Lahore Resolution
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The Lahore Resolution was a pivotal 1940 political statement by the All-India Muslim League that called for independent Muslim-majority states in British India, laying the ideological foundation for the creation of Pakistan.
Aliases (4)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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political resolution → political statement → |
| adoptedAt |
Lahore
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| adoptedBy |
All-India Muslim League
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| adoptedIn |
British India
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Punjab → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pakistan Resolution
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| associatedWith |
Two-Nation Theory
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| calledFor |
autonomous and sovereign units
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grouping of geographically contiguous Muslim-majority areas → independent Muslim-majority states in northwestern and eastern zones of British India → |
| commemoratedAs |
Pakistan Day
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| commemoratedOn |
23 March
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| context |
British colonial rule in India
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| countryCommemorating |
Pakistan
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| currentNameOfVenue |
Greater Iqbal Park
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| dateAdopted |
24 March 1940
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| debatedIn |
Constituent Assembly discussions and later historiography
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| didNotExplicitlyUseTerm |
Pakistan
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| endDate |
24 March 1940
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| ideologicalFoundationFor |
creation of Pakistan
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| influenced |
Pakistan Movement
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| inspired |
subsequent Muslim League demands for partition
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| keyFigureAssociated |
A. K. Fazlul Huq
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Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman → Liaquat Ali Khan → Muhammad Ali Jinnah → |
| language |
English
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| laterInterpretedAs |
demand for a single state of Pakistan
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| meetingVenue |
Minto Park, Lahore
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| movedBy |
A. K. Fazlul Huq
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| opposedBy |
Indian National Congress leaders
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many Hindu political organizations → |
| politicalGoal |
creation of independent Muslim-majority states
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protection of Muslim political rights in British India → |
| politicalPartyInvolved |
All-India Muslim League
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| presentedAt |
annual session of the All-India Muslim League
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| presentedBy |
A. K. Fazlul Huq
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| regionAddressed |
eastern Muslim-majority areas of British India
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northwestern Muslim-majority areas of British India → |
| rejected |
concept of a single all-India federation as proposed in earlier constitutional schemes
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| secondedBy |
Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
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| significance |
formal articulation of demand for separate Muslim homelands
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pivotal milestone in the Pakistan Movement → |
| startDate |
22 March 1940
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| supportedBy |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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| year |
1940
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Pakistan Day
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Pakistan Day ("Pakistan Resolution") → |
commemorates |
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All India Muslim League
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adoptedResolution |
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Lahore Resolution
("Pakistan Resolution")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Pakistan Day
("Lahore Resolution of 1940")
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associatedWithDocument |
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Lahore
("Lahore Resolution 1940")
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event |
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All India Muslim League
("Two-Nation Theory")
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supportedPolicy |