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8. Simla Delegation Notes and Solved Past Papers 2023-24

The Simla Deputation of 1906 was organized by Muslim leaders to advocate for their rights and maintain the Partition of Bengal amidst fears of Hindu dominance. The delegation successfully demanded separate electorates and increased representation in government, which improved Muslim-British relations and led to the formation of the All India Muslim League. This event marked a significant political step for Muslims in the subcontinent towards securing their interests.

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8. Simla Delegation Notes and Solved Past Papers 2023-24

The Simla Deputation of 1906 was organized by Muslim leaders to advocate for their rights and maintain the Partition of Bengal amidst fears of Hindu dominance. The delegation successfully demanded separate electorates and increased representation in government, which improved Muslim-British relations and led to the formation of the All India Muslim League. This event marked a significant political step for Muslims in the subcontinent towards securing their interests.

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History Notes Page 1 Section 2

SIMLA DEPUTATION
WHY MUSLIMS TOOK DELEGATION TO SIMLA?
PARTITION OF BENGAL
 Muslims had watched the reaction of Hindus towards Partition of Bengal
with great dismay.
 They saw a massive wave of organized protest which they fear would result
in the partition being reversed.
 The Muslims knew that they were not able to provide such a level of protest
to maintain the partition.
 So the Muslims organized the Simla deputation to the viceroy for the
maintenance of partition of Bengal.
ROLE OF CONGRESS

 Further, the Indian national congress was dominated by Hindus, Muslims


feared that the Hindu agitation would lead to the Hindi becoming the
national language, or even the Muslims forcibly converted to Hinduism.
 So to get their rights Muslims organized the Simla deputation.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY BRITISH ABOUT NEW REFORMS

 The new liberal Govt. was elected in Britain in 1905; liberals stated that
they would increase local participation in the Govt. of India through
elections.
 Muslims feared that they would soon be dominated by Hindus in the local
Govt. So they organized the Simla deputation to see the viceroy and to
inform him about their reservations and demands, So that they might be
included in the coming reforms.

SIMLA DELEGATION
 In 1905 the Liberals won the elections in Britain and announced to give
more representation to the local people in the govt. of India through
elections.
 John Morley wanted to support Muslim due to their improved relations.
 In October 1906, british government announced that the constitutional
reform was due in India in 1909 and new legislative council will have more
Indian representation. This created political unrest among muslims as they
were in minority.
 Lord Minto became Viceroy of India in 1905 and he was enjoying his
vacations at Simla where a delegation of 35 Muslim Leaders led by Sir
Agha Khan met him in 1906. Other prominent leaders were Nawab
Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Nawab-Wiqar-ul-mulk and Nawab Sir Salimullah.
 It was known that he would introduce some new reforms in India.
History Notes Page 2 Section 2

 The deputation demanded:


 Muslim seats in the legislatures more than their population.
 They wanted to have more representation in army & quota (specific seats)
in government jobs. The seats in the courts for the Muslims.
 The main demand was separate electorate for the Muslims (It means that
the Hindus would vote for Hindu candidate & Muslims for Muslim
candidate) because at that time any seat might cause a dispute and the
Muslims were in minority.
 Lord Minto gave a patient hearting to the muslim demands but did not
gave any assurance regarding the acceptance of demands but he was
pretty sympathetic to separate electorates and it was a great success for
the Muslims.
 Lord Minto sent these reforms to Lord Morley who accepted the demands
of separate electorates.
 In response of Simla deputation the Congress also sent its delegation
represented by Feroz Shah Mehta, who totally rejected the proposals
extended by the Muslims & due to this the Hindu-Muslim hostility increased.

IMPORTANCE OF SIMLA DELEGATION

DEMAND OF SEPARATE ELECTORATE WAS ACCEPTED

 The Muslim demands for separate representation, election by only Muslim


voters and weightage in all elected bodies were accepted by the British.
 It was the main demand of the British for a long time but when the group
of the Muslims met with the Viceroy Lord Minto accepted their main
demand.

IMPROVE RELATIONS BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND BRITISH

 This resulted in a sudden upturn in Muslim-British relations and helped to


remove the previous bad feelings between the 2 sides.
 Muslims got true recognition for the first time after 1857 by getting better
relation with british.
 The credit goes to the efforts of Sir Syed who removed the
misunderstandings between the Muslims and the British.

PROVIDED MUSLIMS CONFIDENCE

 It also guaranteed Muslims an independent role in the political process


and as a result led to the formation of the All Indian Muslim League later in
the year.
 So they launched a political party to protect the rights of the Indian
Muslims.
 It was the first real political step towards a separate homeland.
History Notes Page 3 Section 2

PAST PAPER QUESTIONS SOLVED


BY MUHAMMAD YOUSUF MEMON
Question 1 N2010/P1/Q3/B
Why was the Simla Deputation of 1906 an important event for the Muslims
of the subcontinent? [7]
After Writing Any 1 Paragraph from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 5 Marks

After Writing Any 2 Paragraphs from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 6 Marks

After Writing Any 3 Paragraphs from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 7 Marks

The Muslim demands for separate representation, election by only Muslim


voters and weightage in all elected bodies were accepted by the British. It was
the main demand of the British for a long time but when the group of the
Muslims met with the Viceroy Lord Minto accepted their main demand.

This resulted in a sudden upturn in Muslim-British relations and helped to remove


the previous bad feelings between the 2 sides. Muslims got true recognition for
the first time after 1857 by getting better relation with british. The credit goes to
the efforts of Sir Syed who removed the misunderstandings between the
Muslims and the British.

It also guaranteed Muslims an independent role in the political process and as


a result led to the formation of the All Indian Muslim League later in the year.
So they launched a political party to protect the rights of the Indian Muslims. It
was the first real political step towards a separate homeland.

Question 2 N2006/P1/Q2/B
Why was the Simla Delegation of 1906 an important turning point for the
Muslims of the subcontinent? [7]
 Same as Question 1

Question 3 QUESTION BY MYM


Why Simla Deputation was organized in 1906? [7]
After Writing Any 1 Paragraph from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 5 Marks

After Writing Any 2 Paragraphs from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 6 Marks

After Writing Any 3 Paragraphs from Paragraphs Mentioned Below You Will Score L3 7 Marks

Muslims had watched the reaction of Hindus towards Partition of Bengal with
great dismay. They saw a massive wave of organized protest which they fear
would result in the partition being reversed. The Muslims knew that they were
History Notes Page 4 Section 2

not able to provide such a level of protest to maintain the partition. So the
Muslims organized the Simla deputation to the viceroy for the maintenance of
partition of Bengal.

Further, the Indian national congress was dominated by Hindus, Muslims feared
that the Hindu agitation would lead to the Hindi becoming the national
language, or even the Muslims forcibly converted to Hinduism. So to get their
rights Muslims organized the Simla deputation.

The new liberal Govt. was elected in Britain in 1905; liberals stated that they
would increase local participation in the Govt. of India through elections.
Muslims feared that they would soon be dominated by Hindus in the local
Govt. So they organized the Simla deputation to see the viceroy and to inform
him about their reservations and demands, So that they might be included in
the coming reforms.
History Notes Page 5 Section 2

04 MARKS
What was Simla deputation?
A delegation of prominent Muslim leaders from India led by Sir Agha Khan met
with vireroy Lord Minto in 1906 at Simla. Muslims demanded separate
electorate for Muslim in all legislative bodies and One third seats in central
legislation. Separate electorate was agreed later. Muslims got true recognition
for the first time after 1857 by getting better relations with the British. The success
of Simla Deputation encouraged the Muslims to establish a political
organization of their own, the Muslim League. Now they could encounter the
growing influence of Congress.

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