Servants of God

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Servants of God was a non-violent, Pashtun-led political and social reform movement in British India, founded by Abdul Ghaffar Khan to resist colonial rule through peaceful means.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Servants of God canonical 2
خدائي خدمتگار 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf non-violent movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
social reform movement ⓘ
activity campaigns against blood feuds ⓘ
campaigns against tribal violence ⓘ
promotion of women’s participation in society ⓘ
rural education campaigns ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Khudai Khidmatgar ⓘ
associatedWith Indian National Congress ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ
corePrinciple discipline ⓘ
non-sectarianism ⓘ
self-reliance ⓘ
service to humanity ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
ethnicBase Pashtuns ⓘ
foundedBy Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
hasMember Pashtun volunteers ⓘ
historicalContext British colonial rule in India ⓘ
ideology Pashtun nationalism ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ
nonviolence ⓘ
inspired later non-violent Pashtun activism ⓘ
inspiredBy Islamic ethics of peace and service ⓘ
languageOfMovement Pashto ⓘ
linked to: Pashto language
leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan ⓘ
method civil disobedience ⓘ
non-violent protest ⓘ
peaceful resistance ⓘ
movementType Pashtun-led ⓘ
notableFor strict non-violence despite severe repression ⓘ
opposedTo British Raj ⓘ
colonial oppression ⓘ
purpose political mobilization of Pashtuns ⓘ
resistance to British colonial rule ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
region North-West Frontier Province ⓘ
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
linked to: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
religion Islam ⓘ
symbol red uniform ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khudai Khidmatgar → alternativeName → Servants of God ⓘ
Khudai Khidmatgar movement → nativeName → خدائي خدمتگار ⓘ
linked to: Servants of God