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

East India Act. 1784. India Act.

East India Companies. British, Dutch, French. Danish 1614-1729. Austrian, 1720-7.

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 East India Company. 1664-1770. To protect French trade interests in India.

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.

Gupta. c320-550. Indian dynasty.

Gypsies. 16C-. Nomadic peoples with Romany language. Probable Indian origin.

Halifax, First Earl of. 1881-1959. English statesman. Viceroy of India 1925-31, Foreign Secretary 1938-40.

Hindi. Official language of India.

Hinduism. c 1500BC-. Indian religion. Cycles of life, death, reincarnation. Release by enlightenment. Caste system. Vedas. Root of Buddhism, Jainism, many sects. Upanishads.

Huron. North America Indian tribe massacred by Iroquois 1648-50. Oklahoma.

Hydrogen Bomb. Thermonuclear or H-Bomb. 1952 US. 1953 USSR. 1957 Britain. 1968 France. 1971 China. 1974 India. ? Israel. Atomic Bomb.

India. North: c2500BC Indus valley civilization. c2000BC Aryans invade. 6C Achaemenid. 5C Persia. 326 Alexander(NW). c300 Maurya Empire. 2C BC Greek, Parthian, Kushan invade. 1C AD Kushan. c320 Gupta Empire. 6C Divided. 5-15C Huns, Arabs, Persians invade 12C Moslem. 1526 Mogul. South: 3000BC Dravidian civilization. 12-13C Rashtrakutas, Cholas. 14C Moslem inv. 15C Vijayanagar Empire. 1498 daGama discovers sea route. 18C British East India Co. 1858 British Empire. 1947 Independent. 1950 Republic.

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