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- The Khilafat Movement was a pan-Islamic, political protest in 1919.
- It was launched against the British to protect the Ottoman Empire after the First World War.
- This campaign was launched in Defence of the Caliphate.
- It was led in India by Mu?ammad Ali and Shaukat Ali.
- The movement had put forward two main demands.
- Their first demand was to restore the Khilafat’s control over muslim sacred places.
- Their second demand was that they should be left with sufficient territories.
- The movement is also known as the Indian muslim movement.
- The movement was aimed to unite the Muslim community under the umbrella of a unified national movement.
- Khilafat and the Non-cooperation movement were linked by Mahatma Gandhi.