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Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of British India, arrived in India in March 1947 with the primary objective of transferring power from British rule to Indian hands.

His instructions from the British government were to:

• Try to preserve India's unity if possible.
• If unity was not possible, to divide India into separate countries (which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan).
• Ensure a smooth transfer of power.

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A large, peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baishakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-independence activists Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal.

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• The Governor General of India during the conquest of Sindh: Lord Ellenborough.
• Lord Ellenborough: He was the Governor General of India from 1842 to 1844 and oversaw the conquest of Sindh in 1843.
• Conquest of Sindh: Sindh was conquered by Charles Napier, who was the first Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sindh in 1947.

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Persian had been the official language of Sindh during the Arghun period (1520-. 1555 CE)

Sindhi had been used as the official language during Soomra and Samma period.

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• The Moplah Rebellion, also called the Mappila Rebellion or Malabar Rebellion, occurred in Kerala in 1921-1922.
• The rebellion was led by Variyamkunnath Kunhamed Haji and started as a resistance against the British colonial rule and the prevailing feudal system controlled by elite Hindus in the region.
• The Moplah Rebellion was an armed revolt that lasted for six months and was eventually suppressed by the British.

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• Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri was born in 1143 and died in 1236 AD.
• He is also known as Gharīb Nawāz (Benefactor of the Poor).
• He is the most famous Sufi saint of the Chishti order of South Asia.
• His shrine is at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

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The Government of Hari Enquiry Committee (1947-48) recommended the abolition of Begar, which was a system of forced labor or free labor, where Haris (peasants) were required to work without pay for the landlords or government officials.

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The monument was built in 1591 by Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shah, as the first building in Hyderabad, his new capital.