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What was the Khilafat movement, and why did Gandhi support it?
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Answer
The Khilafat movement was an agitation by Indian Muslims against the harsh treatment of the Turkish Sultan, who was the Caliph, after the First World War. Gandhi supported it because he saw an opportunity to unite Hindus and Muslims in a single national struggle, and the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements were launched together.
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Explanation
The unity did not survive the abolition of the Caliphate by Turkey itself in 1924.
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