1853 in India

1853
in
India

Millennia:
Centuries:
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
See also:List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1853 in India.

Events

  • April 16 – The first Indian train steamed off from Bombay to Tanna. The train was drawn by three steam locomotives and covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes.
  • The Nizam of Hyderabad cedes Berar to the British so that its revenues could support the Hyderabad contingent in the British army .[1]
  • Annexations of Jhansi and Nagpur.

Births

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References

  1. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 255
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