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Aligarh Movement · Turning point
All-India Muslim League founded at Dhaka
Aligarh Movement
All events1857 · Sir Syed sides with the British during the 1857 revolt1859 · Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind printed at Agra1864 · Scientific Society set up to translate Western knowledge1867 · Urdu-Hindi controversy at Benares changes Sir Syed's outlook1875 · Muslim school opens at Aligarh, forerunner of MAO College1886 · Sir Syed organises the Muhammadan Educational Conference1887 · Sir Syed urges Muslims to oppose the Indian National CongressMuslims gained their own political party, ending the Aligarh advice to keep out of politics and opening the road to 1947.
Source: Britannica, 2026
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Was the Aligarh Movement the real foundation of Pakistan, or mainly an educational reform?
“Supports” means it backs the claim: The Aligarh Movement laid the political foundation of Pakistan.