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In August and September 2022, Leicester, England, saw a period of religious and ethnic tension between predominately British Hindus and British Muslims of South Asian origin. The unrest saw rioting, protest marches, sloganeering and ethnic violence between the two populations. It was also preceded by social media campaigning, misinformation and ...
The revolt started, among the Indian sepoys of British East India Company, when the British introduced new rifle cartridges, rumoured to be greased with pig and cow fat—an abhorrent concept to Muslim and Hindu soldiers, respectively, for religious reasons. 150,000 Indians and 6,000 Britons were killed during the 1857 rebellion. [35] [36]
Kabul falls to Muslims, is then retaken by Hindus. [1] 820-830 Muslim Fort Sindan al-Fadl ibn Mahan Sindan captured, but Hindu riots make pacification of Sindh impossible. [1] 839 Hindu Fort Sindan Mihira Bhoja: Hindus expel Muslim garrison. [1] 845 Hindu Yavana Dharmpala Muslim principality becomes vassal of Pratiharas. [1] 845-860 Hindu ...
2024 United Kingdom riots. From 30 July to 5 August 2024 [ a] far-right, anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in the United Kingdom. [ b] The riots, which were the largest incident of social unrest in England since 2011, [ 33] included racist attacks, arson, and looting. They began in Southport, where protestors attacked Southport ...
Hinduism, also called sanatana dharma (eternal dharma), is an Indian religion and a way of life primarily practiced in the Indian subcontinent. [ 32] Hinduism is an umbrella-term for the fusion of several Indian religions and traditions. Hinduism does not have a founder or a site-of-origin.
The roots of anti-Muslim violence can be traced to events in Indian history – resentment towards the Islamic conquest of India during the Middle Ages, divisive policies established by the colonial government during the period of British rule (particularly after the suppression of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which saw Hindus and Muslims ...
The Anglo-Indian wars were the several wars fought in the Indian Subcontinent, over a period of time, between the British East India Company and different Indian states, mainly the Mughal Empire, Kingdom of Mysore, Subah of Bengal, Maratha Empire, Sikh Empire of Punjab, Kingdom of Sindh and others.
The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries. Earlier Muslim conquests in the subcontinent include the invasions which started in the northwestern subcontinent (modern-day Pakistan ), especially the Umayyad campaigns during the 8th century.