The Khilafat movement was a political campaign launched mainly by Muslims in South Asia 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. In some regions the Khilafat movement cause was perceived as Islamic fundamentalism based on a pan-Islamic agenda.Hijrat Movement was one of the reasons for the failure of Khilafat Movement. Muslims migrated towards Afghanistan in search of a safer Muslim country as India was declared as Darul-Harb. Muslims were not welcomed by the Afghan government and had to return to India due to which most of them died as they were travelling on foot, and those who survived had to face a lot of difficulties because they had nothing for their livelihood and shelter. As a result Khilafat movement could not moral support.
Arrest of major Muslim leaders was another reason for the failure of Khilafat movement. Muslims could not get proper guidance in the absence of leading leaders. They did not know whom they should follow and as result people got confused and the movement could not get right direction.
Another incident which took part in the failure of the Khilafat Movement was the Chauri Chaura incident. In 1922, a mob of protesting people surrounded a check post and burned it due to which 22 policemen were burned alive. Due to which Gandhi left his support for the movement as he made it very clear in the beginning that if the movement would turn into violence he would leave his support. As a result the pressure upon British decreased as a majority section was Hindus and the Muslims could not pressurize British in a short period of time.
Kemal Ataturk’s Secularization of Turkey was another reason for the failure of the movement. As soon as he took over the government he declared it as Secular Country which automatically finished the cause of the movement so it was useless to continue it so it ended automatically.
Arrest of major Muslim leaders was another reason for the failure of Khilafat movement. Muslims could not get proper guidance in the absence of leading leaders. They did not know whom they should follow and as result people got confused and the movement could not get right direction.
Another incident which took part in the failure of the Khilafat Movement was the Chauri Chaura incident. In 1922, a mob of protesting people surrounded a check post and burned it due to which 22 policemen were burned alive. Due to which Gandhi left his support for the movement as he made it very clear in the beginning that if the movement would turn into violence he would leave his support. As a result the pressure upon British decreased as a majority section was Hindus and the Muslims could not pressurize British in a short period of time.
Kemal Ataturk’s Secularization of Turkey was another reason for the failure of the movement. As soon as he took over the government he declared it as Secular Country which automatically finished the cause of the movement so it was useless to continue it so it ended automatically.
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