Khilafat movement was launched in the subcontinent in ___________?
The Khilafat movement\n, also known as the\nIndian Muslim movement (1919–24).\nIt was a pan-Islamist political protest campaign launched by Muslims of British India.\nThe\nKhilafat movement\nwas launched in the subcontinent in\n1919\n. It was a political campaign led by Indian Muslims to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as Caliph of Islam.\nWhy it started\nAfter World War I, the Allies planned to dismember the Ottoman Empire and Turkey.\nIndian Muslims feared that the end of the Khilafat would impact pan-Islamic unity and brotherhood.\nThey believed that western powers were waging a war against Islam.\nWho led it\nThe Ali brothers, Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali, were leaders of the movement.\nOther leaders included Hakim Ajmal Khan and Abul Kalam Azad.
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