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Dalhousie, First Marquess. 1812-60. British Governor General of India 1847-56. Annexed Punjab, 1849, Rangoon, Burma. Built railway, telegraph. Lapse doctrine caused Indian Mutiny.
Indian Mutiny. 1857-9. Indian troops rebel vs British officers. Months of violence, massacres. East India Act. Ended Mogul Empire.
Lapse, Doctrine of. British East India Company claimed control of any state where direct royal line ended causing Indian Mutiny 1857. Dalhousie.
Abdul Rahman, Tunku. 1903-90. First Prime Minister of independent Malaya 1957-70. United Malay, Chinese, Indian factions.
Aga Khan III. 1877-1957. Indian Moslem leader. President, League of Nations, Gen Assembly, 1937.
Amritsar Riot. 1919. British Dyer opens fire on unarmed Indians. 379 dead. 1200 injured.
Asoka. 269-232BC. Indian Maurya Emperor. Buddhist convert, missionary.
Bacon’s Rebellion. 1676. Virginia colonists under N.Bacon defeat Indians, take Jamestown.
Barlaam. Legendary monk who converted Indian King Josephat to Christianity.
Barrackpore Mutiny. 1824. Indian troops vs British commanders. Troops massacred.
Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.
Besant, Annie. 1847-1933. English Theosophist. Founded Indian Home Rule League 1916.
Bhutan. Himalayan kingdom. 9C Tibet invaders settle. c1630 Independent. 17,18C Tibet invades. 1865 Part British 1907 Monarchy. 1910 British Protectorate. 1949 Indian Protectorate.
Black Hawk War. 1832. US decimates Sauk/Fox tribes. Illinois, Iowa Indians flee west.
Bodhidharma. (Daruma). 6C Indian monk in China. Founded Ch’an Buddhism =Zen.
Borneo. 7C BC Indian influence. 3C BC-15C Chinese inf. 3C-15C Funan/Khmer, Malacca, Srivijaya, Majapahit. 15C Moslem. 16C- European inf. 19C Dutch(S)/Eng(N). WWII Japan occupies. Brunei. Malaysia. Indonesia.
Brant, Joseph. 1742-1807. Indian chief allied with British in American Revolution.
Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.
Buddha. c566-486BC. Gautama, Siddhartha. Indian prince, Buddhism founder.
Candidas. 14-15C. Indian priest, romantic poet.
Cherokee. Indian tribe removed 1838-9 to Oklahoma. Trail of Tears.
Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.
Cheyenne. American Plains Indians.
Cochise. -1874. Apache warrior Indian chief.
Colonial Wars. 1834-1902. British wars against Sikhs, Burmese, Crimeans, Boers.