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Aligarh Movement Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan Deoband Represented by Mohammad Qasim Nanautavi & Rashid Ahmad Gangohi. Movement Nanautavi founded the ‘Dar-ul-Ullema’ madrasa at Deoband. This movement was strictly based on Islamic tradition unlike liberal Aligarh movement. The also promulgated a fatwa against Sayyid Ahmad’s associations. In 1919, Mufti Liyaqat Ullah Sahib founded … Read more
Atmiya Sabha (1815) Raja Rammohun Roy Brahmo Samaj (1828) Raja Rammohun Roy. Tattvabodhini Sabha (1839). Later merged with Mahrishi Devendranath Tagore. Brahmo Samaj in 1842 Indian national Social Conference M.G. Ranade Harijan Sevak Sangh Mahatma Gandhi Satya Shodhak Samaj (1873) Jyotirao Phule (fight caste oppression) Shri … Read more
Zamindari System (19%) Bengal, Bihar, Banaras, division of NW provinces & northern Carinatic. 90 % of the revenue went to government & 10 % to Zamindar (British) Mahalwari System (30%) Major parts of NW provinces, Central provinces & Punjab. Responsibility of paying … Read more
Treaty of Pondicherry After the II Carinatic war. Muhammad Ali, son of late Anwar-ud-din was accepted as the Nawab of Carinatic. Treaty of Mangalore Signed between Tipu & British in 1784. Under this Tipu withdrew his army 1784 from Carinatic & English withdrew … Read more
1744-48 First Anglo-French Carinatic war. Madras returned to British by the treaty of Aix-la- Chappalle. In battle of St. Thome, a small French Army defeated Nawab Anwar-ud- din’s large one. 1748-54 Second Anglo French Carinatic war. The French sided with Muzaffar Jang (grandson of Asaf Jah) & Chanda Sahib (in Carinatic) while … Read more
1713-20 Balaji Vishwanath Shahu appointed him as the Peshwa. 1720-40 Baji Rao I Baji Rao I succeded who was the most charismatic leader in Maratha history after Shivaji.He conquered Malwa, Bundelkhand & even … Read more
Bihar After Saadat Khan, *Safdarjung* became the king who was an impartial ruler & carried out many reforms & was made the wazir of Mughal Empire. Shuja-ud-Daula succeded him to throne. He was also made the wazir of mughal … Read more
1707-12 Bahadur Shah I 1712-13 Jahandar Shah 1713-19 Farukk Siyar 1719-48 Muhammad Shah Rangila 1748-54 Ahmad Shah 1754-59 Alamgir II 1759-1806 Shah Alam II 1806-1837 Akbar Shah II 1837-57 Bahadur Shah II Later Mughal Rulers Bahadur Shah I After the death of Aurangzeb, prince Muazzam, Azam & Kam Bakhsh fought in … Read more
Swami Keshawanand- Born at village Magloona in Sikar district of present-day Rajasthan in 1883, Swamiji, whose actual name was Birama, was the son of Thakarsi, a penurious camel-driver, and his wife Saran. The famine of 1899 forced the 16-year-old Birama to leave the desert region and move to Punjab in search of livelihood. … Read more
Chauhan Rulers of Sambhar/Sakambhari There are several theories about the origin of chauhans which are as follows:- Prithviraj Raso – Agnikund at Abu Prithiviraj Vijay- Suryavanshi Col. Tod- Foriegner Dr. Dashrat Sharma- Bhramins Chandravati Lekh- Bhramins Chronology of Chauhan Rulers of Sambhar:- Ajairaj II: Prithviraj I was succeeded by his son Ajairaj II who was … Read more