Question

When did the Khilafat Movement lose momentum in India?

• A. When Mustafa Kamal Pasha became the Sultan of Turkey
• B. When Mehmed VI Vahideddin became the Sultan of Turkey
• C. When the Britishers were thrown out of Turkey
• D. When the Britishers in Turkey executed the Khalifa

Answer 1

The correct option is A When Mustafa Kamal Pasha became the Sultan of Turkey

The Khilafat Movement lost its relevance and vigour when Mustafa Kamal Pasha dethroned the Khalifa, Mehmed VI Vahideddin, the Turkish Sultan, and declared Turkey a secular republic in 1922. This marked the formal end of the Ottoman Empire.