What was the Khilafat Movement?

Question

Read the statements about the Deccan Riots Commission. Identify which of the following options is correct.
I. The Government of Bombay established an enquiry commission to investigate the causes of the riots.
II. The Deccan Riots Report was presented to the British Parliament in 1878.
III. The Commission’s report included only qualitative data from the eyewitnesses.
IV. The enquiry process involved recording statements from ryots and sahukars.

Answer 1

Step 1: Give the trigger directly:
The Khilafat Movement arose from Indian Muslim anger at the post-WWI threat to the Ottoman Caliph's position.

Step 2: Give the leadership and the alliance with Congress:
Led by the Ali brothers, it was strategically joined by Gandhi and the Congress to the Non-Cooperation Movement, forging Hindu-Muslim unity against British rule.

Step 3: Give its outcome:
It lost momentum once Turkey itself abolished the Caliphate in 1924.

Final Answer:
\[ \boxed{\text{A Muslim-led agitation (1919-24) to save the Ottoman Caliphate, allied with Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement}} \]

What was the Khilafat Movement?

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