South Asia in the modern era (1800 – 1914). Revolutions, industry, nation-states and empires that spanned the globe. These articles cover the long nineteenth century.
A wooden tiger mauls a European; a crank plays an organ inside. Taken from Tipu Sultan's palace when Seringapatam fell in May 1799; in London since 1800.
· 1799India's first passenger train left Bori Bunder at 3.30 pm on April 16, 1853. Behind it stood a 5 per cent guarantee of 1849 and a pass finished in 1868.
· 1853Sepoys at Meerut rose on May 10, 1857 over greased cartridges and marched to Delhi. Parliament took India from the Company by an Act of August 2, 1858.
· 1857
