Two-Nation Theory

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nationalist theory partition ideology political ideology religious nationalism

The Two-Nation Theory is the ideological concept that Muslims and Hindus in the Indian subcontinent constituted distinct nations with separate religious, cultural, and social identities, thereby justifying the creation of a separate Muslim state.

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Two-nation theory	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nationalist theory ⓘ partition ideology ⓘ political ideology ⓘ religious nationalism ⓘ
articulatedBy	Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Lahore Resolution speeches ⓘ
articulatedIn	Muhammad Iqbal's 1930 Allahabad Address NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	All-India Muslim League NERFINISHED ⓘ Allama Muhammad Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralTo	Muslim League politics in the 1940s ⓘ
contrastedWith	Indian nationalism based on territorial unity ⓘ
criticizedFor	ignoring linguistic and regional identities ⓘ promoting communal division ⓘ reducing national identity to religion ⓘ
debatedIn	Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInContextOf	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
emergedInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
emphasizes	distinct cultural identities of Hindus and Muslims ⓘ religious differences between Hindus and Muslims ⓘ separate social systems of Hindus and Muslims ⓘ
hasCoreClaim	Hindus and Muslims in the Indian subcontinent are two distinct nations ⓘ Muslims of the Indian subcontinent constitute a separate nation from Hindus ⓘ Muslims require a separate state to safeguard their political and cultural interests ⓘ religious identity is the primary basis of nationhood in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
historicalRoot	Aligarh Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's views on Hindu–Muslim differences ⓘ
ideologicalBasisFor	creation of Pakistan in 1947 ⓘ partition of British India in 1947 ⓘ
influenced	Pakistan Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ demand for Pakistan ⓘ
influencedConstitutionOf	Islamic Republic of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
invokedIn	Pakistani state ideology ⓘ
justified	creation of a separate Muslim state in South Asia ⓘ
language	primarily articulated in Urdu ⓘ
linkedToEvent	Lahore Resolution of 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ Jawaharlal Nehru NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Maulana Abul Kalam Azad NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
reinterpretedAfter	secession of East Pakistan and creation of Bangladesh in 1971 ⓘ
subjectArea	South Asian history ⓘ political science ⓘ religious studies ⓘ

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Allahabad Address → associatedWith → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ

India Divided → criticizes → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ

Partition of Bengal 1947 → hasCause → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ

India–Pakistan relations → historicalBasis → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Two-nation theory

Pakistan Movement → ideology → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ

India Divided → mainSubject → Two-Nation Theory ⓘ