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You must be thinking that going into too much detail does not suit my blog aim; I agree to that but it is necessary that we Pakistanis should know how Pakistan came into being. If you don't have much time hover over to the end of the post and click any of the two links to know the history in a narrative form or google for a video that explains all.
These are the major events that took place and contributed in the creation of two sovereign states of Pakistan and India.
June, 1757 – Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey established the British
East India Company's dominance over the Indian subcontinent. The Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and
installed a puppet ruler, enabling British business ventures in the region and
allowing The Company to control trade from the national to the local
level. The Company operated its trade
out of Mumbai, which grew to be the commercial centre of India.
1857 - War of Independence - End of the Great Mughal Empire
August 2, 1858 – British Parliament passes India Act
Because the Company controlled most of India by
1858, the India Act effectively transferred that control to the British crown.
This period of British rule is often referred to as the Raj. In the two years prior to the India Act, the
Indian people mounted a bloody rebellion, but were ultimately defeated. Throughout the British colonization, tensions
ran high between the European power and the conquered Asian nation.
Great Britain prospered greatly from their
colonization of India. To keep money
flowing into the British economy, the imperial power imposed regulations and
taxes that stifled Indian industrial and commercial growth.
Approximately two fifths of the subcontinent
remained outside British rule, though the ruling independent principalities
typically cooperated with British if offered economic incentives.
1885 – Indian National Congress is founded
The Indian National Congress was often able to
govern the subcontinent by consensus.
However, in the years leading up to independence, the administrative
body was split by factionalism.
1906 – The Muslim League is founded
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to give a
voice to under-represented Muslims, who, at the time, comprised approximately 20
percent of the population.
