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• The Poona Pact was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, British India.
• It was an agreement between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi’s representatives, including Madan Mohan Malaviya.
• The pact provided reserved electoral seats for the Depressed Classes within joint electorates, instead of separate electorates.
• It was signed during the viceroyalty of Lord Willingdon (1931–1936).

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• Motilal Nehru presented the Nehru Report with his son, Jawaharlal Nehru.
• Date Presented: August 1928 (at the All Parties Conference in Lucknow)
  
• Main Goal: To draft a new constitution and demand Dominion Status for India in response to a challenge by the British Secretary of State, Lord Birkenhead.

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• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) was established in 1920 by an Act of the British Indian Legislative Council.
• Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) School in 1875.
• The school was upgraded to college level in 1877.
• Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, laid the foundation stone of MAO College on 8 January 1877.

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• The Cabinet Mission Plan 1946 was announced on 16 May 1946 from New Delhi.
• It arrived in India on 24 March 1946.
• The mission was sent by the British government to plan transfer of power.
• It was headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence.
• Its members included Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

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• Timur Lang invaded India in 1398 AD during the reign of Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate.

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• Timur entered India through the northwestern frontier and advanced toward Delhi.
• He captured and plundered Delhi in December 1398, severely weakening the Tughlaq Sultanate.
• Timur was a Central Asian conqueror who established the Timurid Empire, with Samarkand as his principal capital.
• The Tughlaq dynasty was founded by Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq in 1320 AD.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• Born: November 18, 1689, Hala
• Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, was a Sindhi Sufi mystic, and poet.
• He is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the Sindhi language. 
• Died: January 1, 1752, Bhit Shah

Last verified on 16-10-2026

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• Presented by: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
• Famous Speech: Meerut Speech
• Date: 16 March 1888
• Purpose: To explain that Muslims and Hindus were separate nations with different religious, cultural, and social identities.
• Importance: Became the ideological foundation of Pakistan.

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• The Ottoman Empire emerged in Anatolia around 1299 after the decline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.

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• Founder: Osman I (Osman Ghazi).
• Beginning: Around 1299.
• Capital: Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) became the capital in 1453 after its conquest by Mehmed II.
• End: The Ottoman Sultanate was abolished on 1 November 1922.

Last verified on 15-10-2026

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