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Direct Action Day, also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of nationwide communal riots by the Indian Muslim community announced by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

It led to large-scale violence between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British.

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• Shahabuddin Ghori is the founder of the Islamic State in India.
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• Sultan Muhammad Ghori was born in 1162.
• Shahabuddin Ghori was a warrior of Turkish origin who traveled from Ghor, Afghanistan, and conquered Delhi in 1192. 
•  He was the true founder of Muslim rule in India.
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• Muhammad Ghori was the ruler of the Ghori dynasty, invaded India in the year 1206 C.E and their rule extended until 1526 C.E

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Hakim Shaibani was a key lieutenant under Muhammad bin Qasim during the conquest of Sindh in the early 8th century.

 Muhammad bin Qasim sent his trusted commander Abu Hakim Shaibani toward Kanauj 

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Muhammad ibn Qasim led the Muslim conquest of Sindh

From Raja Dahir in the battle of Aror.

He was the first Muslim to have successfully captured Hindu territories

And initiated the early Islamic India in 712 AD.

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Maharaja Hari Singh, the Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, signed the Instrument of Accession with India on October 26, 1947, following tribal invasions supported by Pakistan.

This treaty granted India control over Kashmir’s defense, communications, and foreign affairs.

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The Treaty of Amritsar, executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu.

First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire.

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Pakistan was created to provide a separate homeland for Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

The aim was to protect their religious, cultural, and political rights in a Hindu-majority India.

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In the last census of British India in 1941, the total population of Kashmir and Jammu was 3,945,000.

1.          The total Muslim population was 2,997,000 (75.97%),

2.          The Hindu population was 808,000 (20.48%),

3.          The Sikh 55,000 (1.39%)

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Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, a prominent Baloch leader, played a pivotal role in mobilizing support for the Muslim League in Balochistan during the Pakistan Movement.

He worked closely with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and helped convince the people of Balochistan to join Pakistan.

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Cecil Chaudhry was a distinguished Pakistani fighter pilot.

He served as an Air Commodore in the Pakistan Air Force.

He was also a war hero in the 1965 and 1971 wars.

He was also later became an educationist and human rights activist.

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Begum Jahan Ara Shah Nawaz focused on the rights and upliftment of women in her writings.

She addressed educational and social reforms to promote gender equality and empowerment.

Born: 1896 | Died: 1979