Question

why British decided to remove Khalifa?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Khilafat Movement(1919-1924) was a major pan-Islamic movement started to save the Ottoman Empire and it extended to India against the British power. During the World War-I, Turkey helped Germany to war against British. Turkish being the founder of Islamic government and the central power of the Muslim unity, the Turkish emperor (Khalifa) was the political and religious leader of all Muslims across the world. In 1918, the British and French army occupied Istanbul and theTurkish Empire (i.e. Ottoman Empire) collapsed. Muslim leaders started the Khilafat movement to protest the allied act and to save the Ottoman. The Muslim populations in India also joined hand and took part in the larger movement and started protesting against the British government