Important Events

                      Important Events

Mahmud Ghaznavi (977 - 1030)    

Mahmud ghaznavi was the muslim ruler of ghazni who gained fame by raiding india on

seventeem times from 1000 to 1027 A.D. On each occasion he defeated hindu kings and returned

to Ghazni with enormous wealth.He is the person who bring Islam in sub-continent by capturing

the Sommnath.

Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi (RA)

Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi was a muslim saint and scholar who flourished during the reigns of

Akbar and Jahangir. He differed with etheistic view of Sheikh Mubarak and his sons Faizi and

Abul Fazl.Jahangir imprisoned him for his religious activities but released him shortly

afterwards. Sheikh ahmed Sirhindi propounded the doctrine of Wahdatul Shahud which

successfully countered the Bhakti philosophy of Wahdatul Wujud.

Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-26)

Ibrahim Lodhi was the last lodhi sultan of Delhi. He was defeated by Babur in the First Battle of

Panipat in 1526.

MUGHAL EMPIRE

After defeating the Ibrahim lodhi ,The mughal empire had been came in existence by Zahir-ul-

din Babur

1. Zahir-ul-din Babur

2. Humayun

3. Akber

4. Jahangir

5. Shahjahan

6. Orangzeb alamgir

7. Bhadur Shah ZafarDownfall of muslim rule (CAUSES)

1.Ignorance of religious beliefs

2. Lack of solidarity

3. Centralization of mughul Administration

4. No law of succession

5. Weakness of Character

6.Educational Decline

7. Military weakness

8. No naval Force

Establishment of British rule

The british east India company was struggling for gaining ground to establish itself permanently

on the subcontinent since 1600 A.D. The other European colonialist powers had lost their will to

keep themselves in row with the English because of their superiority on seas. Lord Clive

established English influence on sound footing and returned to england in 1787

When no rival European power was left on the scene , the English took advantage of the

unsettled conditions of India and consolidated themselves politically.They clevely played one

local ruler against the other and conquered India with the might of india.They demonstrated a

great diplomati skill and employed improved arms with a better knowledge of warfare. The

indian rulers at last fell a victim to their own entanglement. They were either forced to accept the

authority of East India Company or to be completely wiped off.This process of expansion of the

british occupation od India continued in one form orthe other.Kingdom after kingdom fell and then English finally pushed themselves ahead to succeed the mughuls.

Jehad Movement

Jehad Movement was started by Syed Ahmed Barelvi and his companions in the first half of the

19th century.This movement aimed at taking back control of India from the british and the Sikhs.

Jehad movement met some sucess in its early stage when the Mujahideen defeated Sikh army

and captured Peshawar.

Two Nation Theory

separate religion, language, architecture, culture and way of life. This theory formed the basis of

the pakistan movement which finally led to the creation of pakistan in 1947. Allama Iqbal and

Quaid-e-Azam were the greatest exponents of Two-NationTheory.

In the view of Allama Iqbal:

"India is a continent of human groups belonging to different races , speaking different languages

and professing different religions....Even the Hindus do not form a homogeneous group. The

principle of European democracy can not b applied to india without recognizing the fact of

communal groups The muslims demand for the creation of a muslim india within India is,

therefore, perfectly justified"

According to Quaid-e-Azam

"We maintain and hold that Muslims and Hindus are two major nations by any definition or test

of a nation.We are a nation of a hundred million and what is more we are a nation with our own

distinct culture and civilization, language and literature, art and architecture, names nad

nomenclature, sense of values and proportion"

It is the theory that the hindus and muslims are two different nations because each of them has a

Hindi-Urdu Controversy (1867)

Hindi- Urdu Controversy became the focus of nation attention in 1867 when some hindus of

benarus tried to replace urdu with hindi as the court language. Sir syed ahmed was disappointed

at the anti-Muslim attitude of Hindus.

War of Independence (1857)

The muslim of the Sub-continent fought a war of Independence in 1857 to overthrow the British

Raj.However, this war could not succeed because it lacked competent leadership, coordination

troops , military and financial resources and modern weapons. After the war, the British held the

muslim responsible for this catastrophe and unleashed a wave of oppression and repression on

them

Deoband Movement

Deoband movement was a socio-religious movement of Indian in the later half of the 19th

century. It was started by Maulana Mohd Qasim Nanautvi in 1866. It aimed at educating the

muslims in purely religious subjects by keeping english out of its syllabus. It laid stress on

                

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Ulema`s 22 Points

The Govt of pakistan convened a convention of Ulema from 21-24th jan 1951 at karachi.The

convention was attended by 31 muslim religious scholars belonging to all sects od Islam.The

Ulema agreed on 22 points

Establishment of pakistan (Initial problems and events)

1. Demarcation of boundaries .....Radcliffe`s Award

2. Congress Reaction

3. Uprooting of muslim in punjab

4. Refugees problem and their resettlement

5. Division of Armed forces and Military Assets

6. Division of financial Assets

7. Canal Water Dispute

8. Accession of Princely states (junagarh,kashmir and hyderabad)

9. economic problems and political problems

10. Constitutional problem 11. Death of Quaid-e-Azam

Six Points of Mujid-ur-rehman

In feb 1966, Sheikh Mujib the leader of Awami league announced his 6 points, which demanded

maximum autonomy for East pakistan.Later on, these points became the basis for the separation

movement by Bengalis.

Liaquat - Nehru Pact

Liaquat Ali khan and Nehru signed a pact on 8th april 1950 in delhi.According to this agreement,

both the countries agreed to protect the rights of their minorities and undertook to stop

propaganda against each other.

Simla Accord

The 1971 Indo-pak was abd the insurgency of bengalis resulted in the separation of east pakistan.

The way brought in its wake many issue, which included the release of PoWs, trial of selected

PoWs, return of Baharis to pakistan and recognition of bangladesh . In july 1972, Z.A.Bhutto and

Indira Gandhi signed an Accord in simla which is historically known as simla accord

Nadva-tul-Ulema, Luckno

In 1894, Nadva-tu-Ulema, lucknow was founded by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor and Maulana Shibli

Nomani. Nadva aimed at reforming Muslim society by imparting both ecclesiastical and secular

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Languages of pakistan

Pakistan is a multi-lingual country. About thirty-one distinct languages are spoken in pakistan,

not counting a number of dialects, but no single language is commonly spoken or understood in

all parts of the country.Many of the languages are spoken by a relatively small proportion of the

population and some are not even commonly written, but sentiment and association among the

speakers is almost invariably opposed to absorption into one of the larger units. With minor

exception all the languages are also spoken outside the country

Ratio of languages of pakistan

1. Urdu ( 7.6 )

2. Punjabi ( 44.1 )

3. Pushto ( 15.4 )

4. Sindhi ( 14.1 )

5. Balochi ( 3.6 )

6. Saraiki (10.5 )

7. Others ( 4.7 )

POPULATION OF PAKISTAN BY RELIGION

According to census of 1981 , religion-wise population of pakistan was as under

1. Muslim = 81,450,057

2. Christians = 1,310,426

3. Hindus = 1,276,116

4. Ahmadis = 104,244

5. Bhuddist = 2639

6. Parsis = 7007

7. Others = 103,155

Economics of Pakistan (Five Year Plans)

So far the government of pakistan has launched the following nine five year plans. ( 1975 to

1978 ) is regarded as no plan period

1. First five year plan (1955-60)

2. Second five year plan (1960-65)

3. Third five year plan (1965-70) 4. Fourth five year plan (1970-75)

5. Fifth five year plan (1978-83)

6. Sixth five year plan (1983-88)

7. Seventh five year plan (1988-93)

8. Eighth five year plan (1993-98)

9. Ninth five year plan (1998-2003)

Important Rivers Of Pakistan

PUNJAB : Jhelum , Chenab , Ravi , Sutlej

SINDH : Hub , Mir Nadi , Arl Nadi

NWFP : Indus , Kabul , Swat , Bara , Chitral , Zhob , Panjkora , Gomal , Kurram BALUCHISTAN : Hangol , Nari , Bolan , Dasht , Mula , Rakhshan , Pashin Lora