ON 12 NOVEMBER IN SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY
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Updated on November 12, 2018
764: Under king Trisong Detsen, Tibetan take Chang’an (now Xi’an), the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty emperor Daizong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisong_Detsen
1841: During the First Afghan War, beginning of the siege of Jellalabad, up to April 13, 1842
http://britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/siege-jellalabad.htm
1893: The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan – the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two nations
http://www.afghanistans.com/information/history/durandline.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZPKsgz5MoA
1946: Death of Madan Mohan Malaviya, Indian activist and politician, founder of the Banaras Hindu University, born on December 25, 1861
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malviya
1965: Death of Taher Saifuddin, Indian spiritual leader, 51st Da’i al-Mutlaq, born on August 4, 1888
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taher_Saifuddin
Http://www.sfjamaat.org/sf/taher.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlCHn0KNHGA
1970: The Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history
http://www.hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1970s/greatbhola/
http://www.weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/deadliest-cyclone-history-bangladesh-20130605#/1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkcuZoR6XSU
1994: After her November 9 victory, Chandrika Kumaratunga takes her charge of president of Sri Lanka
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2645745
1996: The Indemnity Act of Bangladesh, formulated to give immunity from legal action to the persons involved in the assassination of president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is scrapped after Awami League formed government with Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the daughter of Sheikh Mujib, as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. This paves the way for the trial of the killers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indemnity_Act
1997: Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
http://www.terrorismfiles.org/individuals/ramzi_yousef.html
2001: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20011114wednesday.html
2014: Death of Ravi Chopra, Indian director and producer, born on September 27, 1946
http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/story-6MblWEhn399BpVvbpID6zK.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mahabharat-co-director-Ravi-Chopra-dies/articleshow/45126970.cms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPHoSzZyfY
2015 : After being banned from entering for 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in the United Kingdom with critics denouncing moves against freedom of speech in India since his government took power a year ago. Trade and defence deals worth billions of dollars are signed during Modi’s maiden visit
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34790212 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34773767
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-modi-in-uk-full-text-of-pm-modi-s-speech-at-british-parliament-2144742
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/11984475/Why-is-Indian-prime-minister-Modi-in-London-and-why-are-people-going-to-see-him-at-Wembley-stadium.html