Role Of Muslims In The Khilafat And Non-Cooperation Movement In Assam

Abstract

The movement which built up in the early 1920s over the issue of spiritual and temporal authority of the Khilafat as well as the territorial integrity of the Turkish Empire also touched Assam. Both the Hindus and the Muslims in Assam reacted instinctively to the cause of the Khilafatists and claimed for the restoration of status quo of the Ottoman ruler. In this paper we will try to explore the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement in both the Brahmaputra Valley and the Surma Valley, more specifically in the Surma Valley where the maximum of Assam Muslims lived. It will also be tried to highlight the role of the Assam Muslims in the movement and their stands over the Khilafat issue.