Sindh (سنڌ;, ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan.
- SindhHe jointly administrated the provinces of Multan and Sindh in 1648–1652 and continued expeditions into the neighboring Safavid territories.
- AurangzebAt its zenith, the Rai Dynasty (489–632 CE) of Sindh ruled this region and the surrounding territories.
- PakistanIn the year 1701, the Kalhora Nawabs were authorized in a firman by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to administer subah Sindh.
- SindhJinnah had developed a close association with the ulama and upon his death was described by one such alim, Maulana Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, as the greatest Muslim after Aurangzeb and as someone who desired to unite the Muslims of the world under the banner of Islam.
- PakistanIn Pakistan, author Haroon Khalid writes that, "Aurangzeb is presented as a hero who fought and expanded the frontiers of the Islamic empire" and "is imagined to be a true believer who removed corrupt practices from religion and the court, and once again purified the empire."
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Punjab
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Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ; ; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India.
It bordered the Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa regions to the west, Kashmir to the north, the Hindi Belt to the east, and Rajasthan and Sindh to the south.
1658–1707: Mohiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir
South Asia
1 linksSouthern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms.
Southern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms.
The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;
Islam came as a political power in the fringe of South Asia in 8th century CE when the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Sindh, and Multan in Southern Punjab, in modern-day Pakistan.
Under Aurangzeb's rule, South Asia reached its zenith, becoming the world's largest economy and biggest manufacturing power, estimated over 25% of world GDP, a value higher than China's and entire Western Europe's one.
Maratha Empire
1 linksEarly modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
Early modern Indian confederation that came to dominate much of the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century.
To nullify the alliance between his rebel son, Akbar, and the Marathas, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb headed south in 1681.
In May 1758, the Maratha Empire reaches its zenith with the capture of Peshawar (modern-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), during its conquest of North-western India.
The Maratha Empire at its zenith,expanded from Afghanistan in the north to Thanjavur in the south, Sindh in the west to Bengal in the east.