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• The Gandhara civilization was located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
• It is particularly in the region around Taxila and Peshawar.
• It was a major center of Buddhist culture.
• It is art from around the 6th century BCE to the 11th century CE.

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The first Noble Prize to be awarded to a South Asian was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore.

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• Aravalli Range is the oldest mountain system in the world.
• Formed around 1.5–2 billion years ago.
• Located in India (Rajasthan region).
• Youngest = Himalayas

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• Distance from Equator to either pole is about 10,002 km.

Additional information:

• Total Earth circumference: ~40,008 km
• Earth radius (approx): ~6,371 km
• Latitude of Equator: 0°
• Latitude of Poles: 90°

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• Shimizu Tunnel is a famous railway tunnel in Japan.
• It connects Gunma and Niigata prefectures.
• Built in 1931, it was once the longest tunnel in Japan.
• Length: ~9.7 km
• Line: Jōetsu Line

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• The Lambert-Fisher glacier is considered the largest glacier in the world, located in Antarctica.
• It is approximately 400 miles (640 km) long and 60 miles (97 km) wide.
• It covering an area of about 100,000 square miles (260,000 square km).

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• Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal was born in 1803.
• Birth Place: Jhamra (Okara District)
• Nearby Area: Gogera Bangla
• He was a freedom fighter of the 1857 War of Independence.

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• First Battle of Panipat: 21 April 1526
• Fought Between: Babur Vs Lodi
• Won by: Babur

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• Second Battle of Panipat: November 5, 1556
• Fought Between: Hemu Vs Akbar
• Won by: Akbar
• Third Battle of Panipat: 14 January 1761
• Fought Between: Abdali Vs Marathas
• Won by: Abdali

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• Humayun was removed from the throne by Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan leader, in 1540.
• Sher Shah defeated Humayun at the Battle of Chausa and again at the Battle of Bilgram.
• This leading to Humayun's exile in Persia (modern-day Iran) for several years.

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Allama Iqbal

• Born: November 9, 1877 (Sialkot)
• Father: Sheikh Noor Muhammad
• Mother: Imam Bibi
• Received PhD: Germany
• Title: Poet of the East
• Famous books: Bang-e-Dara, Zarb-i-Kalim, Armughan-e-Hijaz
• Famous Punjabi Books/Poem: Piyaara Jedi, Baba Bakri Wala
• Died: 21 April 1938
• Burial: Badshahi Mosque in Lahore

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