2 Million
years ago
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Oldest
homosapians lived here from 5 - 2 million years ago.Many
articles of stone age are found from different
Archeological sites and are displayed at different
museums of Pakistan.
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7000 BC
3500 BC
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Village culture of
Mahar Garh was developed. Th site of Mahargarh reveals
that people were cultivating crops on rain dependent
lands.They were making excellency Quality of ceramics
from terracotta. Some figurines of women have been found
which are beautifully decorated and are displayed at
various museums of Pakistan
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3500 BC
3000 BC
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Kot DGian Culture .
After the Mahargarh people moved eastward for better
alluvial land and in search of a place less vulnerable of
the dangers of river. They built fortified villages with
mud & stone houses. They built tools of matel and
were more learnt in the making of ceramics.
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3300 BC
1700 BC
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The people left the
small villages and built a big city with all the civic
facilities and planning. Emergence of prosperous Indus
civilization . Moen Jo Daro was one of the main cities of
this most advanced civilization of the world There are
buildings made of baked bricks a rich treasure of
ceramics covered drainage, grid system of the streets are
few of the things of Indus civilization you can witness.
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1700 BC
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Indus civilization is
buried in time and Aryans arrive .
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1200 BC
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Earliest hyms of
Ragveda were written in the Indus valley
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1000 BC
600 BC
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Post Indus
civilization culture decline in art and architecture is
seen. There are numerous un excavated sites of this
period in Pakistan.
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516 BC
486 BC
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The Achiminidians of
Persia ruled the Northern part as the eastern most
province of Persia ( Gandhara ) King Darius made a map of
the world and described the land beyond Indus as Deserta
enconita (Unknown Desert) . Taxila the famous
archeological site was established as the Capital of
Gandhara
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326 BC
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Alexander the great
entered through Khyber pass and Chitral conquered the
Kabul valley. The king of Taxila submitted before the
Alexander and the whole region was conquered by
Alexander. From the south of Indus he continued to Iran
via Baluchistan desert (In Pakistan)
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324 BC
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Land was governed by
Philip one of the men of Alexander who was later
assassinated ; Eudaamus was took his place as the ruler.
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323 BC
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Alexander dies, the
country remains in the hands of Eudamus
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317 BC
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Chandragupta the
founder of Maurya empire takes over Punjab.
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208 BC
274 BC
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Chandragupta dies
Asoka then Governor of Taxila accesses and unites the
small kingdoms.
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262 BC
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Asoka is impressed
with a Buddhist monk and accepts Buddhism as his
religion. The Ashes of Buddha are collected and are
distributed into 8 different Stupas. Asoka propagates the
teachings of Buddha and develops new rules for the
religion.
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250 BC
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Foundation of Bactria
& Parthia Kingdoms in Afghanistan & North of Iran
, by the greeks
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232 BC
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Death of Asoka the
Maurya empire is badly disturbed and eventually breaks
into small kingdoms.
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189 BC
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Bactrians take over
Gandhara followed by Maurian descendents and later Greeks
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90 BC
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Sakas Parthians from
central Asia after conquering Iran, Bactria etc take over
Taxila
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40 AD
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Visit of St. Thomas at
Taxila his cathedral is still alive in Taxila.
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60 AD
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Kushans from central
Asia take over Gandhara and propagate Buddhism Gandhara
art is patronized and reaches at its peak
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300 AD
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Kushans are slowly replaces by
Sassanians from Iran
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400 AD
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Kidar Kushans unite the country
and take hold
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455 AD
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White Huns invade Gandhara and are
converted to Hinduism They Destroy all Buddhist
Monasteries Stupas and did mass killing. Buddhism
declines
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565 AD
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Sassanians & Turks overthrow
Huns Buddhism could not recover but emerges in China
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600-700
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Turks Shahis in North and Hindu
Rajas in the south ruling as smaller states.
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711 AD
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Mohammed Bin Qasim (First Muslim )
Conquers The south eastern par of Sindh Banbhore and
later many cities in Sindh & Southern Punjab are
conquered
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870AD
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Hindu Shahi from central Asia
arrive .
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1001-26
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Mahmood of Ghazni came Islam
becomes the state religion and a lot of population is
converted to Islam.
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1034
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Local dynasties rule the In Sindh
Sumrah rule until 1337
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1150 AD
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Ghourids replace Ghaznavis
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1200 AD
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The consolidation of Muslim
Sultanate in North India
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1221 AD
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Ghengis Khan invades and takes
over Punjab from Muslims
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1337 AD
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Sammahs overthrow Sumrahs in Sindh
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1398-1409
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Temurlane of Uzbekistan arrives
via Khyber pass
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1400 ++
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Decline of the Delhi Sultanate.
Separation into small kingdoms. Founding of the Sikh
religion
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1506 AD
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Babur, the first Moghul arrives
after conquering central Asia & Afghanistan
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1524 AD
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Shah Beg Arghun Rules Sindh Local
Rinds also help to overthrow Sammahs
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1526 AD
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Babur ( Moghul) Overthrown the
last Sultan of Delhi. India is reunited under the banner
of Moghul empire
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1530-56 AD
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Sher Shah Suri attacks the Moghul
empire and puts Emperor Humayoon Son of Babur in Exile in
Persia
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1545 AD
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Death of Sher Shah Suri. Tarkhans
take over Sindh Thatta is the capital
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1556-1605 AD
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Akbar the Great son of Humayoon is
the emperor Moghul empire is at boom
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1627-1658
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Shah Jehan the greatest patron of
architecture becomes the emperor.Taj Mahal , Lahore
fort's Nolakha Mahal Shahjehan Mosque and many other
wonderful buildings wee built
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1658-1707
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Aurangzeb Alamgir becomes the
emperor. Sikhs organize themselves as a warrior tribe
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1736 AD
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Hyderabad becomes the capital of
Sindh and Kalhoras rule it
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1739 AD
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Nadir Shah of Persia Invades
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1747-1773
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Ahmed Shah Durrani founds Kingdom
of Afghanistan. Some territories of The Subcontinent
Including NWFP , Kashmir & Punjab
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1760-1830s
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Sikhs become the dominant in
Punjab . Ruling from Lahore
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1789 AD
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Talpurs Mirs Rule Sindh From
Hyderabad
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1799-1839
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Ranjit Singh Rules Punjab and
conquers Peshawar valley
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1843 AD
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British annex Sindh Karachi is
taken by Lord Napair. First British Afghan War
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1845-1846
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First British Sikh War
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1848-1849
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British take Punjab from Sikhs in
the second Sikh war. A big part of India is under British
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1857
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First War of Independence or
Mutiny as called by the British
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1876
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah Founder of Pakistan born in
Karachi
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1887
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Baluchistan is also taken by the
British
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1889
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Gilgit Agency made by the British
in Gilgit
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1891
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Hunza & Nagar valleys also
become part of British empire
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1906
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All India Muslim was founded
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1930
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Allama Iqbal awakens Muslims with
his poetry and suggests creation of a separate Muslim
country
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1940
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Muslim League under the Leadership
of Jinnah passes the resolution of Pakistan in Lahore
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1947
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6th June Referendum is held In
India by the British 14th August India is divided into
two and British leave. Quid e Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
becomes the first governor General of Pakistan.
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1948
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Demise of Jinnah First War between
Pakistan & India over Kashmir & Gilgit agency
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1949
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UN sponsors cease-fire in Kashmir
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1958
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First Marshal Law (Military
Government ) of Ayub Khan
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1965
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2nd India Pakistan war UN declares
cease-fire
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1969
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General Yahya Khan becomes the
Leader of Pakistan
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1971
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3rd India Pakistan war results the
break of Bangladesh which becomes a separate country.
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1970-1977
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto governs the
country
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1977
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Gen. Ziaaul Haq takes over the
Country as the Marshal Law administrator
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1985
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Non Part Elections in Pakistan
Mohammed Khan Junejo becomes the Prime Minister
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1988
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17th August Gen. Zia Ul Haq killed
in a Plane crash. Party based Elections held Banazir
Bhutto becomes the prime minister
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1990
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Banazir dismissed from office New
Elections held and Nawaz Sharief becomes the prime
minister
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1992
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Nawaz Sharief's resigns and
Banazir takes over in the new elections
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1995
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Banazir was dismissed again and
Nawaz Sharief takes the office in the new elections &
Continues to rule
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Pakistan -
History
