Encyclopedia of Islam

Encyclopedia of  Islam

1818

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  British rule extends throughout India.

1826

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  Ottomans liquidate the Janissaries and abolish 

the Bektashi Sufi order.

1830

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  French forces occupy Algeria, ending 313 years 

of Ottoman rule.

1832–47

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  Abd al-Qadir, Algerian religious scholar, leads 

unsuccessful war against French colonial forces.

1850

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  Execution of Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, 

founder of Babi movement in Iran.

1857

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  Sepoy Rebellion against English East India 

Company rule sweeps northern India.

1858

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  British forces suppress Sepoy Rebellion and end 

Mughal dynasty; British Crown rule replaces 

English East India Company rule.

1863

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  Bahaullah appears in Iraq claiming to be the 

manifestation of God’s will, founding the reli-

gious community of the Bahais.