Late modern period in India
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The Late Modern period in India refers to the era from roughly the mid-18th to the mid-20th century marked by the decline of traditional kingdoms, consolidation of British colonial rule, socio-religious reform movements, and the rise of the Indian independence struggle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Early modern India | 1 |
| Late modern period in India canonical | 1 |
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical period ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| endTime | circa mid-20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Post-independence period in India ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Indian independence movement
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agrarian distress and famines ⓘ codification of Indian laws ⓘ consolidation of British East India Company power ⓘ constitutional reforms by the British ⓘ debates on social evils such as sati and child marriage ⓘ debates on social reform and modernity ⓘ decline of traditional Indian kingdoms ⓘ deindustrialization of traditional crafts ⓘ development of modern bureaucracy in India ⓘ economic exploitation under colonial rule ⓘ emergence of Dalit movements ⓘ emergence of communal politics ⓘ emergence of modern Indian literature ⓘ emergence of modern education in India ⓘ expansion of British colonial rule ⓘ formation of princely states under British paramountcy ⓘ growth of modern Indian press ⓘ growth of modern universities in India ⓘ growth of trade unionism ⓘ integration of India into global capitalist economy ⓘ introduction of English education ⓘ legal abolition of sati ⓘ missionary activity and Christian conversions ⓘ participation of women in public and political life ⓘ railway expansion in India ⓘ rise of Indian nationalism ⓘ rise of caste reform movements ⓘ rise of middle-class intelligentsia ⓘ rise of regional and linguistic identities ⓘ rise of revolutionary movements ⓘ socio-religious reform movements ⓘ transition to direct British Crown rule ⓘ |
| hasEffect | transfer of power from East India Company to British Crown ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1757
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1764 ⓘ 1784 ⓘ 1857 ⓘ 1885 ⓘ 1919 ⓘ 1930 ⓘ 1942 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Early modern period in India ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Buxar
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Battle of Plassey NERFINISHED ⓘ Charter Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil Disobedience Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctrine of Lapse policy NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of India Act 1858 NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of India Act 1935 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Independence Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jallianwala Bagh massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Morley–Minto Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Non-Cooperation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Partition of Bengal 1905 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitt's India Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Quit India Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Regulating Act of 1773 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rowlatt Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt March NERFINISHED ⓘ Swadeshi movement NERFINISHED ⓘ formation of Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| startTime | circa mid-18th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Medieval India
this entity surface form:
Early modern India