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Mahatma Gandhi led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 to support indigo farmers against the exploitation by British planters.

The Champaran movement was specifically directed against the oppressive practices of European indigo planters who forced farmers to grow indigo.

The Indigo Revolt, also known as the Nil Bidroho, broke out in Bengal in 1859, shortly after the Revolt of 1857.

The Indigo rebellion first started in the Nadia district of Bengal in 1859.

The Industrial Revolution in Britain created a massive demand for indigo dye to color textiles, leading to forced cultivation in India.

In the Mahalwari system, the village headman (Lambardar) was responsible for collecting revenue from the entire village (mahal) and paying it to the British.

The Munro system is another name for the Ryotwari system, introduced by Thomas Munro, where revenue was collected directly from the cultivators (ryots).

Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793.

The Great Bengal Famine of 1770 was a catastrophic famine that struck the Bengal region, causing massive loss of life.

Robert Clive accepted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa from the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in 1765.

The Regulating Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1773 to control the activities of the East India Company in India.

The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy introduced by Lord Dalhousie, which allowed the British to annex states where the ruler died without a natural heir.

Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system, which required Indian rulers to accept British protection and maintain a British force.

After the defeat and death of Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey, Mir Jafar was installed as the puppet Nawab of Bengal by the British.

Alivardi Khan, the Nawab of Bengal, died in 1756, which led to the succession of his grandson, Siraj-ud-Daulah.

The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb issued a farman (royal decree) that granted the East India Company the right to trade duty-free in Bengal.

Vasco da Gama was the Portuguese explorer who discovered the direct sea route from Europe to India in 1498.

The East India Company was incorporated by a royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600. It was established to trade in the Indian Ocean region.

The Battle of Plassey in 1757 is widely considered the decisive victory that established British political dominance in Bengal and eventually India. The Battle of Buxar later solidified this control.

Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan were the powerful rulers of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. They were known for their resistance against British expansion during the Anglo-Mysore Wars.