Question

What was the khilafat issue?who were the leaders of khilafat agitation

Answer 1

Answer:

The khalifat movement was an agitation by the Indian Muslims, allied with the Indian National list to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Khalifa of Islam after World War I.

The leaders were Maulana Azad, Ajmal Khan and Hasrat Mohani

Answer 2

Answer:

After the first world war ended, the ottoman Turkey was defeated.

There were rumours about a harsh treaty about to be imposed on the khilafat.

Hence, to oppose this treaty, khilafat khilafat committee was formed in March 1919.

The two leaders of khilafat agitation were Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Ali.

The khilafat committee was formed with these leaders in Bombay.

It had a demand to defend the khilafat's temporal powers.

With this, Gandhiji started a more broad based movement called the non cooperation movement, which was started in January 1921.

The causes of the non cooperation movement included khilafat issue, rowlatt act and the Jallianwala Bagh incident.