Muhammadgarh (princely state)

Muhammadgarh was a state in Central India, under the Bhopal Agency. It was in the Malwa plateau. It had an area of 29 square miles (75 km2), and a population of approximately 2,944 (as of 1901 census). Its headquarters were at Muhammadgarh town.

Muhammadgarh (princely State) Media

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  Prek Sbauv, the village where Pol Pot was born and spent his early years

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  Sâr arrived in Paris on 1 October 1949. Paris pictured in 1950.

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  In Paris, Pol Pot was inspired by the writings of Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin (pictured together in 1949) on how to conduct a revolution

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  King Sihanouk disbanded the Cambodian government and National Assembly before securing independence from French colonial rule in 1953.

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  The flag of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, a group whose members were informally known as the "Khmer Rouge"

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  In 1970, a coup led to Lon Nol taking control of Cambodia and instituting a right-wing, pro-U.S. administration

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  After Vietnamese forces invaded Cambodia to overthrow Lon Nol's government, the U.S. (forces pictured) also sent in its military to bolster his administration

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  Uniforms worn by the Khmer Rouge during their period of control

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  View of Phnom Penh from a US helicopter, 12 April 1975

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  Pol Pot's government held its early meetings in the Silver Pagoda, which later served as Pol Pot's home