History:
The oldest evidence of human activity is of Stone Age. Peoples
on the Potohar plateau to the Northwest Punjab, the dravedians
were late Stone Age hunter gathered. Communities in the Punjab
Sindh Excavation indicate primitive agriculture in the up
land valleys of Baluchistan by the late 4th Millennium BC.
In the 3rd Millennium BC. Permanent villages forming were
in sequence.
Indus Valley Civilization:

The Indus valley civilization flourished from 23rd to 18th
centuries BC. Its biggest and largest sites are Moenjodaro
and Harapa. It was literally agriculture society dominated
by the Egyptians Named Maspothanian. Who took the swing route
of the Makran Coast.
Indo-Aryan:
A wave of Aryans rose up from Central Asia to South Asia in
18th country BC, Spoken an early common ancestor of all Indo-European
languages, totally depended Agricultural from north to south.
They have had sheep’s to produce woolen cloths were
called Ganthari which gradually, converted to Gandhara.
Alexander the Great:
The first European invader who seiged the Persians and took
his way to the North of Afghanistan into the North Frontier
of Pakistan in 327 BC to seiged. Taxishila the last Achemenied
empire of Taxila. Embhi the Akhminid empire gave him a great
tribulation, and they both took over Punjab from Porus the
great 326 BC.
Mouryans:
The Mouryan Empire Chandragupta Mouria rose up from east India,
Sieged Taxila and send his grand son Ashoka, who later become
a famous King in Taxila. His conversion to Buddhism in 262
BC. Was a great change for Buddhism world, he trained Missionaries
and send then to deferent part of the world and in a short
time Taxila become a secrete Place for the Buddhist world.
Bactarian Sythians
Parthian:
After the decline of the Moryan, dynasty a wave a bactrain
rose up from North of Afghanistan, in the 2nd century BC.
To Gandhra, After the settlement, they built a new city, called
sirkap and ruled up to 180 BC. They ruled over Gandhra and
Indus valley civilization. A wave a of Sakas or Sythians rose
up from central Asia, Pushed out the bactarians and settled
down building new cities as well as Muhra Muradu in Taxila,
Which was abundant up to 3rd century AD. The Persian rulers
Parthians under the powerful King Ghandophereness, who found
Gandhra is capital and built a new city in the Mardan region
at Takh-e-bahi, which is flourished up to 3rd century AD.
Kushans:
Another tribe drive out from Central Asia were the Yueh Chih,
or Kushans by the 2nd century AD, they had forged an Empire
under their greatest kings, Kanishka, which spread from Uzbikistan
to Buluchistan and the Ganges, ruling it from Peshawar under
the Kushans Buddhism experienced and intellectual flooring
found expression in an extra ordinary fusion of Indian and
Greek art spread over from Gandhara to Central Asia- China
and later to Tibet. In Kanishka, s trade and Buddhist art
developed in the ruling areas. The Kushans brand of rulers,
ruled Gandhra up to 6th century AD.
Little Kushans:
The Kidar dynasty, which is called little Kushans, flourished
–up to 455.
Huns & Shahis:
Gandhra and the Gupta land were ruled in the 5th century AD.
By the hepthlelitises are white Huns. From Central Asia through
the lasted a few generations Gandhra have recovered. The Turkish
Hindu Shahi dynasty of Afghanistan above them from Gandhara,
but the Chinese pilgrims Fah Yuien on an Epic 15 years journey
to India in the 5th century found Buddhism still alive in
Gandhra. A 7th century Monk traveler Hsuan Tsang found it
retreating on the mountains increasingly Ritualostic and Maystic
Form. The last Turkic Hindu Shahi dynasty over in 9th century
took by the Barhamans and ruled up to 10th century AD.
Islam:
In AD 712 an Arab invader under the young commander Hajag
bin-Yousuf sailed from Baghdad on the Makran Coast to the
Indus region. At Deble near Karachi. He took over Sind from
a strong Hindu King Raja Daher and Islam flourished in the
region. The other Arab invader Muhammad Bin Qasim, who marched
up to the Indus valley to upper Punjab region. He came to
Multan in 11th century. Meanwhile the Gazanavd dynasty rosed
up from Central Asia in 1001 seiged the Peshawar valley, Swat
and marched down to Multan and its neighboring region to Dheli.
And Islam became the majorities’ religion in sub-continent.
Moguls:
In 1524 Zaheer -uddin Babar, the first Mogul Emperor the descendent
of Chanze Khan of Mangolia, ruled up from Central Asia to
the Indian Sub-content, he came from Afghanistan to Peshawar,
built a fort, named Bala Hisar Fort, that was his 1st fort
in the region, he marched down to the Indus river, following
the Kabul river cross the Indus at Attack region and built
a Fort in Attack in 1581. After his death, his Son Hamayoun
became the Mogul emperor defeated by Afghan King, Sher Shah
Suri, Seiged the Sub-Continent, His total attraction was to
built the Silk Route in good condition for trade. He built
Karvan Sarai, s, wells for drinking water in every twenty
miles. After a short time it was seiged by the 3rd Mogul emperor
Akbar in 1524. He start building Lahore Fort in 1560, and
walled city containing with 12 gates around the city, and
later his son Aurangzab Alamgir, who built the Shahi Mosque
in Lahore and Jahangir, s living rooms, and later his son
Shah Jahan the great builders, who built Shish Mahle Devan
Khas, Devan Aram, Maktab Khana, Moti Masjed, Lal Burg, Kala
Burg, Ladies sleeping rooms, Turkish style of Bathrooms, Hati
Pare. The Mogul dynasty flourished up to 1560 and the capital
was Lahore, The birthplace of Aurangzab and Shah Jahan.
Sikh:
After the decline of the Mogul dynasty Renjet Sing, the founder
of the Sikh dynasty was the Governor of the Shah Jahan in
India. Who found his capital in Lahore and seiged the Sub-Continent
murged, the North West Frontier region in his dynasty.
Sihkism was founded in the
15th Century as a new religion attempted to Shed the Dogma
and Synthesize, the basic of the major religion in this, it
was influence by Sufiism of Islam. A mystical arm. It prospered
under Akbar, but grew increasingly militarized under persecution
under Aurangzab. In 17th century the last Sikh Guru. Gobind
Singh found the Kalasa Orthodox brotherhood of Holiworiers,
this philosophy was introduce in the Sikh region, which still
existing in the Sikh community.
In uprising of the Sikh
community was in 1841 and later the war started between British
Gresion. And Sikh Army.
British:
In 1600 Queen Elizabeth announced a business package to British
traders to find market in Asia for cotton, Rice, Spices and
the 1st place the found in India as east India company, which
became, they final residence of the British empire, who rolled
the sub-continent properly from 1889 till 1947.
Pakistan:
Pakistan existed as independent country on Aug 14-1947 from
British India.
Population:
According to 1996 Senses Pakistan reachead140 Million.
Area:
The land of Pakistan covers an Area of 800,000 Square Km.
Climate:
A quarter of the country has less than 120 millimeters, and
three quarters less than 250 millimeters of annual rains.
The monsoon reaches mostly in the narrow belt of Punjab at
times up to the lower mountain slopes of north, causing rainfall
to about 500 millimeters per year with heavy summer storms
from July to September.
June and July are the hottest with mid-day temperatures in
the 30c. in towns and between 10-25c, in the mountains.
December, January, and February are the coldest months with
daytime temperatures ranging between 10-25c. In the plains
and between 5-20c, in the northern areas. It is naturally
cooler at higher altitudes in summers, and very cold in the
winter months.
Geography:
Strategically Pakistan is situated at an important point of
Central Asia and South Asia, bordered with India in the east,
in the south with Arabian Sea, in the west with Iran, and
with North west with Afghanistan to extreme North with China,
and Tajkistan. |