Petitions
▸
Resolutions
▸
Constitutional reforms
▸
Extremist Phase (1905–1917)
▸
Extremist Leaders
▸
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
▸
Bipin Chandra Pal
▸
Lala Lajpat Rai
▸
Swadeshi Movement
▸
Partition of Bengal
▸
Boycott movement
▸
National education
▸
Surat Split (1907)
▸
Revolutionary Movements
▸
Revolutionary Organizations
▸
Anushilan Samiti
▸
Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
▸
Important Revolutionaries
▸
Bhagat Singh
▸
Chandrashekhar Azad
▸
Surya Sen
▸
V.D. Savarkar
▸
Abroad Movements
▸
Ghadar Movement
▸
India House
▸
Gandhian Era (1917–1947)
▸
Gandhi’s Early Movements
▸
Champaran
▸
Ahmedabad Mill Strike
▸
Kheda Satyagraha
▸
Non-Cooperation Movement
▸
Khilafat Movement
▸
Civil Disobedience Movement
▸
Dandi March
▸
Round Table Conferences
▸
Quit India Movement
▸
August Kranti
▸
Constructive Programmes
▸
Khadi
▸
Village industries
▸
Harijan upliftment
▸
Constitutional Developments
▸
Indian Councils Acts
▸
Morley-Minto Reforms
▸
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
▸
Government of India Act 1935
▸
Cripps Mission
▸
Cabinet Mission
▸
Mountbatten Plan
▸
Important Organizations & Sessions
▸
Muslim League
▸
Hindu Mahasabha
▸
Forward Bloc
▸
Lucknow Pact
▸
Lahore Session 1929
▸
Karachi Resolution 1931
Role of Various Groups
▸
Women
▸
Sarojini Naidu
▸
Aruna Asaf Ali
▸
Annie Besant
▸
Peasants & Workers
▸
Kisan Sabha movements
▸
Trade unions
▸
Students & Revolutionaries
▸
Left Movements
▸
Communist Party
▸
Socialist ideas
Freedom & Partition
▸
Communal Politics
▸
Two Nation Theory
▸
Direct Action Day
▸
Partition of India
▸
Causes
▸
Consequences
▸
Refugee crisis
▸
Independence Act 1947
Post-Independence Consolidation (Mains)
▸
Integration of princely states
▸
Role of Sardar Patel
▸
Linguistic reorganization
▸
Hyderabad issue
▸
Kashmir issue
▸
Goa liberation
Key Personalities
▸
Mahatma Gandhi
▸
Subhash Chandra Bose
▸
Jawaharlal Nehru
▸
B.R. Ambedkar
▸
Sardar Patel
▸
Tilak
▸
Gokhale
▸
Bipin Chandra Pal
▸
Lala Lajpat Rai
▸
Bhagat Singh
▸
Annie Besant
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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