1666 - Death of Shah Jahan on January 22, 1666 in Agra. He was born on January 5, 1592 in Lahore. Shah Jahān was the Mughal emperor from 1628 to 58.
1760 - Battle of Wandiwash (January 22, 1760) is a confrontation between the French and the British, part of the Third Carnatic War (1758-1763) fought between the French and British colonial empires, which itself was a part of the global Seven Years' War (1756–63). Fought in Wandiwash in Tamil Nadu, the battle resulted in the defeat of the French.
The Battle of Wandiwash put an end to the French challenge to British supremacy in India.
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