The Khilafat movement was a religious movement launched in the Indian subcontinent to protect the Ottoman Empire, which was captured by the British government after World War I. It was started in 1919 by Ali brothers Maulana Muhammad Ali Johr and Shaukat Ali in response to the Allied powers defeating the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The goals of the movement were to preserve the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, maintain control of holy places by Muslims, and oppose the Treaty of Severes which divided former Ottoman lands. Hindus also participated for a time under Gandhi's leadership through non-violent non-cooperation with British rule. However, the movement ended after the Chauri Chaura incident of violence caused Gand