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27 relations: Anglo-Sikh wars, Bannu, British Empire, Charles Allen (writer), East India Company, First Anglo-Afghan War, Flashman in the Great Game, George MacDonald Fraser, Ghazni, Grand Trunk Road, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Islamabad, James Leasor, John Nicholson (East India Company officer), Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Lisburn, Margalla Hills, Muhammad Hayat Khan, Obelisk, Pakistan, Peshawar, Punjab, Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Royal School Dungannon, Rudyard Kipling, Taxila city.
Anglo-Sikh wars
The Anglo-Sikh wars were a series of 1840s conflicts between the British East India Trading Company and the Sikh Empire.
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Bannu
Banū or Bannu (باني ګل / بنو, بنوں) is the principal city of the Bannu District in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
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Charles Allen (writer)
Charles Allen (born 1940) is a British freelance writer and popular historian who lives in London.
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East India Company
The East India Company (EIC), also known as the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) or the British East India Company and informally as John Company, was an English and later British joint-stock company, formed to trade with the East Indies (in present-day terms, Maritime Southeast Asia), but ended up trading mainly with Qing China and seizing control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent.
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First Anglo-Afghan War
The First Anglo-Afghan War (also known as Disaster in Afghanistan) was fought between British imperial India and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842.
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Flashman in the Great Game
Flashman in the Great Game is a 1975 novel by George MacDonald Fraser.
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George MacDonald Fraser
George MacDonald Fraser OBE FRSL (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was a Scottish author who wrote historical novels, non-fiction books and several screenplays.
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Ghazni
Ghazni (Pashto/Persian) or Ghaznai, also historically known as Ghaznin or Ghazna, is a city in Afghanistan with a population of nearly 150,000 people.
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Grand Trunk Road
The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India between 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
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Islamabad
Islamabad (اسلام آباد) is the capital city of Pakistan located within the federal Islamabad Capital Territory.
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James Leasor
James Leasor (20 December 1923 – 10 September 2007) was a prolific British author, who wrote historical books and thrillers.
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John Nicholson (East India Company officer)
Brigadier-General John Nicholson (11 December 1821 – 23 September 1857) was a Victorian era military officer known for his role in British India.
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Kashmir
Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (abbreviated as KP; خیبر پختونخوا; خیبر پښتونخوا) is one of the four administrative provinces of Pakistan, located in the northwestern region of the country along the international border with Afghanistan.
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Lisburn
Lisburn (or; meaning "fort of the stream", probably) is a city in Northern Ireland.
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Margalla Hills
The Margalla Hills is a hill range which is part of the Himalayan foothills located within the Margalla Hills National Park, north of Islamabad, Pakistan.
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Muhammad Hayat Khan
Nawab Mukarram Hayat Khan (1833–1901) was an Indian Muslim who served the Government of British India and rose to considerable distinction.
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Obelisk
An obelisk (from ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top.
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Pakistan
Pakistan (پاکِستان), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاکِستان), is a country in South Asia.
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Peshawar
Peshawar (پېښور; پشاور; پشور) is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (Urdu, Punjabi:, panj-āb, "five waters") is Pakistan's second largest province by area, after Balochistan, and its most populous province, with an estimated population of 110,012,442 as of 2017.
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Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi (Punjabi, راولپِنڈى), commonly known as Pindi (پِنڈی), is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
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Royal School Dungannon
The Royal School is a public mixed Grammar school located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)The Times, (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12 was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
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Taxila city
Taxila (ٹيکسلا), is a city in Rawalpindi District of the Punjab, Pakistan.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholson's_Obelisk
