Question

What is khilafat movement why was the movement launched?

Answer 1

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Khilafat Movement is Started by the Ali Brothers, i.e. Mohammad Ali and the Shaukat Ali in 1919. During the time of First Work war, when the Britain has captured the Turkey and the title of the Caliph or kalifa of Turkey was removed and also he does not allow to rule in Remaining part of the Turkey, then the Muslims were totally dissatisfied with the Britishers, as a result of which Ali brothers started the Opposition movement towards the Britishers which was called as Khilafat Movement.

When Mahatma Gandhi saw that, he thoughts to unite the Hindu and the Muslims and as a Result of this, Khilafat movement was merged with the Non-corporation movement in 1920.


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Answer 2

The Khilafat movement (1919-1924) was an agitation by Indian Muslims allied with Indian nationalism in the years following World War I. Its purpose was to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the war. Integral to this was the Indian Muslims’ desire to influence the treaty-making process following the war in such a way as to restore the 1914 boundaries of the Ottoman Empire, even though the Turks, allies of the Central Powers, had been defeated in the war. Indian supporters of the Khilafat cause sent a delegation to London in 1920 to plead their case, but the British government treated the delegates as quixotic pan-Islamists, and did not change its policy toward Turkey. The Indian Muslims’ attempt to influence the provisions of the Treaty of Sevres thus failed, and the European powers, most notably Great Britain and France, went ahead with territorial adjustments, including the institution of mandates over formerly Ottoman Arab territories.