Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College
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Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (
romanized: Madrasat ul-ʿUlūm Musalmānān-e-Hind, lit. "Science School for the Muslims of India") was founded in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, initially as a primary school, with the intention of turning it to a college level institution. It was inspired by the Cambridge education system. It started operations on Queen Victoria's 56th birthday, 24 May 1875.[1]
History
It was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875, and after two years it became Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. The statesman
Cambridge and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model.[3]
Sir Syed nursed the institution at a time when English education was a taboo.Thomason College of Civil Engineering at Roorkee.[1]
In the beginning, the college was
Robert Bulwer-Lytton
, 1st Earl of Lytton
The college also published a magazine by its name.[6]
Sir Syed said that their intention was to establish a university.[7] It was the predecessor of Aligarh Muslim University.
Principals
The former Principals of the college were.[8]
- Henry George Impey Siddons (1877–1884)
- Theodore Beck (1884–1899)
- Theodore Morison (1899–1905)
- William Archbold (1905–1909) [9]
- J. H. Towle (1909–1919) [10]
- Ziauddin Ahmad (1919–1920) [9]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-09783-3.
- ^ "Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement". Jagranjosh.com. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ISBN 9788180695810.
- ISBN 9788126012213.
- ^ "Jurisdiction". www.caluniv.ac.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College magazine". archive.org. 1894. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ Ashraf, Ajaz (16 January 2016). "Attorney General has got it all wrong about Aligarh Muslim University minority status: Ex-registrar". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Architectural History" (PDF). Aligarh Muslim University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9788129108470. Archivedfrom the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
Further reading
- Husain, Yusuf (1967). "Draft of the rules and regulations for appointment of the Trustees of The Mohammedan Anglo-Indian College and for the manner of their working". Selected Documents from the Aligarh Archives. Bombay: Asia Publishing House. pp. 312–406. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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