All-India Muslim League

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the founding date?December 30, 1906
2. What is the founding location?Ahsan Manzil Palace, Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
3. What was the All-India Muslim League and why was it founded?It was a group started on December 30, 1906, to make sure Muslims had a voice and were protected in British India.
4. Who helped start the League and where did it begin?The Nawab of Dacca, Khwaja Salimullah, helped start it at the Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dacca.

British India: The geopolitical entity that existed in the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947 under British Crown rule.
Two-Nation Theory: The ideological basis for the partition of India, asserting that Hindus and Muslims constituted two distinct nations.
Lahore Resolution: The 1940 resolution passed by the AIML demanding separate Muslim states in the northwestern and eastern zones of British India.
Geopolitics: The study of the influence of geography on politics and international relations.