INDIAN POLITY CHRONOLOGICAL FACTS

Here we provide the chronological facts and incidents 1600 when the East Indian Company was started in India to 1947 when Lord Mountbatten planned for India’s Freedom.

1600: East India Company was setup.  

1611: William Hawkins visited India in the court of Jahangir during Mughal period.

1615-1618: Thomas Row visited the court of Jahangir during Mughal period.

1757: The Battle of Plassey was fought.

1764: Battle of Buxar was fought.

1765: Industrial revolution in England

1765: East India Company acquired ‘dewani’ from Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.

1773: Indian Regulatory Act passed. By this act the post of Governor General was created and Judiciary was separated from the executive (administration).

1774: Imperial Court was setup by this Indian Regulatory Act of 1773 A.D.

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1858: Govt. of India Act passed. By this act post of Governor General was abolished and the post of Viceroy created (First viceroy of India was then Lord Canning – he was the last Governor General of India also during East India Company’s administration).

1909: Govt. of India Act, popularly know as Morley-Minto Reforms Act 1909.

1916: Peel Commission (Committee) was setup for the Federal structure of India.

1919: Govt. of India Act, popularly know as Montague Chelmsford Reforms Act 1919.

1927: Simon Commission was setup.

1928: Motilal Neheru submitted his report in the Session of Congress (INC). Popularly know as Neheru Report.

1929: The demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed at the Lahore session of Indian National Congress (INC).

1930: Jawahar Lal Neheru started the ‘Purna Swaraj’ movement on January 26^th.

1935: Govt. of India Act passed.

1942: Crips Mission came to India and submitted Crips Mission Plan.

1942: Quit India Momvement started.

1943: Wavel visited India and proposed Wavel Plan.

1946: Cabinet Mission came to India and placed Cabinet Mission Plan.

1947: Lord Mountbatten planned for India’s Freedom. This plan is popularly know ‘June 3^rd Plan’.

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