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• The Quit India Movement is also known as the August Movement.
• It was launched by Gandhi on August 8, 1942, in Bombay.
• The movement, started by the Congress party.
• It's demanded an end to British rule in India.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah responded with the slogan "Divide and Quit India."

Last verified on 26-04-2026

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• Start Year: 1984
• End Year: 2003
• Operation: Operation Meghdoot
• Location: Siachen Glacier (Karakoram Range)
• Countries involved: Pakistan & India
• Known as highest battlefield in the world
  

Last verified on 23-04-2026

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• Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister on August 18, 2018.
• He assumed office after his party, PTI, won the general elections in 2018.
• He remained PM for: 43 months 23 days.
• He became PM: August 2018
• He removed: 10 April 2022

Last verified on 22-04-2026

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• Location: Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
• Era: 1st century CE (Buddhist period)
• Civilization: Gandhara Civilization
• UNESCO status: World Heritage Site (1980)
• Structure: Monastery, stupas, prayer halls, and meditation cells

Last verified on 21-04-2026

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• Masjid al-Qiblatain is located in Medina.
• It is where Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) changed the direction of prayer (Qibla) from Masjid al-Aqsa to Masjid al-Haram
• During the Zuhr prayer.
• The mosque has two domes and two minarets.
• It was founded by Sawad ibn Ghanam ibn Ka'ab and first opened in 1987.
• It is traditionally believed to have been built by Abraham and Ishmael.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

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• Akbar introduced Din-i-Ilahi in 1582.

• It was a syncretic belief system aimed at religious harmony.
• The idea was to promote unity between Hindus and Muslims in the Mughal Empire.
• It was also called Tawhid-i-Ilahi (Divine Monotheism) in historical records.
• Din-i-Ilahi was centered in Fatehpur Sikri.
• It was recorded by court historian Abu’l-Fazl.

Last verified on 19-04-2026

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• The tomb of Babur, the first Mughal Emperor, is located in Bagh-e Babur, Kabul (Afghanistan).
• He died on 5 January 1531 in Agra at the age of 47.
• Initially, he was buried in Agra.
• Later, his remains were shifted to Kabul as per his wish.
• He was reburied in Kabul between 1539–1544.

Last verified on 02-04-2026

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• Qutub-ud-din Aibak died in an accident while he was playing polo.
• He fell from a horse and was severely injured.
• He died on 14 November 1210 (aged 60) in Lahore.
• Burial in Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore.
• He was born in 1150 in Turkestan.

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• He established the first independent Turkish Kingdom in India.
• He founded the first Islamic state was founded in 1206.
• He became the first Sultan of Delhi from 1206 to 1210.

After Muhammad Ghori's assassination in 1206.

• He established the Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526).
• He started the Mamluk Dynasty or Salve Dynasty.

Last verified on 04-04-2026