On 12 November in South Asian history

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