The Khilafat Movement, 1919-1920
Khilafat Movement: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at a time when the Indian Muslims were extremely agitated over the pan-Islamic Khilafat issue, which originated as a result of Turkey’s entry into the First World War as an ally of Germany against Britain. The Sultan of Turkey, ruler of the vast Ottoman Empire, was the Caliph …