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India (Part 2), Around the 7th century, the Abbasid Caliphate began to…
India (Part 2)
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British rule (1858-1947)
The Indian Mutiny of 1857, also known as the First Indian War of Indepence (1857-1858) led to Queen Victoria taking direct control of the region from the East India Company.
Mahatma Gandhi began a peaceful movement for independence around the time of WW1, but only succeeded after WW2, when British governor Louis Mountbatten granted independence to India and Pakistan.
Modern times
In 1947, the Kashmir war between India and Pakistan began over the regions of Kashmir and Jammu.
India chose to remain in the Commonwealth in 1949, and Jawaharlal Nehru became their first Prime Minister.
The following year, the Constitution was drafted and Rajendra Prasad became their first president.
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Around the 7th century, the Abbasid Caliphate began to spread Islam across India, leading to the decline of other religions.
It was during the time of the Delhi sultanate that Bangladesh became Muslim, by taking refugees from the wars in the West.
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The Zamindars were local rulers of the Mughals, helping maintain the large empire.
The British were already losing a lot of their empire after WW2, but didn’t want to let go of India, their crown jewel.
Malik Ambar (1548-1626) was born in Ethiopia but sold to slavery as a child. He was then educated in Baghdad and went to India with his master, where he got his freedom and rose through the military ranks, eventually becoming ruler of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, halting Mughal expansion for decades. 