Question

why was the khilafat movement started?

Answer 1

The Khilafat movement (1919–1924) was a pan-Islamic, political campaign launched by Muslims in British India to influence the British government and to protect the Ottoman Empire during the aftermath of World War I. The position of Caliph after the Armistice of Mudros of October 1918 with the military occupation of Istanbul and Treaty of Versailles (1919) fell into a disambiguation along with the Ottoman Empire's existence. The movement gained force after the Treaty of Sèvres (August 1920) which solidified the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire.

Answer 2

The Khilafat Movement was launched by Ali brothers (Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali). Khilaf in Urdu means to go against. This movement was started as a means of protest against the abolition of the office of the Caliph.