Khilafat movement
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The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, anti-colonial campaign in British India (c. 1919–1924) led mainly by Indian Muslims to pressure Britain to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate and assert Muslim political rights.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khilafat Movement | 4 |
| All-India Khilafat Committee | 3 |
| Khilafat movement canonical | 2 |
| Khilafat conferences | 1 |
| Khilafat–Non-Cooperation alliance period | 1 |
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Target entity: Khilafat movement Context triple: [Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1920), endorsedMovement, Khilafat movement]
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Mahjar movement
The Mahjar movement was a literary trend led by Arab émigré writers in the Americas who pioneered modernist themes and styles in Arabic literature, emphasizing exile, identity, and cultural renewal.
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B.
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
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C.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
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D.
Indian National Congress movement
The Indian National Congress movement was a major political and nationalist movement in colonial India that led the struggle for independence from British rule and later became a dominant political force in independent India.
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E.
Swaraj movement
The Swaraj movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign demanding self-rule and greater autonomy from British colonial rule, prominently associated with leaders like Motilal Nehru.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Khilafat movement Target entity description: The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, anti-colonial campaign in British India (c. 1919–1924) led mainly by Indian Muslims to pressure Britain to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate and assert Muslim political rights.
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A.
Mahjar movement
The Mahjar movement was a literary trend led by Arab émigré writers in the Americas who pioneered modernist themes and styles in Arabic literature, emphasizing exile, identity, and cultural renewal.
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B.
Swadeshi movement
The Swadeshi movement was a major early 20th-century Indian nationalist campaign that promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products to resist colonial rule.
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C.
Rowlatt Satyagraha
Rowlatt Satyagraha was a nationwide nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 against repressive colonial legislation in British-ruled India.
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D.
Indian National Congress movement
The Indian National Congress movement was a major political and nationalist movement in colonial India that led the struggle for independence from British rule and later became a dominant political force in independent India.
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E.
Swaraj movement
The Swaraj movement was an early 20th-century Indian political campaign demanding self-rule and greater autonomy from British colonial rule, prominently associated with leaders like Motilal Nehru.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial movement
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pan-Islamic movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
assertion of Muslim political rights in British India
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preservation of the Ottoman Caliphate ⓘ protection of Muslim holy places ⓘ |
| ally |
Indian National Congress
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Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| endedBy |
abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate
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reforms of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ⓘ |
| endTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Treaty of Sèvres
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defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I ⓘ dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of non-cooperation movement
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mobilization of Muslim masses in Indian politics ⓘ rise of Muslim political consciousness in India ⓘ strengthening Hindu–Muslim political cooperation ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-imperialism
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pan-Islamism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Islamic political movements in South Asia ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Hindi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| leader |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
ⓘ
surface form:
Abul Kalam Azad
Hasrat Mohani ⓘ Mahmud Hasan Deobandi ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jauhar ⓘ Shaukat Ali ⓘ |
| location | India ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British colonial authorities in India
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial administration in India
|
| opposedTo | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| participant |
Deobandi Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Deobandi scholars
Indian Muslims ⓘ Sunni Muslims in India ⓘ Ulema in British India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| publication |
Hamdard
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The Comrade ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Chauri Chaura incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Chauri Chaura incident 1922
Khilafat Conference in Delhi 1919 ⓘ Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress (1920) ⓘ
surface form:
Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress 1920
Non-Cooperation Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Non-Cooperation–Khilafat alliance 1920
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| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
boycott of British goods
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civil disobedience ⓘ mass protests ⓘ non-cooperation ⓘ petitions to the British government ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
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Subject: Khilafat movement Description of subject: The Khilafat movement was a pan-Islamic, anti-colonial campaign in British India (c. 1919–1924) led mainly by Indian Muslims to pressure Britain to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate and assert Muslim political rights.
Referenced by (11)
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