Dawes Act. 1887. US law granting citizenship and land rights to individual Indians.

Defence of India Act. 1915. Britain. Caused Noncooperation Movement.

Delhi Pact. 1931. Civil disobedience in India ceased in exchange for prisoner release. 1950. India, Pakistan restore rights, freedom of movement for refugees.

Delhi Sultanate. 13-16C. First Indian Moslem Empire.

DeSmet, Pierre. 1801-73. French missionary to US. Mediator between settlers, Indians.

Dravidians. Invaded India, 3250-2750BC.

Dupleix, Joseph François. 1696-1763. French Administrator in India, failed to establish French Empire.

Durand Line. 1893. Divided Afghanistan from British India.

Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.

Dvaravati. 6-13C. Kingdom in Thailand. Indian culture.

Dyarchy. 1919. System of shared local/British power in India. Led to Indian autonomy.

Ecuador. 1000 Quito Indian kingdom. 15C Inca. 1534 Spain. 1822 Independent «Gran Colombia. 1830 Republic. 1832 +Galapagos.

Encomienda. 16-18C Spanish system of Indian forced labour.

Everest, George. 1790-1866. British surveyor of India.

Fallen Timbers, Battle. 1794. US defeat NW Confederation Indians, ending resistance.

Fingerprints. 8C Chinese used as signatures. 1870 Indian classification system. 1901 Galton-Henry System, Scotland Yard.

Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.

French-Indian Wars. 1754-63. North American part of Seven Years War. France loses all possessions in Canada to Britain.

Gama, Vasco da. c1460-1524. Portuguese explorer who rounded Cape of Good Hope 1488. Captured Calicot, India, 1503.

Gandhi, Indira. 1917-84. Indian Prime Minister 1966~84. Daughter of J. Nehru. Assassinated.

Gandhi, Mohandas. 1869-1948. Indian patriot and non-violent philosopher. Home Rule. Opposed Partition. Assassinated.

George VI. 1895-1952. King of UK, Emperor of India 1936-. Boosted morale in WWII.

Geronimo. 1829-1900. Apache Indian chief. Resisted Reservations 1876-86.

Ghaznavid. 977-1186. Turkish dynasty in Iran, Afghanistan, India.

Government of India Act. 1858. India Act.

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