Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was a 19th-century Indian Muslim reformer, educator, and founder of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (later Aligarh Muslim University), who played a pivotal role in modernizing Muslim education in South Asia.

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Sir Syed Ahmad Khan canonical 15
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 2
Syed Ahmad Khan 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic reformer ⓘ
educator ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
person ⓘ
politician ⓘ
social reformer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
advocated cooperation between Muslims and the British government ⓘ
loyalty to the British Crown by Indian Muslims after 1857 ⓘ
reinterpretation of Islamic teachings in light of modern science ⓘ
separate educational institutions for Muslims ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sir Syed ⓘ
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
birthDate 1817-10-17 ⓘ
birthPlace Delhi ⓘ
Mughal Empire ⓘ
burialPlace Aligarh Muslim University campus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship British India ⓘ
deathDate 1898-03-27 ⓘ
deathPlace Aligarh ⓘ
British India ⓘ
North-Western Provinces ⓘ
educatedAt traditional Islamic schools in Delhi ⓘ
employer British colonial administration in India ⓘ
East India Company ⓘ
ethnicGroup Indian Muslim ⓘ
founded Aligarh Movement ⓘ
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College ⓘ
Scientific Society of Aligarh ⓘ
fullName Syed Ahmad Taqvi bin Syed Muhammad Muttaqi ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
ideology Islamic modernism ⓘ
influenced Muslim educational reform in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
development of Aligarh Muslim University ⓘ
knownFor Aligarh Movement ⓘ
founding Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College ⓘ
modernizing Muslim education in South Asia ⓘ
promoting Western-style scientific education among Indian Muslims ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
legacy Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College later became Aligarh Muslim University ⓘ
movement Aligarh Movement ⓘ
notableWork Asar-us-Sanadid ⓘ
Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq ⓘ
The Causes of the Indian Revolt ⓘ
occupation Islamic modernist thinker ⓘ
author ⓘ
civil servant ⓘ
educator ⓘ
judge ⓘ
positionHeld judge in the Small Causes Court ⓘ
member of the Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
receivedAward Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India ⓘ
receivedTitle Sir ⓘ
regionOfActivity Aligarh ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
religion Islam ⓘ

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Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk → associatedWith → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk → closeAssociateOf → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk → supported → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk → influencedBy → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Aligarh Muslim University → founder → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan → name → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan → alternativeName → Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan → alternativeName → Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College → foundedBy → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Islamic modernism → prominentFigure → Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh → associatedWith → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Muslims of British India → influentialLeader → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Aligarh Movement → foundedBy → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Aligarh Movement → hasCentralFigure → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan → alsoKnownAs → Sir Syed Ahmed Khan ⓘ
linked to: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Two-Nation Theory → associatedWith → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College → founder → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College → foundedBy → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
Aligarh Muslim University → founder → Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ⓘ
subject linked to: AMU