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For questions regarding the Indian sub-continent, today corresponding to the nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.
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Why would anyone from Japan be in Northern India in early 1900s?
By the 1920s, India was the 5th largest export market for Japan. … For example, in India,
One British Indian Army officer noted: ‘There was a Japanese dentist
in every garrison town in India looking after the teeth of the British
Other Ranks and their families …
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Did the emperor Ashoka really build hospitals or is that a myth?
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The edicts can be found on rocks in several regions of India and beyond. This rock is at Girnar and has 14 major edicts on it. Image source: Rana Safvi. … The expansion of
Buddhism and its monasteries from northeastern India generally
followed the existing trade routes, and support for the new
institutions ultimately came from the laity. …
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Where can I find maps and other historical resources / references of Calcutta / Kolkata in t...
From the Survey of India, 1854. Source: British Library, Old Maps Online
The map below is only a little before your period (1842) and it is clearly labelled so it should be useful. …
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Why didn't Asian teams participate in the 1950 World Cup?
The Press Trust of India press release on the 23rd of May 1950, quoted here, said:
India will not participate in the World Cup. … Indian players often played without boots and the FIFA rule has been cited as a reason for India withdrawing. …
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What is known about the origins of the "western given-name-first-surname-last system"?
For Northern India, there does not appear to have been any widespread western influence before the colonial period. … In many parts of India, there originally was no concept of using
surnames as understood in the Western world. …
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Why is 26th January India's Republic Day?
Yet, undoubtedly, 26 January 1950, is a day of high significance for
India and the Indian people. It does mean the consummation of one
important phase of our national struggle. … In an article in Young India dated 16-1-1930, Gandhi wrote:
It was easy enough to pass the independence resolution at Lahore. …
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What is the source of this Ambedkar quote on freedom of thought in Hinduism?
Moon, author of Growing up Untouchable in India: A Dalit Autobiography. On the editing, the site says:
Edited by Frances W. Pritchett. …
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Was there any urbanisation in ancient South India?
In History of Medieval India, 800-1700, Satish Chandra writes:
The Vijayanagara and Bahmani kingdoms dominated India south of the
Vindhyas, for more than 200 years. … Ancient South India
Some this is covered in the book cited by the OP. …
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