= Indian Monarchs = A history of '''Indian monarchs'''. <> ---- == Lots and lots of actual Indian history == TODO: learn some history! ---- == Mughal Empire == TODO: learn some history! '''Shah Alam II''' faced a series of invasions in which [[India/Delhi|Delhi]] was sacked. The '''British East India Company''' propped up his reign by force. It already had a large presence in the country by way of the coastal factories and the 'Presidency towns' of [[India/Chennai|Madras]], [[India/Mumbai|Bombay]], and [[India/Kolkata|Calcutta]]. It largely operated out of '''Fort William''' in Calcutta. As part of the company's puppet rule, Shah Alam II granted it revenue rights over the '''subah''' of '''Bengal''' in 1765, and then judicial rights in 1793. The company was in decline by the 1770s, and reforming it became a priority for successive [[UnitedKingdom/PrimeMinisters|PMs]]. In his first term, [[UnitedKingdom/FrederickNorth|North]] passed the '''Regulating Act''' in 1773 to established a governor-generalship. With power centralizing in Bengal, it became known as the '''presidency of Fort William in Bengal''', or sometimes just the Bengal Presidency. There were largely independent governors in each city however. The 1783 defeat of the '''East India Bill''' was central to his resignation. The next year, [[UnitedKingdom/WilliamPittII|Pitt]] passed the '''India Act''' to restructure the company under a board by royal appointment. He also centralized the power of the presidency, placing it above governorships. The '''Indian Rebellion''' began in 1857 with the proclamation of '''Bahadur Shah II''' as emperor over all of India. The war was largely fought in the cities, such as the months-long '''Siege of Delhi'''. There were devastating casualties and acts of mass violence, including massacres as each city was retaken by the British. Bahadur Shah II was forced into exile in [[Myanmar/Yangon|Yangon]] and the empire was formally dissolved. ---- == British Raj == The '''Government of India Act''' in 1858 re-established the governor-generalship as a viceroyalty. India more generally was reorganized into hundreds of princely states and thousands of zamindari estates and jagirs. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryTodoLearnHistory