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1. The earliest acts of aggression were committed by the Moslem invaders in 712 A.D. They were carried out on orders by the governor of a province (now in Iraq) called Hajjaj. The leaders of the invaders were asked to carry out ruthless acts of aggression which involved destruction of sculptures, palaces, temples etc along with the mass killing of men and women! Who was the commander of the invading forces?
2. The first successful attack on Indian soil was carried out by this invader, a ruthless tyrant at best. More than upholding Islamic principles, he was more concerned with plundering and pillaging various palaces, temples etc. Much of the information regarding his activities came from Aarikh-i-Yamini of Utbi - a close confidant of this invader. Name this invader.
3. This Moslem invader came to India on the invitation of a Hindu king (to eliminate Prithiviraj Chauhan - another Rajput king). His battle with Chauhan (First battle of Tarain.) resulted in him being defeated and seriously wounded. He was pardoned by Chauhan and allowed to return to Ghazni. However he came back with a stronger army the next year and defeated Chauhan and put the latter to death. After this, he started the usual pillaging, murder etc. Who was this invader?
4. Who said, 'For the sake of Islam I became a wanderer, I battled infidels and Hindus, I determined to become a martyr, Thank God I became a Killer of Non-Muslims!' He also destroyed temples and built mosques in its place - one of which was to become the cause of one of the worst communal riots the world has ever seen.
5. He was the greatest of all Mughal emperors - a man who tried to bridge the gap between the two religions. His only major act of 'ruthlessness' came on February 24th, 1568 when he ordered 30,000 Hindus to be slain (after the battle of Chittod). Who was this emperor?
6. This emperor's acts of aggression were more towards the Sikhs than Hindus as such. His torture of Guru Arjun Dev has been recorded in many literatures. He also killed many Hindus for refusing to convert to Islam.
7. In terms of sheer ruthlessness he may have been the master of them all... a man who imprisoned his father and killed his brother, is the last sort of person one would expect to show mercy to people of other faiths. He destroyed more than 10, 000 non-Moslem places of worship during his lifetime. Also known as the 'The Scourge of the Kafirs', who was this Emperor?
8. Fast Forward to the British Raj. Times were changing, both sides temporarily joined forces to fight the British. The latter, on their part, tried to create (and increase) the rift between the two religions by various government policies like 'Divide and Rule'. The British were successful to a minor extent in this pursuit till the two-nation theory came up. It sowed the seeds for the partition of India (which witnessed the bloodiest acts of violence and protests). Who first proposed the Two-Nation theory?
9. Now the tables turned; it became various Hindu organizations committing atrocities in the name of religion. On the 6th of December of 1992, around 300 thousand Hindus destroyed the Babri Masjid (Mosque). This led to the worst communal riots India had seen till then. Which of the following Hindu organizations was involved in this act?
10. In February 2002, communal riots took place in the state of Gujarat when some Moslems burned down a railway coach containing 'karsevaks' or Hindu religious workers. What happened next is the usual stuff - more deaths, mass rioting, looting and pillaging. Accusations and counter-accusations flew left, right and centre on what actually happened on that day. At least one thing won't change from that date - the coach. What was the coach number?
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