History of Pakistan
The Muslim League Long before the British invaded and seized control of the subcontinent, Muslim armies had conquered settlements onthe flat, undulating land that stretched from the foothills of the Hindu Kush to the city of Delhi and the Indo-Gangetic Plain and to the east. to Bengal. The last and most successful of the Muslim conquerors was the Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), which eventually extended its authority over virtually the entire subcontinent. British superiority coincided with the decline of the Mughal and, after a period of European successes and Mughal failures on the battlefield, the British ended Mughal power. The last Mughal emperor was exiled after the failed Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858. Less than three decades after that revolt, the Indian National Congress was formed togive political representation to the indigenous people of British India. Although membership in Congress was open to all, Hindu participants overwhelmed Muslim members. The All India Muslim L...
