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| Timeline of Art History: Himalayan Region, 1600–1800 A.D. |
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"The title of Dalai Lama is first bestowed on Sonam Gyatso (1543–1588), the third hierarch of the Gelukpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, by the Mongolian prince Altan Khan, a descendent of the great Genghis Khan, in the sixteenth century." With a period overview, list of key events, and 2 related artworks. Also has links to timelines of South and Southeast Asia during this time.
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1800–1900 A.D. |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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"Established as a commercial interest in the seventeenth century, the British East India Company has become a military force by the nineteenth. A 1799 victory over Tipu Sultan of Mysore (r. 1782–99) propels further conquests in this period, and the company expands its control into Sind, Punjab, Oudh, and Burma." With a period overview, list of key events, and 9 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and a timeline of Southeast Asia during this time, plus additional information about the art of the Mughal dynasty.
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| Timeline of Art History: South Asia and the Himalayan Region, 1900 A.D.–present |
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"India struggles for independence from colonial British rule through the early twentieth century, finally gaining its freedom in 1947. At this time, it is decided that a separate Muslim nation will be formed in the areas with the greatest Muslim populations." With a period overview, list of key events, and 7 related artworks. Also has links to an abridged list of Islamic rulers and timelines of Central and North Asia, China, and Southeast Asia during this time.
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