Topics: South Asia : Personalities

Ashoka View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Ashoka was the greatest ruler of the Maurya dynasty, and ruled the Maurya empire from about 269 BC till his death in 232 BC.
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Bhagat Singh View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
A militant Sikh who was executed in 1931 by the British rulers for various acts, including one killing, carried out in revenge for the massacre at Jalianwala Bagh.
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Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand, Mahatma View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Mahatma Gandhi (proper name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1869-1948) led the people of India in a successful and largely non-violent struggle against British rule.
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Jinnah, Mohammed Ali View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Jinnah, 1876-1948, was one of the leaders of the freedom struggle that resulted in the independence of Pakistan.
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Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Lakshibai (born Manikarnika) was the ruler of the state of Jhansi at the start of the great rebellion of 1857.
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Nehru, Jawaharlal View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Jawaharlal Nehru, also known as Pandit (the learned) Nehru, lived from 1889 to 1962. He was one of the leaders of the Indian independence struggle and the first leader of independent India.
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Sivaji View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Sivaji Bhonsle (also written as Shivaji) lived from 1627 to 1680, and led the Maratha people against the rule of the Mughals, establishing his capital at Pune.
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Tipu Sultan View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Tipu Sultan (1750-1799) was ruler of the state of Mysore which he inherited from his father Haider Ali.
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