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Ahmad Shah Abdali was Born in 1722, in Afghanistan.

He died in October 16, 1773, in Afghanistan.

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During a long period of peace from 1740 to 1768, the Ottoman military system fell behind that of its European rivals, the Habsburg and Russian empires.

The Ottomans consequently suffered severe military defeats in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Import duties on British goods to India were abolished by the Viceroy named Lord Lytton.

Lord Lytton was an English politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1876 to1880.

In 1879, Lord Lytton abolished the import duty. 

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On this day in 1835, Lord Macaulay successfully westernised education in India; English was made the official language for the government and courts, and was adopted as the official medium of instruction.

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During Nizam Rub, the ruler used to give 'inam'  to scholar and religions person who served them.

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 Sir Charles James Napier served as governor of Kefalonia in the Ionian Islands, and wrote a book about the island.

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The Delhi Statement was issued by Gandhi on 2 November 1929.

It was issued when Simon Commission was touring India.

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• The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875, initially as a primary school, with the intention of turning it into a college-level institution.
• In 1877, the school was raised to college level.
• Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India at the time, laid the foundation stone of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College) on January 8, 1878. The college was later upgraded to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 1920.

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Afghans defeated Marhathas in the 3rd battle of Panipat. 

1st battle of Panipat: 1526

2nd battle of Panipat: 1556

3rd battle of Panipat: 1761

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Muhammad Bin Qasim attacked Sindh in 712 AD and died in 715 AD at the age of 20.