The ghadr movement

Two were two very early mutinies of pathans in the winter of 1914-15apparently caused by fear that they would be led by muslim officers
indian troops in singapore learnt from reports and personal letters about death toll at the battle is somme (1916)
rumours were that they were to embark for france led to a rampage and killing of european civilians, including woman
1. order was quickly established and 37 ringleaders were publicly executed
early 1914, a japanese steamer, the komagata maru, was commissioned by more than 300 sikhs working in malaya to take them to canada
september 1914 war had broken out and suspicions were high
known as the canadian coastal province of british columbia was home growing community of anti-british indians
1. movement gave its name ghadr to which had the sub-title 'enemy of the british goverment
british secret police paid close attention to politics in the punjab. information led to the break up off a planned uprising 1915.
5000 Ghadrites were arrested, 200 jailed or transported abroad and 46 hanged

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