August 1917 Montagu Declaration

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The August 1917 Montagu Declaration was a British policy statement promising the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India and marking a key step toward constitutional reform under colonial rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government policy statement ⓘ
colonial policy document ⓘ
political declaration ⓘ
acknowledged demands of Indian political opinion for greater self-government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs August 1917 Declaration on Indian constitutional reforms ⓘ
Montagu Declaration ⓘ
announcedBy Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ
appliesTo British India ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor retaining ultimate British control despite promises of reform ⓘ
vagueness of the timetable for self-government ⓘ
date 1917-08 ⓘ
describedAs a landmark in British policy towards Indian self-government ⓘ
followedBy Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
goal gradual development of self-governing institutions in India ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government in India ⓘ
historicalSignificance first official British commitment to the goal of responsible government in India ⓘ
key step in the constitutional evolution of British India ⓘ
influenced Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
issuer British Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
language English ⓘ
legalStatus policy statement ⓘ
locationOfIssue London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
mainSubject constitutional reform in India ⓘ
self-government in India ⓘ
namedAfter Edwin Samuel Montagu ⓘ
partOf British imperial policy in India ⓘ
policyDirection increasing association of Indians in every branch of administration ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British Empire ⓘ
politicalContext British colonial rule in India ⓘ
First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
positionOfAnnouncer Secretary of State for India ⓘ
precededBy Morley–Minto Reforms ⓘ
promised gradual introduction of self-governing institutions ⓘ
progressive realization of responsible government ⓘ
relatedTo Home Rule movement in India ⓘ
linked to: Home Rule movement

Indian nationalist movement ⓘ
subjectOf debate in the British Parliament ⓘ
debate in the Indian National Congress ⓘ
targetAudience British Parliament ⓘ
Indian political leaders ⓘ
public in India ⓘ
timePeriod British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
typeOfReform constitutional reform ⓘ
year 1917 ⓘ

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Government of India Act 1919 → followedAnnouncement → August 1917 Montagu Declaration ⓘ
August 1917 Montagu Declaration → alsoKnownAs → Montagu Declaration ⓘ
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August 1917 Montagu Declaration → alsoKnownAs → August 1917 Declaration on Indian constitutional reforms ⓘ
linked to: August 1917 Montagu Declaration
Edwin Samuel Montagu → notableFor → Montagu Declaration of 1917 on Indian constitutional development ⓘ
linked to: August 1917 Montagu Declaration
Home Rule for India → significantEvent → Montagu Declaration of August 1917 ⓘ
linked to: August 1917 Montagu Declaration