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Landmark South Asia religious

Blue Mosque of Mazar-i-Sharif

1481 CE – still standing

Sacred blue-tiled shrine in Afghanistan believed by many to hold the tomb of Ali ibn Abi Talib, a major pilgrimage destination

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Mausoleum of Imam Ali on Wikipedia.

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
  2. Timurid Emirates (1492 CE–1500 CE) Border precision: Approximate
  3. Khiva Khanate (1530 CE–1715 CE) Border precision: Approximate
  4. Afghanistan (1783 CE–2026 CE) Border precision: Defined
Border precision
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  • Approximate

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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Attested 1000 CE – 1960 CE

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Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

1967 CE – 2026 CE

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Hampi

1336 CE – 1565 CE

Polity · South Asia

Hindu kingdoms

Attested 500 BCE – 1715 CE

Conflict · South Asia

2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

2025 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Goa

1510 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

India

Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1481 CE and 2026 CE.

1500 CE Surat 1510 CE Goa 1526 CE Mughal Conquests of India 1526 CE First Battle of Panipat 1557 CE Mughal-Rajput Wars

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