The First battle of Panipat (1526) hoisted the flag of Babur’s victory and he became the ruler of Delhi after defeating Ibrahim Lodhi, the last Lodhi ruler. The second remarkable battle which strengthened the Mughal Rule in India was the Battle of Khanwah. It was fought between Babur and Rana Sanga of Mewar on March 17, 1527. Mewar was supported ...Read More »
Zaheeer Uddin Mohammad Babur died on December 26, 1530 inheriting the whole of India to Humayun, his eldest son. Nasir-ud Din Mohammad Humayun (the fortunate), took hold of the Empire at the age of 22 four after days his father’s death. Too immature to handle such a vast Empire and a dynasty which was only 5 years old, he found ...Read More »
Humayun died on January 24, 1556 and Jalal-ud-Din Akbar, his 13 years old son was enthroned on February 14, 1556 in Kalanaur in Punjab. At the time of his father’s death, Akbar was in Punjab with Bairam Khan, the Chief Minister. The Mughal Empire sprawled over Kabul, Delhi, Kandhar and Punjab when Humayun died. The Empire was encased by the ...Read More »
Jalal-ud-Din Akbar (1556-1605), the son of Humayun had three main phases in his life. One was firm belief in religion holding the founding tenets of Islam. The second started when he opened the doors of religious natters and dialogues in which he invited the religious scholars of different sects of Islam in the “Ibadat Khana” (the place of worship) but ...Read More »
Born on October 14, 1542 in the Rajput Fortess of Umerkot during the exile of his father Humayun ,Jalal ud Din Mohammad Akbar took the reins of Mughal Empire in 1556. He was in a war against Sikander Shah when Humayun, his father died and he asserted as the Emperor. Bairam Khan, the military commander of Humayun sheltered him against ...Read More »
Abu Anees Mohammad Barkat Ali (Faisalabad) The Sub-Continent is blessed with pious and consecrated people who lit the hearts and minds of the people with their preaching and services to humanity. Since the inception of the Muslim era in this area, they have rendered valuable services towards the cause of Islam. People from different religions embraced Islam due to their ...Read More »
The First Battle of Panipat (currently located in Hariyana State of India) heralded an end to the Lodhi Dynasty. It was fought between Ibrahim Lodhi, the ruler of the North India and Zaheer Uddin Mohammad Babur, the ruler of Kabul. Babur’s army had conquered the Punjab and he was looking forward to expand his empire to Delhi. Babur left for ...Read More »
Pakistan emerged on the map of the world as an independent state on August 14, 1947. Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province, Kashmir, and Bengal, the areas with the Muslim majority formed Pakistan while the provinces and states with Hindu majority called India. The British transferred the power to the Indians and Pakistanis. A massive migration of 14.5 million people ...Read More »
Partition of Bengal In 1905, Lord Curzon (1899-1905) divided Bengal into two parts to make it easy for the British Government to govern it due to its large size (189,000 square miles) and admittedly lofty number of population (80 million). It helped improve the administration of the both parts. West Bengal got the majority of Hindu population while the Muslims ...Read More »
The day of December 30, 1906 has far reaching consequences in the history of the Sub-Continent when the Muslims of India named their separate identity and founded the All India Muslim League to have their say. The annual meeting of All India Mohammeden Educational Conference (December 27-30, 1906) became the message of the liberation of Muslims later on in history ...Read More »
