Wikipedia's first sentence called it “staunch anti-british indian revolutionary with sympathy for the pan-islamic movement”. Today it says “indian revolutionary from bhopal”.
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Indian revolutionary For other people with similar names, see Barkatullah . Mohamed Barakatullah Bhopali , known with his honorific as Maulana Barkatullah (7 July 1854 – 20 September 1927), was an Indian revolutionary from Bhopal. Barkatullah was born on 7 July 1854 at Itawra mohalla, Bhopal in what is today Madhya Pradesh , India . He fought from outside India, with fiery speeches and revolutionary writings in leading newspapers, for the independence of India. He did not live to see India's independence. He died in San Francisco in 1927 and was buried in the Old City Cemetery in Sacramento, California . In 1988, Bhopal University was renamed Barkatullah University in his honour. He was also Prime Minister of first Provisional Government of India established in Afghanistan in 1915.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Barkatullah fought from outside India, with fiery speeches and revolutionary writings in leading newspapers, for the independence of India. Even in the face of adversity and discouragement, Barkatullah rose to a position of pre-eminence in more than one sphere of life by sheer force of merit and hard work. He did not live to see India free but his contribution did bring independence much nearer.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah , known with his honorific as Maulana Barkatullah (c. 7 July 1854 – 20 September 1927) was an anti-British Indian revolutionary with sympathy for the Pan-Islamic movement .Barkatullah was born on 7 July 1854 at Itwra Mohalla Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh , India . Barkatullah fought from outside India, with fiery speeches and revolutionary writings in leading newspapers, for the independence of India. He did not live to see India free. In 1988, Bhopal University was renamed Barkatullah University in his honour.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah , known with his honorific as Maulana Barkatullah (c. 7 July 1854 – 20 September 1927), was an Indian revolutionary with sympathy for the Pan-Islamic movement . Barkatullah was born on 7 July 1854 at Itwra Mohalla Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh , India . He fought from outside India, with fiery speeches and revolutionary writings in leading newspapers, for the independence of India. He did not live to see India independent. In 1988, Bhopal University was renamed Barkatullah University in his honour. He was also Prime Minister of first Provisional Government of India established at Afghanistan in 1915.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Mohamed Barakatullah Bhopali , known with his honorific as Maulana Barkatullah (7 July 1854 – 20 September 1927), was an Indian revolutionary from Bhopal.Barkatullah was born on 7 July 1854 at Itawra mohalla, Bhopal in what is today Madhya Pradesh , India . He fought from outside India, with fiery speeches and revolutionary writings in leading newspapers, for the independence of India. He did not live to see India independent. He died at San Francisco in 1927 and buried at Sacramento City Cemetery California . In 1988, Bhopal University was renamed Barkatullah University in his honour. He was also Prime Minister of first Provisional Government of India established at Afghanistan in 1915.
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staunch anti-british indian revolutionary with sympathy for the pan-islamic movement
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indian revolutionary from bhopal
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