Mughal empire: 1504 - 1876
...subcontinent) Europe Empires 1857 1857 Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European...
Muslim empires: 634 - 1922
...Wars and Revolutions Britain 1857 1857 Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European...
Persecution and repression: 213 BCE - 2011
...an aggressive presence, thanks to his gangs of armed thugs in their blackshirt uniforms Blackshirts A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 3 1910s 20th century Politics Europe Italy 1921 1921 With massive force, and huge casualties, Lenin puts an end to a naval mutiny at Kronstadt Kronstadt Mutiny (1921) A Dictionary of World History 2 20th century Politics Communism Europe Russia 1921 1921 Some 50,000 peasants are herded into Russia's first concentration camps gulag World Encyclopedia 1 20th century Politics Europe Russia 1921 1921 Italian immigrant...
Protest and rebellion: c. 650 BCE - 2011
...of five pro-slavery men at Pottawatomie in Kansas Brown, John (1800–59) A Dictionary of World History 2 19th century Politics Slavery Society North America United States 1857 1857 Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1857 1857 After being besieged for five months in Lucknow, the...
Slavery: c. 3000 BCE - 1888
...States 1854 1854 An anti-slavery movement, formed in the USA to oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act, adopts a resonant name, calling itself the Republican party Kansas–Nebraska Act (1854) A Dictionary of World History 2 19th century Politics US presidents Society Rulers and politicians North America United States 1854 1854 The controversial Kansas-Nebraska Act passes into law, enabling citizens of these territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery Kansas–Nebraska Act (1854) A Dictionary of World History 2 19th century Society North America United States...
India (the subcontinent): c. 2500 BCE - 2009
...century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Asia South Asia Europe Empires 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia Europe Empires 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company India Acts A Dictionary of World History 2...
South Asia: c. 2500 BCE - 2011
...era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company India Acts A Dictionary of World...
Victorian era: 1837 - 1901
...Technology Engineering Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Society Britain 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company India Acts A Dictionary of World...
Scotland: c. 2500 BCE - 2007
...Alexander (1881–1955) A Dictionary of Scientists 1 1920s 20th century Science Life sciences Medicine Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1931 1931 Pay cuts cause British sailors in the Atlantic fleet to mutiny at Invergordon, in Scotland's Cromarty Firth Invergordon mutiny (1931) A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 3 1930s 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 British Isles Europe Britain 1934 1934 The Scottish National Party, or SNP, is founded to...
1930s: 1930 - 1939
...Mourning Becomes Electra The Oxford Dictionary of Plays 1 20th century Performing arts Theatre Literature American literature Literature in English Drama North America United States 1931 1931 Pay cuts cause British sailors in the Atlantic fleet to mutiny at Invergordon, in Scotland's Cromarty Firth Invergordon mutiny (1931) A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 3 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Scotland British Isles Europe Britain 1931 1931 The George Washington Bridge links New York with...
1910s: 1910 - 1919
...Zimmermann, inflames US public opinion by promising Texas and more to Mexico Zimmermann Note (19 Jan. 1917) A Dictionary of Contemporary World History 3 First World War 20th century Social and domestic War Society Wars since 1900 North America United States 1917 1917 March 10 - a mutiny by soldiers, in support of Petrograd demonstrators, proves a turning point in Russia's February revolution Russian Revolution (1917) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics 3 First World War 20th century Politics Protest and rebellion War Europe Russia Wars since 1900 1917...
European empires from 1415: 1415 - 1997
...19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company India Acts A Dictionary of World History 2...
Politics: c. 3100 BCE - 2011
...Benso, Conte di (1810–61) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Conquest and colonization Europe France Italy 1858 1858 The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the direct control of the British government, ending the rule of the East India Company India Acts A Dictionary of World...
Australia and Oceania: c. 50 million years ago - 2007
...penal colony in Australia, names the place Sydney Cove Sydney (Australia, Canada) The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2 18th century Politics Conquest and colonization British empire European empires from 1415 Europe Empires Australia 1789 1789 Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against the captain, William Bligh Christian, Fletcher ( c. 1764– c. 1793) A Dictionary of World History 2 18th century Politics Protest and rebellion Pacific Islands 1790 1790 A second fleet arrives in Sydney, bringing more convicts and a regiment, the New...
19th century: 1800 - 1900
...The end of the Indian Mutiny is followed by brutal British retaliation Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion War European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1858 1858 Abraham Lincoln comes to national prominence through his debates on slavery with Stephen Douglas, his rival for an Illinois seat in the Senate Lincoln, Abraham (1809–65) World Encyclopedia 1 Slavery Society North America United States 1858 1858 The India Act places India under the...
North America: c. 30,000 years ago - 2011
...1839 1839 Edgar Allan Poe publishes a characteristically gothic tale, The Fall of the House of Usher Poe, Edgar Allan (1809–49) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 19th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction United States 1839 1839 Mutiny by slaves on a Spanish vessel leads two years later to a significant abolitionist victory in the Amistad case Amistad Case. The Oxford Companion to United States History 1 19th century Slavery Society United States 1839 1839 Joseph Smith and the Mormons create the thriving town...
United States: c. 30,000 years ago - 2011
...1839 1839 Edgar Allan Poe publishes a characteristically gothic tale, The Fall of the House of Usher Poe, Edgar Allan (1809–49) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 19th century Literature American literature Literature in English Fiction North America 1839 1839 Mutiny by slaves on a Spanish vessel leads two years later to a significant abolitionist victory in the Amistad case Amistad Case. The Oxford Companion to United States History 1 19th century Slavery Society North America 1839 1839 Joseph Smith and the Mormons create the thriving town...
18th century: c. 1700 - 1800
...Wars and Revolutions 1789 1789 French doctor Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposes a decapitation machine as a more humane form of capital punishment guillotine A Dictionary of World History 2 French Revolution Europe France Wars and Revolutions 1789 1789 Fletcher Christian leads a mutiny on HMS Bounty against the captain, William Bligh Christian, Fletcher ( c. 1764– c. 1793) A Dictionary of World History 2 Politics Protest and rebellion Australia and Oceania Pacific Islands 1789 1789 Francisco de Goya is appointed court painter to the new Spanish king,...
War: c. 8000 BCE - 2011
..., flying a British flag, gives the British the pretext to launch the Second Opium War Opium Wars (1839–42) A Dictionary of World History 2 19th century Asia East Asia China 1857 1857 Animal fat on a new issue of cartridges sparks off the Indian Mutiny, also know as the First War of Indian Independence Indian Mutiny (1857–58) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Victorian era Politics Protest and rebellion European empires from 1415 Mughal empire Muslim empires Asia South Asia India (the subcontinent) Europe Empires 1857 1857 After being besieged for five months...
Society: c. 2.2 million years ago - 2011
...US naval officer Charles Wilkes leads a four-year exploration of the Antarctic and Pacific, proving on the way that Antarctica is a continent Wilkes, Charles (1798–1877) The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea 2 19th century Exploration North America United States 1839 1839 Mutiny by slaves on a Spanish vessel leads two years later to a significant abolitionist victory in the Amistad case Amistad Case. The Oxford Companion to United States History 1 19th century Slavery North America United States 1840 1840 Queen Victoria gives Kew Gardens to the nation,...
