Factors that Created the Muslim League
- British plan: British wanted to divide Indians into communal lines and that is why they included divisive tendencies in Indian politics, the proof of this was to arrange separate electorates and play the game of caste politics between Brahmins and non-Brahmins.
- Lack of education: Muslims were untouched by western and technical education.
- The decline of Muslim Sovereignty: The Revolution of 1857 forced the British to think that Muslims could be a threat to their colonial policies as they had laid the foundation of their rule by removing the Mughal power.
- Expression of religious sentiments: Most historians and ultra-nationalists glorified only one aspect of Indian composite culture. They praised Shivaji, Rana Pratap, etc. but remained silent about Akbar, Sher Shah Suri, Alauddin Khilji, Tipu Sultan, etc.
- Economic backwardness of India: Unemployment had taken a severe form in the absence of industrialization and the attitude of the British towards domestic industries was pathetic.
All India Muslim League Notes with MCQs
All India Muslim League Notes: The partition of Bengal (1905) gave rise to communal division. The Muslim League was formed on 30 December 1906 under the leadership of Nawab Aga Khan of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk to protect the rights of Indian Muslims. Initially, it received a lot of support from the British, but when it adopted the idea of self-government, the support from the British ended.