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2009-02-19 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2009-02-19 12:41|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Sayyid Ahmad -- whose failed 1831 jihad against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's empire inspired the founding of the Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadis from which the Lashkar draws its ideological legitimacy -- was also a mystic

The Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh ruled a great portion of present day Afghanistan. He knew how to deal with the Pashtun tribesmen. A lot of nonsense is written about the Afghan tribesmen being unrulable since the days of Alexander. There have been many empires that ruled over that region and enforced law and order and ensured peace.

Posted by john frum 2009-02-19 13:01|| 2009-02-19 13:01|| Front Page Top

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