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Nationalist Muslims found Jamia Millia as a rival to MAO College
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 CongressAligarh graduates split toward Indian nationalism, showing the campus produced rival politics, not one separatist line.
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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.
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