"1707-1947 – Decline of Mughals, Maratha Confederacy, British Rule

The Mughal empire declined, the Marathas made a confederacy, but then European infiltration grew, culminating in the British East India Company. After later Indian uprisings and World War II, the British granted independence to India in 1947, creating Pakistan in the process.

1947-1991 – Independent India

There were Muslim-Hindu riots, which Gandhi tried to quell by living with the Muslims grouped together in Delhi. Gandhi was assassinated. Nehru tries to mix democracy with socialism. In the 1950's India’s state lines were redrawn based on linguistic areas. Nehru died and Shastri became the second prime minister, in power during the 1965 Kashmir crisis.

Indira Gandhi (his daughter; no relation to Gandhi) was prime minister, the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War occurred, and Indira Gandhi declares "The Emergency" in 1975, after which the 1977 elections brought Morarji Desai’s Janata party to power. The 1980 elections brought Indira Gandhi back, who was later assassinated. Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1991."