Milestone·Modern
Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College Opens in Aligarh
- Date
- 24 May 1875 CE1292 AH151 years ago
- Place
- Aligarh, British India
- People
- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College opened in Aligarh on 24 May 1875. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded it to give Muslim students a modern education alongside religious learning. It was a center of the Aligarh Movement, which encouraged English-language learning and modern science among Indian Muslims. The college later became Aligarh Muslim University.
Why it matters
The college became Aligarh Muslim University, a major institution of Muslim higher education in South Asia.