The Fall of Delhi and the Mughal Empire, September 20, 1857
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The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE, 17 Ramadan 2 Hijri
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(9 October) 5th Umayyad caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan died in Damascus, Syria.
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(9 October) Famous Islamic scholar and collector of hadith Abu Isa Muhammad al-Tirmidhi died in Termez (now in Uzbekistan).
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The Fall of Delhi and the Mughal Empire, September 20, 1857
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