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Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in:

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Answer: Option C — 1875

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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) School at Aligarh on 24 May 1875; it became the MAO College in 1877, when its foundation stone was laid by the Viceroy, Lord Lytton.

Background:

  • After the Revolt of 1857, the British were suspicious of Muslims, and Muslims lagged behind in modern education and government jobs.
  • Sayyid Ahmad Khan believed that the Muslims could progress only by accepting modern Western education and scientific thinking, while remaining faithful to Islam.

About the MAO College:

  • It was modelled on the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, which Sayyid Ahmad Khan had visited in 1869-1870.
  • It provided modern education in English, science and other subjects, along with the study of Islam and Islamic culture.
  • It was a residential college, with British principals and teachers, such as Theodore Beck and Theodore Morison.
  • It was open to students of all religions.

About Sayyid Ahmad Khan:

  • He was born on 17 October 1817 in Delhi.
  • He served in the judicial service of the East India Company, and remained loyal to the British during the Revolt of 1857.
  • He wrote "Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind" ("The Causes of the Indian Revolt"), which explained the causes of the Revolt.
  • He founded the Scientific Society (1864) at Ghazipur (later Aligarh), to translate Western works into Urdu.
  • He started the journal "Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq" (1870), to promote social reform among Muslims.
  • He was knighted in 1888.
  • He died on 27 March 1898.

The Aligarh Movement:

  • The movement he started for the modern education and social reform of Muslims is known as the Aligarh Movement.
  • It produced many leaders of the Muslim community.
  • Sayyid Ahmad Khan advised Muslims to stay away from the Indian National Congress.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗1857 was the year of the Revolt.
  • ✗1886 was the year of the Muhammadan Educational Conference.
  • ✗1906 was the year the Muslim League was founded.

Quick tip

Remember: MAO School/College at Aligarh = 24 May 1875 (Sayyid Ahmad Khan; college from 1877, foundation stone by Lord Lytton); "Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind"; Scientific Society (1864).

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