History A-Level
Khilafat movement
What Khilafat movement means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Khilafat movement
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A campaign in which Muslims and Congress worked together to defend the Ottoman Caliph, collapsing after Turkish abolition of the Caliphate.
Topics that use Khilafat movement
- Changing political relationships, 1920–30 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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