1806				Akbar Shah II becomes the next Mughal weakling
1801				British make Nawab of Awadh and nominal ruler
1777				British rule establishes after Anglo-Maratha wars
1766				Anglo-Mysore wars make British powerful in S.India
1764	Oct			Battle of Buxar makes British revenue collectors
1763				French are eliminated from power struggle in India
1759				Shah Alam II ascends to the Delhi throne
1757	Jun	23		Battle of Plassey gives British a strong position
1739				Delhi is looted by foreign invaders
1720				The weak Mughal Empire gets a new king