Today Importance - 17th March
17-March-1527
King Rana Sangram Singh of Dewar fought Babur near Kanwa in Agra and lost the battle and later died. He vowed not to enter Chittagong without victory.
17-March-1769
To establish the textile business of the English mills, the East India Company imposed various restrictions on the weavers of Bengal to destroy the Muslim and textile industries of Bengal, which were aimed at destroying the Indian textile and 'goods' industry.






