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शैली धर (decodingmyroots.com) Profile picture
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Jun 12 • 11 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Jainism in Pakistan

The #Bhabra community follow #Jainism, they are an ancient business (merchant) community.

Their original home region is Pakistan. Some cities of Pakistan still have sections named after Bhabra post-1947. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Sialkot, Pasrur, Gujranwala, Lahore, and Rawalpindi have localities or Bazaars named after the Bhabra community.
Ancient Jain Temple In #Nagarparkar Town In Tharparkar, Sind

An old Jain temple in #Multan, Pakistan - now used as a Madrassa

Oldest #Bhodesar Jain temple in Nagarparkar Sindh

#GoriJain Temple, Nagarparkar, Sindh Pakistan.

Ruins of a Jain temple (probably ancient stupa) Sirkap, Takshashila, now Pakistan.

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Jun 13
If #Sati was common, why did we have these window queens rule in diff parts of #Bharatvarash?

1. Rani ki Vav was built by the widow Queen Udayamati of the Solanki Dynasty in memory of her husband.

2. Rudabai Stepwell was built by Queen Rudabai in memory of her late husband twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3. Rani Chennamma fought the British after her husband died.

4. Manikarnika The Queen of Jhansi fought the British after her husband died.
5. Rani Ahilyabai Holkar ruled for 40 years after her husband's death.

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Early attacks on Indian Subcontinent by Arabs.

#KingsOfTheNorth

After Prophet Muhammad died in 632AD, Caliphs took charge of preaching this new faith.

634-661 is considered the Golden Age of Islam. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Arabs were at their peak and were inflicting defeats on their enemy’s everywhere.

But the land of India gave them a tough fight.
Arabs had an ambitious plan to conquer India.

Caliph Umar sent his naval expeditions to

1. Coast of Thane in 636CE.
2. Baruch in 643CE.

Both expeditions failed.
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#100templesofindia

36. #ShoreTemple #Mahabalipuram

Built in 725CE by the mighty #Pallavas & dedicated to Shiv & Vishnu.

It is a #UNESCO site & one of the oldest structural sites of Southern India.

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33. #Bateshwar Group of temples #Morena (near #Gwalior)

Group of ~ 200 small temples made of sandstone built ~ 8th CE in #GujjarPratihar style of architecture.

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What #CBSE history books tell us- #VascoDaGama was the first #European to reach India by sea.

What they don't tell us

1. When he arrived in Calicut in Sep 1500, he #burnt other ships & crew alive in full view of the public.

2. He #bombarded the city of Calicut for 2 days.

3.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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#Indianrockcuttemples

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Beautiful #Jain #Pratimas of #Tirthankaras in Padmasana & Kayotsarga posture, dating between the 7th-15th centuries.

Defaced and desecrated around 1527 when Babur ordered their destruction.
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