1857 ⟶ British Eliminate Mughal Rule in India

British captured Delhi and eliminated Mughal rule in India a...
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👑 Death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb; Accession of Bahadur Shah

Death of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, accession of his son Bahadur Shah.⟶
Death of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb; Accession of Bahadur Shah (1707)
Mughal EmpireAurangzebBahadur ShahLeadership18th CenturySuccessionDeclineSouth Asia
IndiaIndia

👑 Death of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I; Accession of Jahandar Shah

Death of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I, accession of Jahandar Shah.⟶
Death of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I; Accession of Jahandar Shah (1712)
Mughal EmpireBahadur Shah IJahandar ShahLeadership18th CenturySuccessionSouth AsiaGovernance
IndiaIndia

📤 British Withdrawal from Indonesia

British withdrew from Indonesia restoring it to the Dutch.⟶
British Withdrawal from Indonesia (1816)
ColonialismBritish EmpireDutch East Indies19th CenturySoutheast AsiaWithdrawalGovernanceInternational relations
IndonesiaIndonesiaUnited KingdomUnited KingdomNetherlandsNetherlands

🇬🇧 Quadruple Alliance and British Occupation of Aden

Quadruple Alliance by the European powers to force Egypt to relinquish Syria. British free occupied Aden.⟶
Quadruple Alliance and British Occupation of Aden (1840)
European PowersEgyptAdenColonialism19th CenturyInternational Relations
United KingdomUnited KingdomEgyptEgypt

👑 British Eliminate Mughal Rule in India

British captured Delhi and eliminated Mughal rule in India after 332 years. Last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon in Burma. This was also the end of 1000 years of Muslim rule over India.⟶
British Eliminate Mughal Rule in India (1857)
Mughal EmpireBritish Raj19th centuryColonialismIndian Rebellion of 1857Bahadur Shah ZafarSouth Asia
IndiaIndia

💂 Egypt comes under British military occupation

Egypt came under British military occupation.⟶
Egypt comes under British military occupation (1882)
British OccupationEgyptImperialismColonialismStrategic InterestsPolitical Control19th Century
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom