1716 ⟶ Formation of the Sikh Confederacy

Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-day ...
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👑 Kanishka's Reign Begins

– 140: The Kushan ruler Kanishka ruled present-day Pakistan and northern India.⟶
Kanishka's Reign Begins (127)
Kushan EmpireMonarchyEmpiresPolitical History
PakistanPakistanIndiaIndia

👶 Birth of Mughal Emperor Akbar in Umarkot Fort

Akbar The Great is born in the Rajput Umarkot Fort⟶
Birth of Mughal Emperor Akbar in Umarkot Fort (1542)
Mughal EmpireRajputEmperorAkbar the GreatPolitical HistoryBirth
PakistanPakistanIndiaIndia

⚔️ Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise

After Aurangzeb's death, the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.⟶
Mughal Decline and Maratha Rise (1707)
Mughal EmpireMaratha EmpireAurangzebDecline of EmpiresPolitical TransitionIndian HistoryEmpire Building
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistanBangladeshBangladesh

⚔️ Formation of the Sikh Confederacy

Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-day India-Pakistan border.⟶
Formation of the Sikh Confederacy (1716)
SikhismPolitical FragmentationIndian HistoryMughal EmpireRegional Power
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistan

👑 Ranjit Singh Ascends as Maharaja

Ranjit Singh crowned as the Maharaja of the Sikh Empire.⟶
Ranjit Singh Ascends as Maharaja (1801)
Sikh EmpireIndian HistoryMonarchyPolitical Consolidation
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistan

🇮🇳 Independence of India and Pakistan, Partition, and First Indo-Pakistani War Begins

August 14 – 15: Partition of India. Independence of India and Pakistan and beginning of First Indo-Pakistani War.⟶
Independence of India and Pakistan, Partition, and First Indo-Pakistani War Begins (1947)
DecolonizationIndependencePartitionBritish EmpirePost-ColonialismReligious ConflictNationalism
IndiaIndiaPakistanPakistan