Bihar riots of 1946

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The Bihar riots of 1946 were a major episode of communal violence in colonial India, marked by large-scale massacres and displacement between Hindus and Muslims in the months leading up to Partition.

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Bihar riots of 1946 canonical 4

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instanceOf communal riot ⓘ
episode of religious violence ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
aftermath long-term communal polarization in Bihar ⓘ
strengthening of demands for separate Muslim homeland ⓘ
cause communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims ⓘ
political polarization over the question of Partition ⓘ
retaliation for the 1946 Noakhali riots ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
governingAuthorityAtTime British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India
hasEffectOn Hindu–Muslim relations in Bihar ⓘ
debates over Partition ⓘ
hasEndTime 1946-11 ⓘ
hasStartTime 1946-10 ⓘ
historicalContext final years of British colonial rule in India ⓘ
run-up to the Partition of India in 1947 ⓘ
locatedIn Bihar ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
mainParticipants Hindus ⓘ
Muslims ⓘ
numberOfDeaths thousands ⓘ
opposedBy Indian National Congress leadership ⓘ
Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
colonial authorities of British India ⓘ
partOf 1946–1947 Partition-related riots ⓘ
communal violence in India ⓘ
pre-Partition violence in India ⓘ
perpetrators Hindu mobs ⓘ
relatedEvent Great Calcutta Killings ⓘ
Noakhali riots ⓘ
Partition of India ⓘ
religionInvolved Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
result deepening of Hindu–Muslim mistrust ⓘ
destruction of property ⓘ
large-scale massacres ⓘ
mass displacement of population ⓘ
targetedGroup Muslims ⓘ
timePeriod months leading up to the Partition of India ⓘ
typeOfConflict inter-communal violence ⓘ
visitedBy Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ

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Direct Action Day → relatedTo → Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ
Great Calcutta Killings → relatedEvent → Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ
Direct Action Day riots → followedBy → Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ
Hindu–Muslim conflict → hasHistoricalEvent → Bihar riots of 1946 ⓘ