Modern Indian Historical Figures

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, often regarded as the founding father of Bangladesh, led the Awami League and the nationalist movement in East Pakistan against the oppressive policies of the West Pakistani administration. This movement ultimately led to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the creation of an independent Bangladesh. Ziaur Rahman and Begum Zia became prominent political figures in Bangladesh later on.

The first partition of Bengal in 1905, which divided the province along religious lines into a Muslim-majority east and a Hindu-majority west, was carried out by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.

Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered British troops to fire on a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April 13, 1919. This tragic event resulted in hundreds of deaths and became a major turning point in the Indian nationalist movement.

Candragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in the 320s BC by conquering northern India with a powerful army. Asoka was his grandson who ruled later, while Atahualpa was an Incan ruler and Cotes is unrelated.

Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India and the first Governor-General of independent India.

Bhagat Singh was born in 1907 in Banga, Punjab (then in India, now in Pakistan) and died in 1931 in Lahore (then in India, now in Pakistan). The question is technically correct because these locations were in British India at the time, though they are now in Pakistan after the 1947 partition.

Lord Mountbatten served as the first Governor-General of the independent Dominion of India from August 1947 until June 1948, when he was succeeded by C. Rajagopalachari.

Shaka Zulu was a prominent leader of the Zulu Kingdom who revolutionized warfare and resisted British colonial expansion in Southern Africa.

Mir Jumla was a powerful merchant and official who played the Dutch and English companies against each other to serve his own interests in the region.

Bir Narain was the son of Rani Durgawati and Dalpat Shah. He ruled Garha Katanga after his father's death under his mother's regency.

Sib Singh was a prominent king of the Ahom kingdom, which ruled over the Brahmaputra valley for several centuries.

Aman Das, the Gond king, took the title of Sangram Shah after his successful military campaigns.

Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India when the partition of Bengal was announced in 1905.

The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by William Jones, with significant contributions from scholars like Henry Thomas Colebrooke and Nathaniel Halhed.

Henry Thomas Colebrooke was a renowned Orientalist who held a deep respect for ancient Indian culture and Sanskrit literature.