Pakistan Affairs (Pre-Partition Timeline)

 712 AD - Muhammad Bin Qasim’s Invasion in Sindh

 1001-1027 AD - Mahmud Ghaznavi’s 17 expeditions
 1192 AD - Muhammad Ghauri’s victory against Prithvi Raj in Delhi
 1206-1526 AD – The Delhi Sultanate: The Delhi Sultanate was started by Qutbuddin Aibak, a lieutenant of
Muhammad Ghauri. Aibak started the first sultanate under the Mamluk (Slave) dynasty in Delhi. Following
is a summary of all five dynasties of the Delhi Sultanate:
o Mamluk Dynasty 1206-1290 AD - Qutbuddin Aibak, Balban, Iltumish, Razia Sultana
o Khilji Dynasty 1290-1320 AD – Alaudin Khilji
o Tughluq Dynasty 1320-1414 AD – Muhammad bin Tughluq, Firoz Tughluq
o Sayyid Dynasty 1414-1451 AD – Sayyid Khizr
o Lodhi Dynasty 1451-1526 AD – Sikandar Lodhi, Ibrahim Lodhi
 1526-1707 AD – Mughals at their Zenith
 Role of Sufism in the spread of Islam during the 13 th and 14th Centuries: The Sufis had a series of five
orders or Silsilahs of Sufism according to regions which included Chishtia, Suhrawerdi, Qadria, Junaidya
and Naqshbandia orders. Some of the most famous Sufis were, Sheikh Ismail of Lahore, Data Gunj
Bakhsh, Sheikh Shahabuddin Suhrawardy, Khuwaja Moin-ud-din Chisti, Sheikh Farid-ud-din Ganj
Shakar, Baha-u-Din Zakriya, Sheikh Nizam-ud-Din Auliya, Sheikh Salim Chishti, Sheikh Ahmed Sirhandi,
Shah Walli Ullah, etc.
 Bhakti Movement of the 15th and 16th Centuries
 1707-1757 AD – Aurangzeb’s death and disintegration of Mughal Empire
 1757-1857 AD – Rise of British power in the subcontinent
o The Battle of Plassey 1757 AD
o The Battle of Buxar 1764 AD
o The Battle of Sirangapatnam 1799 AD
o War of Independence 1857 AD
 Famous Movements by the Muslims: before the War of Independence
o Sheikh Ahmed Sirhindi (RA) 1564-1624 AD
o Shah Waliullah 1703-1762 AD
o Faraizi Movement by Haji Shariat Ullah
o Jehad Movement by Syed Ahmed Barelvi
 Educational Movement after the War of Independence
o Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s Services
o Deoband Movement
o Nadvatul Ulema Lucknow
o Anjuman Himayat e Islam Lahore
 Major Political Events from 1857 to 1947 AD
o 1858 – Government of India Act
o 1861 – Indian Council’s Act
o 1867 – Urdu-Hindi Controversy
o 1883 – Two Nation Theory
o 1885 – Formation of Indian National Congress 1887 – Jinnah’s Birth: Quaid-e-Azam was born in
Karachi in 1887.
o 1892 – Indian Council’s Act

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 o 1905 – Partition of Bengal
o 1906 – Shimla Deputation
o 1906 – Formation of Muslim League
o 1909 – Minto-Morley Reforms Act
o 1911 – Annulment of the Partition of Bengal
o 1913 – Jinnah Joins Muslim League
o 1916 – Memorandum of Nineteen
o 1916 – Lucknow Pact
o 1919 – Rowlatt Act
o 1919-1923 – Khilafat Movement
o 1919 – Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
o 1919 – Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
o 1922 – Non-Cooperation Movement
o 1928 – Simon Commission
o 1928 – Nehru Report
o 1929 – Jinnah’s 14 Points
o 1930 – Simon Commission Report
o 1930 – Iqbal’s Allahabad Address
o 1930-1932 – Round Table Conferences
o 1933 –White Paper
o 1935 – Government of India Act
o 1937 – Provincial Elections
o 1938 – Pirpur, Shareef and Fazlul Haq’s reports
o 1939 – Resignation of Congress Ministries
o 1940 – Lahore Resolution
o 1940 – August Offer
o 1942 – Cripps Mission
o 1942 – Quit India Movement
o 1943 – Rajgopalacharya Formula
o 1944 – Gandhi-Jinnah Talks
o 1945 – Desai-Liaquat Plan
o 1945 – Wavell Plan
o 1945 – Shimla Conference
o 1945-1946 General Elections
o 1946 – Cabinet Mission Plan
o 1946 – Interim Government in India
o 1947 – Lord Atlee’s Statement
o 1947 – 3rd June Plan
o 1947 – Indian Independence Act
o 1947 – Radcliffe Award
o 1947 – Establishment of Pakistan

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