HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Persia
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Turkey
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Arabia
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Egypt
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Detailed explanation-1: -Khilafat Movement was organized to protest against the injustice done to Turkey. It was an agitation by Indian Muslims, allied with Indian nationalists, to pressure the British government to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam after World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -On August 31, 1920, the Khilafat Committee started a campaign of non-cooperation and the movement was formally launched.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Muslims in India were upset over the British attitude against Turkey and launched the Khilafat Movement which was jointly led by the Khilafat leaders and the Congress. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, M.A. Ansari, Saifuddin Kitchlew and the Ali brothers were the prominent leaders of this movement.