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Reform Movement in North India, Dev & Arya Samaj and Objective
Reform Movement in North India Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824–1833) led the Reform Movement in North India and established the Arya Samaj in 1875. This society worked to eradicate the caste system, rituals, priesthood, idolatry, polytheism, and animal sacrifice. Reform movement...
Last updated on May 28th, 2024 02:50 pm -
Anglo-Bhutanese War, Anglo-Bhutan War, History, Causes and Impact
Anglo-Bhutanese War The Bhutanese army was defeated in the Anglo-Bhutan war, commonly known as the Duar War. The "Treaty of Sinchula," which was signed on November 11, 1865, brought about peace. In exchange for an annual subsidy of 50,000 rupees,...
Last updated on May 26th, 2024 03:54 pm -
Anglo-Afghan War, History, First & Second Anglo-Afghan War, Treaty and Outcomes
Anglo-Afghan War Read all about Anglo-Afghan War. Before its relations with the Afghan government were settled, the British Indian Government fought two wars with Afghanistan. In terms of geography, Afghanistan was positioned strategically from the British perspective. It might act...
Last updated on May 26th, 2024 02:08 pm -
Anglo-Nepalese War, History, Causes, Treaty of Sugauli 1816
Anglo-Nepalese War The Anglo-Nepalese War began in 1814 and lasted until 1816. During the Anglo-Nepalese War, the British East India Company (EIC) suffered numerous defeats at the hands of Nepalese Gurkhas before triumphing after a protracted conflict that for the...
Last updated on May 26th, 2024 04:00 pm -
Anglo-Burmese War, History, First Anglo-Burmese, Second Anglo-Burmese and Causes
Anglo-Burmese War Read all about Anglo-Burmese War. The conflict was started by border conflicts between British India and Burma. It was ignored by the expansionist tendencies. The abundance of forests in Burma made British traders envy, and they were anxious...
Last updated on May 28th, 2024 03:12 pm -
Deoband Movement, History, Founder, Beliefs and Impact
Deoband Movement The dedicated branch of Muslim ulema was responsible for coordinating the Deoband Movement. It was a revivalist movement with the dual objectives of preserving the spirit of warfare against foreign rulers and disseminating the clear teachings of the...
Last updated on May 28th, 2024 02:52 pm -
Ahmadiyya Movement, History, Founder, Successor, Belief and Split
Ahmadiyya Movement A contemporary Muslim messianic movement is the Ahmadiyya Movement. A Muslim sect with Indian roots is the Ahmadiyya. In the Indian province of Punjab in 1889, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad started the Ahmadiyya Movement. It was established on liberal...
Last updated on May 26th, 2024 02:35 pm -
Aligarh Movement, History, Founder, Reasons, Objectives, Notes
Aligarh Movement Muslims consider the Aligarh Movement to be their most significant socio-religious movement. Syed Ahmad Khan (1817–1899), who has been called the most well-known Muslim person, organized it. In 1817, Syed Ahmad Khan, a member of a Muslim noble...
Last updated on May 28th, 2024 04:04 pm -
Wahabi Movement, History, Meaning, Objective, Features and Suppression
Wahabi Movement Sayyid Ahmad founded the Wahabi Movement, a socioreligious movement, in Rae Bareli, India, around the beginning of 1820. One of the most well-known Sunni Islamic revivalist movements, the Wahabi movement sought to preserve the original spirit of Islam...
Last updated on May 28th, 2024 03:59 pm -
Akali Movement, History, Founder, Objective and Factor Responsible
Akali Movement The 1920s Akali movement, which started out as a purely religious effort to reform Gurdwaras, or Sikh sacred temples, gradually acquired a political bent and was a crucial element in India's campaign for independence. The Akali movement, often...
Last updated on May 26th, 2024 02:31 pm