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  2. Hamka - Wikipedia

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    Hamka's trip to Mecca in 1927 inspired him to write Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah. In February 1927, he made the decision to go to Mecca to expand his religious knowledge, including learning the Arabic language and performing his first hajj pilgrimage.

  3. History of India - Wikipedia

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    The political atmosphere in South India shifted from smaller kingdoms to large empires with the ascendancy of Badami Chalukyas. A Southern India-based kingdom took control and consolidated the entire region between the Kaveri and the Narmada Rivers. The rise of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, overseas trade and commerce ...

  4. Under the Protection of Ka'Bah (film) - Wikipedia

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    Under the Protection of Ka'Bah (Indonesian: Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah) is a 2011 Indonesian teen drama film directed by Hanny Saputra based on the 1938 novel of the same name by writer Hamka. The film was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards .

  5. History of South India - Wikipedia

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    The rulers of India's princely states acceded to the government of India between 1947 and 1950, and South India was organized into a number of new states. Most of South India was included in Madras state, which included the territory of the former Madras Presidency together with the princely states of Banganapalle, Pudukkottai, and Sandur.

  6. List of presidents of India - Wikipedia

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    Vice President of India: 13 May 1962 13 May 1967 5 years Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha: 1962: Zakir Husain: Independent: 3 Zakir Husain (1897–1969) Andhra Pradesh: Vice President of India. Governor of Bihar. 13 May 1967 3 May 1969: 1 year, 355 days Kailas Nath Wanchoo: 1967: V. V. Giri: Acting V. V. Giri (1894–1980) Odisha: Vice President of ...

  7. List of Indian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    India remained the world's only source of diamonds until the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in the 18th century. [228] [229] [230] Golconda served as an important centre for diamonds in central India. [231] Diamonds then were exported to other parts of the world, including Europe. [231] Early references to diamonds in India come from Sanskrit ...

  8. History of Kedah - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The early history of Kedah can be traced from various sources, from the prehistoric period, most famously the archaeological site of Bujang Valley, the early maritime trade of India, Persia, and the Arabs to the written works of early Chinese pilgrims and early Chinese records, and later to the partly-historical Hikayat Merong ...

  9. Mohammad Mujeeb - Wikipedia

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    Mujeeb was born in 1902 [3] to Mohammad Naseem, a wealthy barrister from Lucknow.. Mujeeb studied history at Oxford University.He was a close friend and associate of Zakir Hussain, the third president of India, and Abid Husain. [4]