Kheda Satyagraha
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Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kheda Satyagraha canonical | 8 |
| Kheda Satyagraha of 1918 | 2 |
| Gujarat peasant agitation | 1 |
| Kaira Satyagraha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T40696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Kheda Satyagraha Context triple: [Mahatma Gandhi, knownFor, Kheda Satyagraha]
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Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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D.
March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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E.
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a decades-long struggle, led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, to end British colonial rule and establish a sovereign, democratic India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kheda Satyagraha Target entity description: Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
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A.
Champaran Satyagraha
Champaran Satyagraha was a 1917 nonviolent peasant uprising in Bihar led by Mahatma Gandhi against oppressive indigo plantation policies, marking his first major civil disobedience movement in India.
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B.
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy and method of nonviolent resistance, emphasizing truth, civil disobedience, and moral courage in the struggle against injustice.
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C.
Quit India movement
The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
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D.
March 1st Movement
The March 1st Movement was a major 1919 Korean independence uprising against Japanese colonial rule, marked by nationwide peaceful demonstrations that became a symbol of Korean nationalism and resistance.
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E.
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a decades-long struggle, led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, to end British colonial rule and establish a sovereign, democratic India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence movement campaign
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nonviolent resistance movement ⓘ peasant movement ⓘ tax resistance movement ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Bombay Presidency ⓘ |
| cause |
crop failure in Kheda district
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famine-like conditions in 1918 ⓘ rigid land revenue demands by colonial authorities ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Indian nationalist historiography
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autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| followedBy | Rowlatt Satyagraha ⓘ |
| follows | Champaran Satyagraha ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
mobilization of rural peasants in Gujarat
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strengthening of Congress organization in Gujarat ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Gujarat peasantry
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Indulal Yagnik ⓘ Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ⓘ Shankarlal Banker ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
British India
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surface form:
British Raj
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| ideology |
Gandhian nonviolence
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Satyagraha philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Gujarati
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Hindi ⓘ |
| location |
Gujarat
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India ⓘ Kheda district ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
colonial taxation
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land revenue tax ⓘ peasant rights ⓘ |
| movementGoal |
remission of land revenue during crop failure
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suspension of tax collection in Kheda ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kheda district ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British India
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surface form:
British colonial government in India
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| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| pointInTime | World War I era ⓘ |
| result |
increased prominence of Gandhi in national politics
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partial suspension of tax collection ⓘ remission of revenue for most affected peasants ⓘ rise of Sardar Patel as a political leader ⓘ |
| significantEvent | negotiations between Gandhi and Bombay Presidency government ⓘ |
| startTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
Satyagraha
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civil disobedience ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ tax refusal ⓘ |
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Subject: Kheda Satyagraha Description of subject: Kheda Satyagraha was a 1918 nonviolent peasant tax resistance movement in the Kheda district of Gujarat, led by Mahatma Gandhi as an early major campaign in India’s struggle for independence.
Referenced by (12)
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