📅 Historical Dates Test

40 Important Dates

East India Company & Mughal Empire (Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb & British Era)

⚠️ Instructions:

👑 Section 1: Shah Jahan Era (5 Questions)
Q1
Emperor Shah Jahan ruled from 1628 to .
Q2
The Taj Mahal was completed in .
Q3
Emperor Aurangzeb seized the throne from Shah Jahan in .
Q4
The Black Hole tragedy at Calcutta occurred in .
Q5
Robert Clive fortified the Company's post at Calcutta in the s.
📉 Section 2: Aurangzeb Era & Mughal Decline (10 Questions)
Q6
Aurangzeb reimposed the jizya tax on non-Muslims in .
Q7
Aurangzeb began the Deccan Wars against the Marathas around .
Q8
Emperor Aurangzeb died in .
Q9
Five weak emperors ruled the Mughal Empire between 1712 and .
Q10
The Marathas defeated the Mughal army outside Delhi in .
Q11
Nadir Shah of Persia invaded India and sacked Delhi in .
Q12
Ahmad Shah Durrani first invaded India in .
Q13
The Marathas occupied Delhi around .
Q14
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in .
Q15
Ahmad Shah Durrani led invasions into India between 1747 and .
⚔️ Section 3: EIC Wars & Major Battles (8 Questions)
Q16
The Battle of Plassey took place in .
Q17
The Battle of Buxar was fought in .
Q18
The First Anglo-Mysore War began in .
Q19
The First Anglo-Mysore War ended in .
Q20
The Second Anglo-Mysore War took place from 1780 to .
Q21
Tipu Sultan was killed in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in .
Q22
Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal from 1772 to .
Q23
The First Afghan War took place from 1839 to .
📜 Section 4: British Acts & Policies (7 Questions)
Q24
Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system starting in .
Q25
Hyderabad accepted the Subsidiary Alliance in .
Q26
Awadh accepted the Subsidiary Alliance in .
Q27
The Marathas accepted the Subsidiary Alliance in .
Q28
The East India Company lost their monopoly of trade with India in .
Q29
Britain annexed Sindh in .
Q30
Britain annexed Sindh in .
Q31
The First Sikh War took place from 1845 to .
Q32
Britain took over Punjab in .
Q33
The War of Independence (Sepoy Mutiny) occurred in .
Q34
The East India Company was dissolved in .
Q35
Queen Victoria's Proclamation established direct British Crown rule in .
🌾 Section 5: Great Bengal Famine (5 Questions)
Q36
The drought that triggered the Great Bengal Famine began in .
Q37
The Great Bengal Famine peaked in .
Q38
The Great Bengal Famine ended around .
Q39
Another major Bengal famine occurred in .
Q40
The devastating Bengal Famine under British Raj that killed 2-3 million occurred in .

Created for 8th Grade History | Lahore Grammar School Gullberg

Teacher: Shan | Important Dates Assessment

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