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1707
 
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The death of Aurangzeb introduces the long period of decline of the Mughal empire       
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1739
 
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The Persian ruler Nadir Shah enters Delhi and removes much of the accumulated treasure of the Mughal empire       
1751
 
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Robert Clive prevails over the French after holding out during the seven-week siege of Arcot in southern India       
1756
 
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122 people die after being locked overnight in a small room in Calcutta, in an incident that becomes known as the Black Hole of Calcutta     
1757
 
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Robert Clive defeats the nawab of Bengal at the battle of Plassey, and places his own man on the throne      
1809
 
    
Ranjit Singh, maharaja of the Punjab, agrees an eastern boundary between himself and the British in the Treaty of Amritsar       
1845
 
   
The first Anglo-Sikh war breaks out between Sikh forces in the Punjab and encroaching forces of Britain's East India Company      
1846
 
    
The first Anglo-Sikh war ends with the Treaty of Lahore, by which Jammu and Kashmir are ceded to the British       
1848
 
  
The second Anglo-Sikh war begins when a British army invades the Punjab to suppress a local uprising     
1849
 
    
A British victory at the Battle of Gujarat effectively ends the second Anglo-Sikh war, and is followed by annexation of the Punjab