Bihar riots of 1946

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The Bihar riots of 1946 were a major episode of communal violence in colonial India, marked by large-scale massacres and displacement between Hindus and Muslims in the months leading up to Partition.

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instanceOf communal riot
episode of religious violence
massacre
aftermath long-term communal polarization in Bihar
strengthening of demands for separate Muslim homeland
cause communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims
political polarization over the question of Partition
retaliation for the 1946 Noakhali riots
country British India
governingAuthorityAtTime British India
surface form: British Raj
hasEffectOn Hindu–Muslim relations in Bihar
debates over Partition
hasEndTime 1946-11
hasStartTime 1946-10
historicalContext final years of British colonial rule in India
run-up to the Partition of India in 1947
locatedIn Bihar
eastern India
mainParticipants Hindus
Muslims
numberOfDeaths thousands
opposedBy Indian National Congress
surface form: Indian National Congress leadership

Mahatma Gandhi
colonial authorities of British India
partOf 1946–1947 Partition-related riots
communal violence in India
pre-Partition violence in India
perpetrators Hindu mobs
relatedEvent Great Calcutta Killings
Noakhali riots
Partition of India
religionInvolved Hinduism
Islam
result deepening of Hindu–Muslim mistrust
destruction of property
large-scale massacres
mass displacement of population
targetedGroup Muslims
timePeriod months leading up to the Partition of India
typeOfConflict inter-communal violence
visitedBy Mahatma Gandhi

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Great Calcutta Killings relatedEvent Bihar riots of 1946