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National Movements in India (Updated) — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceNational Movements in India (Updated)2 Marks
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Why did the Indian Muslims start the Khilafat Movement?
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Answer

(1) The Sultan of Turkey was the 'Khalifa', ie, the supreme head of the Muslims in the world.
(2) The Sultan had entered the First World War and was defeated in the war.
(3) The peace treaty had imposed very humiliating conditions on Turkey which infuriated Muslims in India.
(4) They wanted the conditions imposed on the Khalifa to be lightened by England. Therefore. the Indian Muslims started the Khilafat. Movement.

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