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Iskander Ali Mirza was a Bengali bureaucrat and Pakistan army Major-General who served as the first President of Pakistan. On 12 September 1956, he established and became vice-president of the Republican Party that was in direct conflict with Muslim League, mainly due to disagreement on the idea of republicanism and conservatism.

Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was established in 1894 by Mahatma Gandhi to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The NIC was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. Gandhi was the Honorary Secretary and Abdoola Hajee Adam Jhaveri (Dada Abdulla) was elected president.

The Treaty of Yandaboo treaty brought peace between East India Company and the King of Ava that ended the first Anglo-Burmese war. The agreement was signed on February 24,1826 that ended the First Anglo-Burmese War.

The Bangladesh Liberation War was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in what was then East Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. It resulted in the independence of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

The Battle of Saragarhi was fought before the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between the British Indian Empire and the Afghan tribesmen. It occurred in the North-West Frontier Province. Sikh soldiers fought on behalf of the British Indian Army against Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen

Nikolai Bulganin visited India in 1955.

The Ahom kingdom was a kingdom originating in Medieval India, in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, India. They maintained their sovereignty for nearly 600 years and successfully resisting Mughal expansion in Northeast India. The kingdom was founded by Sukaphaa between the Dikhau and the Dihing rivers in the 13th century, and by the end of the 19th century, the western outpost was the Assam Choki, or Hadira Choki, contiguous with British territories

The Sixth Mughal Emperor, Aurangazeb adopted the title of Alamgir -meaning: Conqueror of The World . He was the third son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

Khajuraho Temples are among the most beautiful medieval monuments in the country. These temples were built by the Chandelas ruler between AD 900 and 1130. It was the golden period of Chandelas rulers.

Badruddin Tyabji ( 1844 – 1906) was a prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist and politician from British India. Tyabji was the first Indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay and served as the third President of the Indian National Congress.

The Khalji or Khilji dynasty was a Muslim dynasty which ruled large parts of the Indian subcontinent between 1290 and 1320. It was founded by Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji and became the second dynasty to rule the Delhi Sultanate of India.

Gulbadan Begum (1523 – 1603) was a Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire.

She is best known as the author of Humayun-Nama, the account of the life of her half-brother, Emperor Humayun, which she wrote on the request of her nephew, Emperor Akbar.

Megasthenes was a Greek historian who came to India in the fourth century B.C. as a representative or ambassador of Seleucus Nicator. He lived in the court of Chandragupta Maurya for about five years (302-298 B.C.)

The full name of Ibn Battuta was Muhammad Ibn Battuta. He was born on February 25, 1304 in medieval era in Islamic family. By profession he was a Geographer, Jurist, Judge and an Explorer. His travelling left out an exclusive note on Tughlaq dynasty. These notes can be found or read out in his travel memoir.

Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty. Historical records note that the Khajuraho temple site had 85 temples by the 12th century, spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 25 temples have survived, spread over six square kilometers. Of the surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate details, symbolism and expressiveness of ancient Indian art.

Arthashastra is an excellent treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy. It was written by Kautilya, also known by the name Chanakya or Vishnugupta, the prime minister of India’s first great emperor, Chandragupta Maurya.

Fatehpur Sikri is a small city just west of Agra, founded by a 16th-century Mughal emperor. Red sandstone buildings cluster at its center. Buland Darwaza gate is the entrance to Jama Masjid mosque. Nearby is the marble Tomb of Salim Chishti. Diwan-E-Khas hall has a carved central pillar. Jodha Bai Palace is a mix of Hindu and Mughal styles, next to the 5-story Panch Mahal that overlooks the site.

Razia Sultan belonging to the Mamluk Dynasty (Slave Dynasty) was the Sultan of Delhi from 1236 to 1240. She was the first Muslim female ruler. Her ascent to the throne is of much historical significance not only because she was a woman, but also because her ancestors were originally slaves, not nobility. Her father Iltutmish had come to Delhi as a slave serving under Qutb-ud-din and had risen to the post of a provincial governor.

Lord Hastings was the first Governor General of India from 1813. Under Lord Hasting a new policy of "paramountcy" was introduced in India. Under this policy the Company claimed that its authority was paramount or supreme, hence its power was greater than that of Indian states.

Kittur Chennamma (23 October 1778 - 2 February 1829) was an Indian freedom fighter and Rani of the Kittur, a former princely state in Karnataka. She was one of the first female rulers to rebel against British rule, becoming a folk hero in Karnataka and symbol of the independence movement in India.