Simon Commission
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The Simon Commission was a British committee appointed in 1927 to assess and propose constitutional reforms for colonial India, whose all-European composition sparked widespread protests and intensified the Indian independence movement.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Statutory Commission | 1 |
| Simon Commission Report | 1 |
| protest against Simon Commission | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government committee
ⓘ
royal commission ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British India ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Conservative government of the United Kingdom ⓘ Stanley Baldwin ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley Baldwin government
|
| appointedOn | 1927-11-08 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lala Lajpat Rai’s death following police lathi charge ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Lala Lajpat Rai’s protest in Lahore ⓘ |
| category |
Commissions and inquiries in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
History of British India
Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| caused | widespread protests in India ⓘ |
| chairperson | Sir John Simon ⓘ |
| composition | all-European ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | absence of Indian members ⓘ |
| endTime | 1930 ⓘ |
| firstVisitToIndia | 1928-02-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Round Table Conferences ⓘ |
| hasNoMemberFrom | India ⓘ |
| headedBy | Sir John Simon ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for united Indian political opposition
ⓘ
contributed to radicalization of Indian national movement ⓘ |
| influenced | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ |
| locationOfHearings | various cities in British India ⓘ |
| mandateDuration | 10 years after Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ |
| member |
Clement Attlee
ⓘ
Donald Howard ⓘ Edward Cadogan ⓘ George Lane-Fox ⓘ George Rankin ⓘ Sir John Simon ⓘ Vernon Hartshorn ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir John Simon ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Hindu Mahasabha
ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ All India Muslim League ⓘ
surface form:
Muslim League factions
various Indian political parties ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recommend further constitutional reforms in India
ⓘ
to review the working of the Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ |
| recommended |
abolition of dyarchy in provinces
ⓘ
establishment of provincial autonomy ⓘ federal structure for India ⓘ retention of communal electorates ⓘ |
| reportPublicationDate | 1930-05-27 ⓘ |
| resultedIn | Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ |
| sloganAssociated | Simon Go Back ⓘ |
| startTime | 1927 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indian Statutory Commission
this entity surface form:
Simon Commission Report
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protest against Simon Commission