Aga Khan III

Aga Khan III was the hereditary imam of the Nizari Ismailis from 1885 to 1957 and a prominent Muslim leader and statesman. He advocated Muslim political representation in India and served as president of the League of Nations.

Aga Khan IV: Aga Khan IV is the 49th hereditary imam of the Nizari Ismailis, succeeding his grandfather in 1957. His grandson inherited the imamate and expanded its institutions after his death.
Simla Deputation: The Simla Deputation was a 1906 meeting at which Muslim leaders presented political demands to India's viceroy. Aga Khan III led the delegation that sought separate Muslim representation.
Nizari Ismailism: Nizari Ismailism is a branch of Shia Islam whose followers recognize the Aga Khan as their imam. This community's hereditary imamate was the religious office he held.
Ismaili Studies: Ismaili Studies is the academic study of Ismaili history, thought, communities, and institutions. The institutions he supported helped preserve and organize Ismaili communities whose history this field examines.
Indian National Congress: The Indian National Congress is a political party founded in 1885 that led India's independence movement. Its broad nationalist claims differed from his emphasis on safeguards for Muslims as a distinct political community.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah: Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer and political leader who founded Pakistan and served as its first governor-general. Both leaders shaped Muslim political representation in British India, though they pursued different strategies.
All-India Muslim League: The All-India Muslim League was a political organization founded in 1906 to represent Muslim interests in British India. He was its founding president and helped establish its early political direction.
Imamate in Shia Islam: The imamate in Shia Islam is the doctrine of divinely guided leadership succeeding the Prophet Muhammad. The title of imam situates his hereditary authority within a broader Shia doctrine.
Muslim League: The Muslim League was a political movement that campaigned for Muslim interests in British India and later Pakistan. His early leadership helped establish the organization that later drove the Pakistan movement.
Two-nation theory: The two-nation theory held that Hindus and Muslims in British India constituted distinct nations with separate political futures. His advocacy of separate Muslim representation preceded, but did not simply equal, this later argument for partition.

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Aly KhanNarrower topic: Aly Khan was his son and briefly served as his representative in Ismaili affairs.