Aligarh Movement (Urdu: تحریک علی گڑھ) was the movement led by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, to educate the Muslims of the South Asia after the defeat of the rebels in the Indian rebellion of 1857. Its most significant achievement was the establishment of Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh, which later became Aligarh Muslim University. Activists in the Aligarh Movement became leaders of the Pakistan Movement and Indian Independence Movement, demanding a greater voice for Muslims in the British Raj.
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