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Occupied Kashmir - The Kashmir dispute is the oldest unresolved international conflict in the world today, find out more at:More info: http://www.ajk.gov.pk/site/index.phpOccupied Hyderabad:http://azaddeccanmovement.wordpress.com/------------------------------------------------------Do you know...1. The British tried to destroy Taj Mahal in 1835 and sell its marble at auction, fortunately, the auctioning of earlier destroyed Indian buildings (palaces and religious sites) was a failure thereby saving the Taj from destruction.2. In 1700, India's share of the world's economy was 24.44% compared to Britain's 2.88%, by 1952 India's share of the World economy was reduced to 3.8% (Source: The Corporation that changed the World and Wikipedia).3. Around 40% of the Worlds Muslim population now lives in what was the Mughal Empire (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). ------------------------------------------------------Recommended Books on Muslim South Asia:1. 'The Magnificent Mughals' by Zeenut Ziad (Editor), Published by OUP Pakistan.2. 'The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857' by William Dalrymple. Pub. by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.3. 'White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India' by by William Dalrymple. Pub. by HarperPerennial.4. 'Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals' by Manuel Keene & Salam Kaoukji, Published by The al-Sabah Collection.5. 'The Prisoners of Malta' by Maulana Syed Mohammad Mian, Pub. by Manak Publications Ltd6. 'Muslims in the Deccan - A Historical Survey'' by Omar Khalidi, Pub. by Global Media Publications. 7. 'The Corporation that Changed the World' by Nick Robins, Pub. by Pluto Press. 8. 'Islamic Art of India' by Nasim Akhtar, Dr. S. Daljeet, Kailash K. Sharma, Pub. by National Museum of New Delhi, India & Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia.9. 'Humayun Nama - The History of Humayun' by Gul-Badan Begum, Pub. Goodword Books. 10. 'A Concise History of Pakistan' by H.U. Rahman, Pub. by Ta-Ha Publishers Limited. 11. 'The Original Concept of Pakistan' by Abu Yaseen, Pub. by IDREES. 12. The Empire of the Great Mughals: History, Art and Culture by Annemarie Schimmel, Pub. by Reaktion Books.13. Tufat al-Mujahidin - A Historical epic of the Sixteenth Century by Shaykh Zainuddin Makhum, Pub. by Islamic Book Trust------------------------------------------------------Muslim South Asia Time Line:711 - 713 AD - Muslim Conquest of Sindh.998 - 1030 AD - Muslim Invasion of India by Mahmud of Ghazni.1022 AD - Founding of Lahore by Mahmud of Ghazni.1175 - 1193 AD - Muhammed of Ghor conquers Sindh, the Punjab and Delhi. 1210 - 1290 AD - Mamluk Rulers1290 - 1320 AD - Khalji Dynasty1320 - 1414 AD - Tughluq Dynasty1398 AD - Timur invades India1414 - 1450 AD - Sayyid Dynasty1451 - 1526 AD - Lodhi Dynasty1526 AD - Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodhi at the battle of Panipat. (Start of the Mughal empire).1527 AD - Babur defeats the Rajputs at Kanwa, near Agra. 1526 - 1530 AD - Babur rules Northern India. 1530 - 1540 AD - Humayun's first reign. 1540 AD - Afghans rebel against the Mughals, Humayun is forced to flee to Iran.1540 - 1545 AD - Reign of the brilliant Afghan, Sher Shah.1555 AD - Humayun returns to India to re-establish Mughal rule. 1556 - 1605 - Reign of Akbar, expands into Bengal, Gujerat and Rajasthan. 1605 - 1627 AD - reign of Jahangir. 1628 - 1658 AD - Reigh of Shahjahan. 1658 - 1707 AD - Reign of Aurangzeb. 1707 - 1712 AD - Reign of Bahadur Shah I.1712 - 1713 AD - Reign of Jahandar Shah.1713 - 1719 AD - Reign of Farrukhsiyar.1719 - 1748 AD - Reign of Muhammed Shah. 1748 - 1754 AD - Reign of Ahmed Shah Bahadur.1754 - 1759 AD - Reign of Alamgir II. 1757 AD - British take control of Bengal. 1758 AD - Sikhs take control of Punjab. 1759 - 1806 AD - Reign of Shah Alam II.1782 - 1799 AD - Tipu Sultan 'The Tiger' in enthroned as Sultan of Mysore. 1799 AD - Tipu Sultan is killed fighting the British, the last ruler of a country to die fighting on the battle field. 1806 - 1837 AD - Reign of Akbar II.1818 AD - Rajastan kingdoms become British suzerains. 1837 - 1858 AD - Reign of Bahadur Shah II. 1857 AD - Start of the first Indian War of Independence against the arrogant British, the fight was lost. 1858 AD - Bahadur Shah II exiled to Burma, the last Muslim ruler of India.1947 AD - Establishment of Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. 1948 AD (18th September) - 'Operation Polo', India launches a brutal attack on the independent Muslim state of Hyderabad. 1971 AD - East Pakistan declares independence to become Bangladesh. References: 1. 'Islamic Art of India', Published by the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia.2. 'The Corporation that Changed the World' by Nick Robins. 3. Wikipedia