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• The English Army in the Battle of Buxar was led by Hector Munro.
• It was fought on 22/23 October 1764.
• Buxar, a small town in Bihar.

The battle was fought between:

• The East India Company
• The combined armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal, and the Nawab of Awadh.
• The Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II on 22nd October 1764.

The battle was a decisive victory for the British East India Company.

The war was put to an end by the Treaty of Allahabad in the year 1765.

Last verified on 29-10-2026

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• Nagorno-Karabakh is a mountainous region internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, historically inhabited mainly by ethnic Armenians.
• The conflict intensified during the late Soviet period, particularly in the late 1980s, and led to wars between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
• Azerbaijan regained control of the region in 2023 after a military operation, and almost the entire ethnic Armenian population fled to Armenia.

Last verified on 29-10-2026

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• The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 in England.
• William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II of England.
• William became known as William the Conqueror.
• He was crowned King of England on 25 December 1066.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

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• World War II: Global war, 1939–1945.
• Little Boy: Dropped on Hiroshima, 6 August 1945.
• Fat Man: Dropped on Nagasaki, 9 August 1945, 11:01 AM.
  

Additional information:

• World War I: Global war in Europe, 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918.

Last updated 06 Nov 2026 by NA

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• The Falkland Islands  are disputed between the United Kingdom and Argentina.
• They are located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
• Also known as the Malvinas Islands.
• Argentina refers to them as the Islas Malvinas.
• The dispute led to the Falklands War in 1982.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

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• World War II lasted for approximately 6 years.
• Start Date: September 1, 1939 — Germany invaded Poland.
• End Date: September 2, 1945 — Japan formally surrendered, ending World War II.
• Germany’s Surrender: May 1945, ending the war in Europe.
• Atomic Bombings: The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

Additional information:

• World War I Duration: Approximately 4 years.
• Start Date: July 28, 1914.
• End Date: November 11, 1918.

Last verified on 12-10-2026

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• Waterloo is located in Belgium, near the capital Brussels.
• The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815.
• It marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• Napoleon was defeated by the allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces under Gebhard von Blücher.

Last verified on 08-10-2026

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Explanation

The Ottoman Caliphate in World War I

• Joined the Central Powers.
• Allied with Germany in August 1914.
• Entered the war in October 1914.
• Declared Jihad against the Entente in November 1914.
• Defeated in 1918, the empire collapsed.
• Republic of Turkey was established in 1923.

Explanation

• In World War I (1914), Turkey (then the Ottoman Empire) sided with the Central Powers

Additional information:

• World War I lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
• It was a global war originating in Europe.
• Chlorine gas was first used during World War I at Ypres in April 1915.
• After World War I, the influenza pandemic occurred in 1918.
• During World War I, Russia signed the Peace Treaty with Germany in 1917.

Last updated by NS on 06-09-2026​