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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lahore Resolution canonical | 10 |
| Pakistan Resolution | 3 |
| Lahore Resolution of 1940 | 2 |
| All-India Muslim League session of 1940 | 1 |
| Lahore Resolution 1940 | 1 |
| Two-Nation Theory | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
political resolution ⓘ political statement ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Lahore ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
|
| adoptedIn |
British India
ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Lahore Resolution
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Resolution
|
| associatedWith |
Pakistan Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Two-Nation Theory
|
| calledFor |
autonomous and sovereign units
ⓘ
grouping of geographically contiguous Muslim-majority areas ⓘ independent Muslim-majority states in northwestern and eastern zones of British India ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Pakistan Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 23 March ⓘ |
| context | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| countryCommemorating | Pakistan ⓘ |
| currentNameOfVenue | Greater Iqbal Park ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 24 March 1940 ⓘ |
| debatedIn | Constituent Assembly discussions and later historiography ⓘ |
| didNotExplicitlyUseTerm | Pakistan ⓘ |
| endDate | 24 March 1940 ⓘ |
| ideologicalFoundationFor | creation of Pakistan ⓘ |
| influenced | Pakistan Movement ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent Muslim League demands for partition ⓘ |
| keyFigureAssociated |
A. K. Fazlul Huq
ⓘ
Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ⓘ Liaquat Ali Khan ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterInterpretedAs | demand for a single state of Pakistan ⓘ |
| meetingVenue | Minto Park, Lahore ⓘ |
| movedBy | A. K. Fazlul Huq ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Indian National Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian National Congress leaders
many Hindu political organizations ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
creation of independent Muslim-majority states
ⓘ
protection of Muslim political rights in British India ⓘ |
| politicalPartyInvolved |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
|
| presentedAt | annual session of the All-India Muslim League ⓘ |
| presentedBy | A. K. Fazlul Huq ⓘ |
| regionAddressed |
eastern Muslim-majority areas of British India
ⓘ
northwestern Muslim-majority areas of British India ⓘ |
| rejected | concept of a single all-India federation as proposed in earlier constitutional schemes ⓘ |
| secondedBy | Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ⓘ |
| significance |
formal articulation of demand for separate Muslim homelands
ⓘ
pivotal milestone in the Pakistan Movement ⓘ |
| startDate | 22 March 1940 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pakistan Resolution
this entity surface form:
Lahore Resolution of 1940
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Two-Nation Theory
this entity surface form:
Pakistan Resolution
this entity surface form:
All-India Muslim League session of 1940
this entity surface form:
Pakistan Resolution
this entity surface form:
Lahore Resolution of 1940