Hunter Commission
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The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hunter Commission canonical | 6 |
| Hunter Commission inquiry | 2 |
| Hunter Commission Report | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government committee
ⓘ
commission of inquiry ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government of India
Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
National Archives of India
ⓘ
The National Archives ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
|
| chairperson | Lord William Hunter ⓘ |
| concludedThat |
Reginald Dyer
ⓘ
surface form:
General Dyer committed a grave error
firing at Jallianwala Bagh was unjustified ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized |
excessive use of force in Punjab
ⓘ
indiscriminate arrests and floggings ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1920s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
parliamentary debate in British House of Commons
ⓘ
public outrage in India ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad
ⓘ
George C. Rankin ⓘ Hugh Fraser ⓘ Jagat Narayan ⓘ S. N. Bannerjee ⓘ Thomas Smith ⓘ William Fraser ⓘ William Hunter ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
investigation of Jallianwala Bagh massacre
ⓘ
investigation of disturbances in Punjab in 1919 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| inception | 1919 ⓘ |
| investigatedEvent |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
civil disturbances in Punjab 1919 ⓘ martial law administration in Punjab 1919 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfHearings |
Amritsar
ⓘ
Gujranwala ⓘ Lahore ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord William Hunter ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
Punjab leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | British response to Rowlatt Act unrest ⓘ |
| perceivedAs | whitewashing of British responsibility by Indian nationalists ⓘ |
| producedWork |
Hunter Commission
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hunter Commission Report
|
| recommended |
disciplinary action against Reginald Dyer
ⓘ
reforms in martial law procedures ⓘ |
| significantPersonInProceedings |
Mahatma Gandhi
ⓘ
Michael O’Dwyer ⓘ
surface form:
Michael O'Dwyer
Rabindranath Tagore ⓘ Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hunter Commission Report
subject surface form:
Reginald Dyer
this entity surface form:
Hunter Commission inquiry
this entity surface form:
Hunter Commission inquiry