Modern India

Wahabi Movement

English

Periodc. 1820s–1870s Exam importanceMedium

A 19th-century Islamic revivalist and anti-British movement in India, inspired by reformist ideas and led by figures like Syed Ahmad Barelvi, combining religious reform with active, sometimes armed resistance to British rule, particularly on the northwest frontier.

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