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India in 1837

Historical records for India in 1837, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
5Events
3Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

April

30 April 1837Battle of JamrudHari Singh Nalwa

Jamrud · Warfare / Military

Leads Sikh forces defending Jamrud against an Afghan attack.

30 April 1837Defense of Jamrud FortHari Singh Nalwa

Jamrud · Warfare / Military

Dies after helping prevent the Afghan capture of the strategic fort.

September

28 September 1837Death of Bahadur Shah IIBahadur Shah II

House / House of Mogul

Death of Akbar Shah II, Bahadur Shah IIs father

28 September 1837SuccessionBahadur Shah II

House / House of Mogul

Succeeds as Emperor of India

Other Events

1837Death of Akbar IIAkbar II

House / House of Mogul

Death of Akbar Shah II

Names involved

Akbar IIBahadur Shah IIHari Singh Nalwa

Places involved

Jamrud

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.