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Governor General of Bengal List of Governor General of Bengal Warren Hastings (1772-1785) Lord Cornwallis (1786-1793) Sir John Shore (1793-1798) Lord Wellesley (1798-1805) 1798 Nizam of Hyderabad (first to accept…

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Sikhism is a religion that originated in the Punjab region.

Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs (‘students’ or ‘disciples’ of the Guru). 

The Sikh Gurus are the spiritual masters of Sikhism.

Guru Nanak (1469–1539) was the faith’s first guru.

He was succeeded by nine other gurus.

The tenth guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), named Guru Granth Sahib as his successor which is now considered the living Guru by Sikhs.

Important Points: Mughal Empire Sources: Mughal Empire Official Chronicles and Histories Akbarnama Tuzk-e-Jahangiri Padshahnama Abdul Hamid Lahori the reign of Shah Jahan Contemporary European Accounts Nicolo Machiavelli Francois Bernier Jean-Baptiste…

Rebellion of Ismail Mukh Notable Rulers Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah Mahmud Shah I (1358-75) Later Sultans Mahmud Gawan Administration Vakil-us-Sultanat Equivalent to the Naib Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate served as…

Vijayanagara Empire was established in 1336 by Harihara I and his brother Bukka I.

Harihara I and Bukka founded the Sangama dynasty.

The dynasty was named Sangama after a man name Bhavana Sangama who was the father of the brothers Harihara I and Bukka I.

Kannada inscriptions of his time call him Karnataka Vidya Vilas (master of great knowledge and skills).

Malwa Sultanate [1401-1562] Founder Dilawar Khan Ghuri in 1401 following the disintegration of the Delhi Sultanate and Timur’s invasion, Malwa declared independence in 1401 Capital Dhar (initially) Mandu (Hoshang Shah moved…

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