Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College

• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started the Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875 at Aligarh.
• It was meant to be a centre for spreading Western sciences and culture. Later, this college grew into the Aligarh Muslim University.
• The liberal, social and cultural movement started by Sayyid Ahmad Khan among the Muslims is known as the Aligarh Movement as it originated in Aligarh.
• The Anglo-Oriental College was the centre of this movement. It aimed at promoting modern education among Muslims without weakening the ties with Islam. It became the central educational institution for Indian Muslims.
• The Aligarh Movement was largely responsible for the Muslim revival that followed. He wanted women to be educated and advocated the removal of the purdah. He was also against polygamy.