Partition of India

The partition of India was the process by which British dependencies and treaty states in the Indian subcontinent were granted independence in the 1940s. The divisions resulted in the creation of four new independent states—India, Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Pakistan (including modern-day Bangladesh)—and sowed the seeds for later conflicts between India and Pakistan.

Refugees settled in Pakistan

The descendants of refugees in Pakistan often refer to themselves as Muhajirs (a reference to the followers of Muhammad who migrated from Mecca to Medina). Muhajirs come from many different ethnic groups and regions in India, including Uttar Pradesh (then known as "United Provinces of Agra and Awadh", or UP), Madhya Pradesh (then Central Province or "CP"), Gujarat, Bihar, what was then the princely state of Hyderabad and so on. They are united by their refugee status and the Urdu language.

Related Topics:
Muhammad - Mecca - Medina - Princely state - Hyderabad

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The current president of Pakistan, Musharraf, was born in Jalandhar, Punjab.

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