IN CONTEXT
British rule in India
1824 The British conquest of Burma is launched; it is largely completed by 1886.
1876 Queen Victoria is declared Empress of India.
May 1857 The first revolt by Indian sepoy troops against British rule occurs at Meerut.
1858 The rule of the East India Company in India is formally ended. Control of India passes directly to the British crown.
1869 The Suez Canal is opened, dramatically reducing sailing times to and from India.
1885 The Indian National Congress is founded—the first pan-Indian political movement. It later forms the core of a nationalist movement.
The Siege of Lucknow, which took place between ...
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