he country had begun. Starting in the middle of the 19th century, the British constantly attempted to conquer the nation and instill some sense of order in the region, which then, was considered part of India. Their effort lasted 60 years but only ended in failure. In its aftermath, the so-called "native" people split along religious lines. The major religions battling for dominance were Muslims, Hindus and the Sikhs.
             For a few decades, Muslims and Hindus both tried to coexist in the region, but all that changed in 1930, when the Muslim community had embraced the concept of an Islamic state, which they named Pakistan. In 1947, this new nation had won their independence from the British as well as the Indians. The British abandoned the new Pakistani nation without structure or support. The fateful result was widespread violence and religious war between Muslims and Hindus, commingled with a political war between India and Pakistan. Half a million people died in the fighting. Millions of Muslims fled India for Pakistan and millions more Hindus did the inverse.
             For the next 10 years or so, the nation was shaken by assassinations and revolts, a
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