Indian History: From Mughals to Independence

Lala Hardayal was a key figure in the Ghadar Party, which organized revolutionary activities against British rule from the United States.

Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' during the 1965 war to boost the morale of soldiers and farmers.

Babar's autobiography, the Baburnama, was written in the Chagatai Turkic language, which was his native tongue.

Mahatma Gandhi first employed the technique of Satyagraha in South Africa to protest against the discriminatory laws against Indians.

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, arrived at Calicut on the Malabar Coast of India in 1498.

While Bahadur Shah II was the titular leader, the actual military command and leadership of the 1857 revolt in Delhi was held by General Bakht Khan.

Sher Shah Suri introduced the silver coin known as the Rupiya, which became the precursor to the modern Indian Rupee.

Goswami Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.

The Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee, was in power in the United Kingdom when India gained independence in 1947.

Empress Nur Jahan, the wife of Jahangir, is credited with discovering the technique of extracting rose oil, known as Itr-i-Jahangiri.

Kabir, a mystic poet and saint, preached the unity of God and emphasized that Ram and Rahim were different names for the same divine entity.

Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, had his capital at Srirangapatnam.

The Government of India Act 1935 provided for the separation of Burma from British India, which took effect in 1937.

Babar was initially buried in Agra, but his remains were later moved to Kabul, as per his wishes, where his tomb stands today.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh united the various Sikh misls and established the Sikh Empire in the Punjab region.

Krishnadeva Raya, the greatest ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, was known as Andhra Bhoja for his patronage of literature and arts.

The Indian National Congress declared January 26 as Purna Swaraj day, and independence was celebrated for the first time on January 26, 1930. This date was later chosen to enact the Constitution of India. August 15, 1947, marks the actual date of independence, not the first celebration.

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India by sea, with Vasco da Gama arriving in 1498.

The first successful cotton mill in India was established in Bombay in 1854 by Cowasji Nanabhai Davar.

Balaji Baji Rao, the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, was popularly known as Nana Saheb.

The Indian Independence Act 1947 was introduced in the British Parliament on July 4, 1947, and passed on July 15, 1947. It received royal assent shortly after on July 18, 1947. Therefore, the exact date the bill was passed by Parliament is July 15, 1947.

Vande Mataram was first sung at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress, which was held in Calcutta.

Dadabhai Naoroji, known as the Grand Old Man of India, was the first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons in 1892.