Servants of God

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non-violent movement political movement social reform movement

Servants of God was a non-violent, Pashtun-led political and social reform movement in British India, founded by Abdul Ghaffar Khan to resist colonial rule through peaceful means.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-violent movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social reform movement ⓘ
activity	campaigns against blood feuds ⓘ campaigns against tribal violence ⓘ promotion of women’s participation in society ⓘ rural education campaigns ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Khudai Khidmatgar NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
corePrinciple	discipline ⓘ non-sectarianism ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ service to humanity ⓘ social justice ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
ethnicBase	Pashtuns NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMember	Pashtun volunteers ⓘ
historicalContext	British colonial rule in India ⓘ
ideology	Pashtun nationalism ⓘ anti-colonialism ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ
inspired	later non-violent Pashtun activism ⓘ
inspiredBy	Islamic ethics of peace and service ⓘ
languageOfMovement	Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ
leader	Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	civil disobedience ⓘ non-violent protest ⓘ peaceful resistance ⓘ
movementType	Pashtun-led ⓘ
notableFor	strict non-violence despite severe repression ⓘ
opposedTo	British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial oppression ⓘ
purpose	political mobilization of Pashtuns ⓘ resistance to British colonial rule ⓘ social reform ⓘ
region	North-West Frontier Province NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
symbol	red uniform ⓘ

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Khudai Khidmatgar → alternativeName → Servants of God ⓘ