All-India Muslim League and the Pakistan Movement (1906-1947)

1. Simla Deputation presses Muslim political safeguards

   Oct 1, 1906Labels: Simla Deputation, Lord Minto

   • Simla Deputation
   • Britannica

2. All-India Muslim League founded in Dhaka

   Dec 30, 1906Labels: All-India Muslim, Dhaka

   • AIML
   • AIMEC

3. Morley–Minto reforms introduce separate electorates

   May 25, 1909Labels: Morley Minto, Indian Councils

   • Britannica
   • UK Law

4. Lucknow Pact aligns League and Congress demands

   Dec 29, 1916Labels: Lucknow Pact, Indian National

   • Britannica
   • Lucknow Pact

5. Khilafat movement begins, widening Muslim mobilization

   Jan 1, 1919Labels: Khilafat Movement, Ottoman Caliphate

   • Britannica

6. Delhi Proposals seek compromise on electorates

   Jan 1, 1927Labels: Delhi Proposals, Muhammad Ali

   • Delhi Proposals

7. Jinnah presents Fourteen Points after Nehru Report

   Mar 28, 1929Labels: Fourteen Points, Nehru Report

   • 14 Points
   • Archive

8. Communal Award expands separate-electorate system

   Aug 16, 1932Labels: Communal Award, Ramsay MacDonald

   • Communal Award

9. 1937 provincial elections expose League’s weak base

   Feb 20, 1937Labels: 1937 Elections, Government of

   • Britannica
   • 1937 Elections

10. Lahore Resolution calls for “independent states”

    Mar 23, 1940Labels: Lahore Resolution, All-India Muslim

    • Lahore Resolution

11. Quit India period strengthens League wartime position

    Jan 1, 1942Labels: Quit India, Muslim League

    • Britannica

12. 1945 central election shows League dominance in Muslim seats

    Dec 1, 1945Labels: 1945 Election, All-India Muslim

    • 1945 Election

13. 1946 provincial elections back League’s Pakistan claim

    Jan 1, 1946Labels: 1946 Elections, Provincial contests

    • 1946 Elections
    • Britannica

14. Direct Action Day triggers major communal violence

    Aug 16, 1946Labels: Direct Action, Calcutta Riots

    • Britannica
    • Direct Action

15. Mountbatten Plan sets partition as route to independence

    Jun 3, 1947Labels: Mountbatten Plan, Viceroy Mountbatten

    • Britannica

16. Indian Independence Act legally creates India and Pakistan

    Jul 18, 1947Labels: Indian Independence, British Parliament

    • Britannica

17. Partition and independence bring Pakistan into existence

    Aug 14, 1947Labels: Partition 1947, Pakistan independence

    • Britannica
    • Independence Act