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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13 April 1919

In Jallianwala Bagh massacre killing at least 379 people and injured over 1,200 other people.

Jallianwala Bagh is in Amritsar  Punjab, India

By General Reginald Dyer's order did the massacre take place in Jallianwala Bagh

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Jallianwala Bagh is managed by the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Trust and was renovated between 2019 and 2021

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ND16-3-2023

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Lord Curzon divided Bengal into two provinces on 16-10-1905

On October 16, 1905, by Lord Curzon, the British colonial administrator of India at the time

The partition of Bengal was the most important event during the rule of Lord Curzon

The province was divided into :

West Bengal, which had a majority of Hindus,

East Bengal, which had a majority of Muslims

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Dyarchy particularly referred to the system of shared rule in British India established by the Government of India Acts 1919 

Dyarchy means the double system of government in which two heads are responsible for administration.

Dyarchy was introduced as a constitutional reform by Edwin Samuel Montagu and Lord Chelmsford 

The Government of India Act of 1935 ended the system of Diarchy and established 'provincial autonomy'.

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• The Rowlatt Satyagraha was a national protest against Rowlatt Act introduced in 1919.
• The Rowlatt Act was passed on 6th February 1919.
• Rowlatt Satyagraha was founded in 1919 by Mahatma Gandhi.
• Gandhiji became a true national leader as a result of the Rowlatt Satyagraha.
• The Rowlatt Act gave the British government the ability to arrest and imprison anyone for no cause.
• The Rowlatt Act was officially known as the "anarchical and revolutionary offenses act."
• Gandhiji referred to the Rowlatt Act as a "black act."
• On April 6, 1919, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to fight the Rowlatt Act and issued a call for satyagraha.
• The British viceroy who approved the Rowlatt Act was Lord Chelmsford.

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The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931 in London.

The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 

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The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 

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The Battle of Plassey in 1757 was fought between the British East India Company,

Date: 23 June 1757

Location: Palashi (Anglicised version: Plassey) on the banks of the Hooghly River,

Led by Robert Clive and the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, and his French allies

The battle helped the British East India Company take control of Bengal in 1772. 

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In 1905 Minto was appointed viceroy of India, with John Morley as secretary of state.

Lord Minto arrived in India as Viceroy in 1905. He served in this role until 1910. 

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The first Round Table Conference convened from 12 November 1930 to 19 January 1931

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The Second Round table conference was held from 7 September 1931 to 1 December 1931 in London. 

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The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932 between November and December. 

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All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.

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