Question

why did the khilafat movement start in india?
Why Did Gandhiji and Indians Supported It?​

Answer 1

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Khilafat movement, pan-Islamic force in India that arose in 1919 in an effort to salvage the Ottoman caliph as a symbol of unity among the Muslim community in India during the British raj. Gandhi's suspension of his movement and his arrest in March 1922 weakened the Khilafat movement still further

Answer 2

Answer:

1. 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.

2. Mahatma Gandhi And INDIANS supported the Khilafat movement in order to unite the people of Hindu and Muslim religions and revolt against the British empire.

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