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	'''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''' was founded in 1875 by [[~~Syed Ahmad Khan\|Sir~~ Syed Ahmad Khan]], initially as a primary school, with the intention of taking it to a college level institution, known as [[Minto Circle\|Muhammedan Anglo Oriental Collegiate School]]~~. Its given Urdu name was '''Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind'''~~. It started operations on [[Queen Victoria]]'s 56th birthday, 24 May 1875.<ref name="Hardy1972">{{cite book \|last=Hardy \|date=1972 \|title=The Muslims of British India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RDw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA103 \|publisher=CUP Archive \|page=103 \|isbn=978-0-521-09783-3 \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''' ({{lang-ur\|Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind\|italics=yes}}) was founded in 1875 by Sir [[Syed Ahmad Khan]], initially as a primary school, with the intention of taking it to a college level institution, known as [[Minto Circle\|Muhammedan Anglo Oriental Collegiate School]]. It started operations on [[Queen Victoria]]'s 56th birthday, 24 May 1875.<ref name="Hardy1972">{{cite book \|last=Hardy \|date=1972 \|title=The Muslims of British India \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RDw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA103 \|publisher=CUP Archive \|page=103 \|isbn=978-0-521-09783-3 \|language=en}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	It was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875, and after two years it became ''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''. The statesman [[~~Syed Ahmad Khan\|Sir~~ Syed Ahmad Khan]] founded the predecessor of [[Aligarh Muslim University~~\|'''Aligarh Muslim University,'''~~]] the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College, in 1875 having already established two schools. These were part of the movement of Muslim awakening associated with Syed Ahmad Khan which came to be known as [[Aligarh Movement]].<ref name="jagranjosh.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/syed-ahmad-khan-and-aligarh-movement-1444624799-1\|title=Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement\|date=2015-10-12\|website=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> He considered competence in English and "Western sciences" necessary skills for maintaining Muslims' political influence, especially in Northern India. Khan's image for the college was based on his visit to [[Oxford University\|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University\|Cambridge]] and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pHUCWabEKkC\|title=Encyclopedeia of Eminent Thinkers\|date=1998-01-01\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|isbn=9788180695810\|language=en}}</ref>		It was established as ''Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind'' in 1875, and after two years it became ''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''. The statesman [[Syed Ahmad Khan]] founded the predecessor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]], the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College, in 1875 having already established two schools. These were part of the movement of Muslim awakening associated with Syed Ahmad Khan which came to be known as [[Aligarh Movement]].<ref name="jagranjosh.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/syed-ahmad-khan-and-aligarh-movement-1444624799-1\|title=Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement\|date=2015-10-12\|website=Jagranjosh.com\|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> He considered competence in English and "Western sciences" necessary skills for maintaining Muslims' political influence, especially in Northern India. Khan's image for the college was based on his visit to [[Oxford University\|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University\|Cambridge]] and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pHUCWabEKkC\|title=Encyclopedeia of Eminent Thinkers\|date=1998-01-01\|publisher=Concept Publishing Company\|isbn=9788180695810\|language=en}}</ref>

	Sir Syed nursed the institution at a time when English education was a taboo.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C\|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot\|last=Lal\|first=Mohan\|date=1992-01-01\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=9788126012213\|language=en}}</ref> Intermediate classes were started in 1878, and in 1881 B.A. degree classes were added. In 1881, a civil service preparatory class was started for aspiring students. In 1887, it began to prepare students to enter [[Thomason College of Civil Engineering]] at Roorkee.<ref name="Hardy1972" />		Sir Syed nursed the institution at a time when English education was a taboo.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C\|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot\|last=Lal\|first=Mohan\|date=1992-01-01\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=9788126012213\|language=en}}</ref> Intermediate classes were started in 1878, and in 1881 B.A. degree classes were added. In 1881, a civil service preparatory class was started for aspiring students. In 1887, it began to prepare students to enter [[Thomason College of Civil Engineering]] at Roorkee.<ref name="Hardy1972" />
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	==Principals==		==Principals==
	The former Principals of the college were. <ref name=amu>{{cite web \|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf \|title=Architectural History \|website=Aligarh Muslim University \|access-date=2016-05-23 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523135756/http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>		The former Principals of the college were.<ref name=amu>{{cite web \|url=http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf \|title=Architectural History \|website=Aligarh Muslim University \|access-date=2016-05-23 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523135756/http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf \|archive-date=23 May 2016 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>
	* [[Henry George Impey Siddons]] (~~1877 - 1884~~)		* [[Henry George Impey Siddons]] (1877–1884)
	* [[Theodore Beck]] (~~1884 - 1899~~)		* [[Theodore Beck]] (1884–1899)
	* [[Theodore Morison]] (~~1899 - 1905~~)		* [[Theodore Morison]] (1899–1905)
	* William Archbold (~~1905 - 1909~~) <ref name=tariqhasan>{{Cite book\|last=Hasan (Journalist)\|first=Tariq\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3B1uAAAAMAAJ&q=aligarh+movement\|title=The Aligarh Movement and the Making of the Indian Muslim Mind, 1857-2002\|date=2006\|publisher=Rupa & Company\|isbn=9788129108470\|language=en}}</ref>		* William Archbold (1905–1909) <ref name=tariqhasan>{{Cite book\|last=Hasan (Journalist)\|first=Tariq\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3B1uAAAAMAAJ&q=aligarh+movement\|title=The Aligarh Movement and the Making of the Indian Muslim Mind, 1857-2002\|date=2006\|publisher=Rupa & Company\|isbn=9788129108470\|language=en}}</ref>
	* J.H. Towle (~~1909 - 1919~~) <ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Minault\|first1=Gail\|last2=Lelyveld\|first2=David\|date=1974\|title=The Campaign for a Muslim University, 1898-1920\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/311636\|journal=Modern Asian Studies\|volume=8\|issue=2\|pages=145–189\|doi=10.1017/S0026749X00005448\|jstor=311636\|issn=0026-749X}}</ref>		* J.H. Towle (1909–1919) <ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Minault\|first1=Gail\|last2=Lelyveld\|first2=David\|date=1974\|title=The Campaign for a Muslim University, 1898-1920\|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/311636\|journal=Modern Asian Studies\|volume=8\|issue=2\|pages=145–189\|doi=10.1017/S0026749X00005448\|jstor=311636\|issn=0026-749X}}</ref>
	* [[Ziauddin Ahmad]] (~~1919 - 1920~~) <ref name=tariqhasan />		* [[Ziauddin Ahmad]] (1919–1920) <ref name=tariqhasan />

	== References ==		== References ==

	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			==Further reading==
			* {{Cite book \|last=Husain \|first=Yusuf \|title=Selected Documents from the Aligarh Archives \|publisher=Asia Publishing House \|location=Bombay \|pages=312-406 \|chapter=Draft of the rules and regulations for appointment of the Trustees of The Mohammedan Anglo-Indian College and for the manner of their working \|access-date=6 May 2022 \|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130355/page/n321/mode/2up?view=theater}}

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'''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''' was founded in 1875 by [[Syed Ahmad Khan|Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]], initially as a primary school, with the intention of taking it to a college level institution, known as [[Minto Circle|Muhammedan Anglo Oriental Collegiate School]]. Its given Urdu name was '''Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind'''. It started operations on [[Queen Victoria]]'s 56th birthday, 24 May 1875.<ref name="Hardy1972">{{cite book |last=Hardy |date=1972 |title=The Muslims of British India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RDw4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA103 |publisher=CUP Archive |page=103 |isbn=978-0-521-09783-3 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
It was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875, and after two years it became ''Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College''. The statesman [[Syed Ahmad Khan|Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]] founded the predecessor of [[Aligarh Muslim University|'''Aligarh Muslim University,''']] the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College, in 1875 having already established two schools. These were part of the movement of Muslim awakening associated with Syed Ahmad Khan which came to be known as [[Aligarh Movement]].<ref name="jagranjosh.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/syed-ahmad-khan-and-aligarh-movement-1444624799-1|title=Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement|date=2015-10-12|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> He considered competence in English and "Western sciences" necessary skills for maintaining Muslims' political influence, especially in Northern India. Khan's image for the college was based on his visit to [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2pHUCWabEKkC|title=Encyclopedeia of Eminent Thinkers|date=1998-01-01|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=9788180695810|language=en}}</ref>

Sir Syed nursed the institution at a time when English education was a taboo.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|last=Lal|first=Mohan|date=1992-01-01|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126012213|language=en}}</ref> Intermediate classes were started in 1878, and in 1881 B.A. degree classes were added. In 1881, a civil service preparatory class was started for aspiring students. In 1887, it began to prepare students to enter [[Thomason College of Civil Engineering]] at Roorkee.<ref name="Hardy1972" />

In the beginning, the college was [[List of academic institutions formerly affiliated to the University of Calcutta|affiliated]] with the [[University of Calcutta]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/about/Jurisdiction.html|title=Jurisdiction|website=www.caluniv.ac.in|access-date=2016-05-05}}</ref> for the matriculation examination but became an affiliate of [[Allahabad University]] in 1885. In 1877, the school was raised to college level and [[Robert Bulwer-Lytton]], 1st Earl of Lytton

The college also published a magazine by its name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/McGillLibrary-128393-4845/128393#page/n18/mode/2up|title=The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College magazine|website=archive.org|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref>

Sir Syed said that their intention was to establish a university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/801890/attorney-general-rohatgi-has-got-it-all-wrong-about-aligarh-muslim-university-former-registrar|title=Attorney General has got it all wrong about Aligarh Muslim University minority status: Ex-registrar|last=Ashraf|first=Ajaz|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=19 November 2017}}</ref> It was the predecessor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]].

==Principals==
The former Principals of the college were. <ref name=amu>{{cite web |url=http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf |title=Architectural History |website=Aligarh Muslim University |access-date=2016-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523135756/http://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/pro/arch.pdf |archive-date=23 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Henry George Impey Siddons]] (1877 - 1884)
* [[Theodore Beck]] (1884 - 1899)
* [[Theodore Morison]] (1899 - 1905)
* William Archbold (1905 - 1909) <ref name=tariqhasan>{{Cite book|last=Hasan (Journalist)|first=Tariq|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3B1uAAAAMAAJ&q=aligarh+movement|title=The Aligarh Movement and the Making of the Indian Muslim Mind, 1857-2002|date=2006|publisher=Rupa & Company|isbn=9788129108470|language=en}}</ref>
* J.H. Towle (1909 - 1919) <ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Minault|first1=Gail|last2=Lelyveld|first2=David|date=1974|title=The Campaign for a Muslim University, 1898-1920|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/311636|journal=Modern Asian Studies|volume=8|issue=2|pages=145–189|doi=10.1017/S0026749X00005448|jstor=311636|issn=0026-749X}}</ref>
* [[Ziauddin Ahmad]] (1919 - 1920) <ref name=tariqhasan />

== References ==

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