Great Calcutta Killings

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The Great Calcutta Killings refers to the large-scale communal riots and massacres that erupted in Calcutta in August 1946, resulting in thousands of deaths amid rising Hindu-Muslim tensions on the eve of Indian independence and Partition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communal riot ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
religious riot ⓘ
aftermath influence on Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ
influence on subsequent Noakhali riots ⓘ
spread of communal riots to other parts of Bengal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Direct Action Day riots ⓘ
Great Calcutta Riot ⓘ
approximateDeaths 4000 ⓘ
cause Direct Action Day called by the Muslim League ⓘ
Hindu–Muslim communal tensions ⓘ
political mobilization around Pakistan demand ⓘ
cityLeaderAtTime Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ⓘ
commemoratedIn histories of Partition of India ⓘ
scholarly works on communalism in South Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
endDate 1946-08-20 ⓘ
ethnicReligiousDimension Hindu–Muslim conflict ⓘ
governingAuthorityAtTime British colonial government ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of colonial failure to maintain order ⓘ
major precursor to Partition violence ⓘ
turning point in Hindu–Muslim relations in Bengal ⓘ
location Bengal Presidency ⓘ
British India ⓘ
Calcutta ⓘ
mainParticipants Hindus ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
local political activists ⓘ
numberOfDeaths thousands ⓘ
numberOfInjured tens of thousands ⓘ
opposedBy Hindu Mahasabha ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
organisedBy All-India Muslim League (for Direct Action Day) ⓘ
politicalContext approaching Partition of India ⓘ
demand for Pakistan ⓘ
negotiations over Indian independence ⓘ
relatedEvent Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ
Noakhali riots ⓘ
Partition of India ⓘ
Punjab Partition massacres ⓘ
result breakdown of law and order in Calcutta ⓘ
heightened communal polarization ⓘ
large-scale communal violence ⓘ
mass displacement of civilians ⓘ
significantEvent Direct Action Day ⓘ
startDate 1946-08-16 ⓘ
SuhrawardyRole Premier of Bengal during the riots ⓘ
timePeriod August 1946 ⓘ
late colonial period in India ⓘ

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Direct Action Day → alsoKnownAs → Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ
Direct Action Day → alsoKnownAs → Calcutta Killings of 1946 ⓘ
linked to: Great Calcutta Killings
Great Calcutta Killings → alsoKnownAs → Great Calcutta Riot ⓘ
linked to: Great Calcutta Killings
Noakhali riots → relatedEvent → Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ
Bihar riots of 1946 → relatedEvent → Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ
Direct Action Day riots → alsoKnownAs → Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ
Hindu–Muslim conflict → hasHistoricalEvent → Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ