Mahatma Gandhi
1869 to 1948
9 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Mahatma Gandhi across 8 places, from 1869 to 1947. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the wo…Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Mahatma Gandhi was documented, and when
2 October 1869exact date
Porbandarattested
“Karamchand and Putlibai had four children: a son, Laxmidas (–1914), a daughter, Raliatbehn (1862–1960), a second son, Karsandas (–1913), and a third son, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar (also known…”
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2 October 1869exact date
Kathiawarattested
“Karamchand and Putlibai had four children: a son, Laxmidas (–1914), a daughter, Raliatbehn (1862–1960), a second son, Karsandas (–1913), and a third son, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar (also known…”
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2 October 1869exact date
Kathiawar Agencyattested
“Karamchand and Putlibai had four children: a son, Laxmidas (–1914), a daughter, Raliatbehn (1862–1960), a second son, Karsandas (–1913), and a third son, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar (also known…”
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June 1891month
Londonattested
“Gandhi, at age 22, was called to the bar in June 1891 and then left London for India, where he learned that his mother had died while he was in London and that his family had kept the news from Gandhi.”
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May 1894month
Union of South Africaattested
“The Abdullah case that had brought him to South Africa concluded in May 1894, and the Indian community organised a farewell party for Gandhi as he prepared to return to India.”
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May 1894month
Indiaattested
“The Abdullah case that had brought him to South Africa concluded in May 1894, and the Indian community organised a farewell party for Gandhi as he prepared to return to India.”
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1914 to 1948period
Indiaattested
“The Second Round Table conference was the only time Gandhi left India between 1914 and his death in 1948.”
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1917year
Biharattested
“He added: "They object because they fear to die." Gandhi's first major achievement came in 1917 with the Champaran agitation in Bihar.”
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15 August 1947exact date
Calcuttaattested
“Gandhi spent the day of independence not celebrating the end of the British rule, but appealing for peace among his countrymen by fasting and spinning in Calcutta on 15 August 1947.”
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Places Mahatma Gandhi is documented in
India2 presences · 1894 to 1914Calcutta1 presence · 1947London1 presence · 1891
Bihar1 presence · 1917
Kathiawar1 presence · 1869
Kathiawar Agency1 presence · 1869
Porbandar1 presence · 1869
Union of South Africa1 presence · 1894
Other places tied to Mahatma Gandhi in the record
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1844 to 1891period
Junagadhmentioned
“In 1857, Karamchand sought his third wife's permission to remarry; that year, he married Putlibai (1844–1891), who also came from Junagadh, and was from a Pranami Vaishnava family.”
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1874year
Porbandarmentioned
“In 1874, Gandhi's father, Karamchand, left Porbandar for the smaller state of Rajkot, where he became a counsellor to its ruler, the Thakur Sahib; though Rajkot was a less prestigious state than Porbandar, the British regional political…”
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November 1887month
Ahmedabadmentioned
“In November 1887, the 18-year-old Gandhi graduated from high school in Ahmedabad.”
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January 1888month
Bhavnagar Statementioned
“In January 1888, he enrolled at Samaldas College in Bhavnagar State, then the sole degree-granting institution of higher education in the region.”
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10 August 1888exact date
Porbandarmentioned
“On 10 August 1888, Gandhi, aged 18, left Porbandar for Mumbai, then known as Bombay.”
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1889year
Londonmentioned
“In 1889, a bitter trade dispute broke out in London, with dockers striking for better pay and conditions, and seamen, shipbuilders, factory girls and other joining the strike in solidarity.”
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1893year
Kathiawarmentioned
“In 1893, a Muslim merchant in Kathiawar named Dada Abdullah contacted Gandhi.”
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January 1897month
Durbanmentioned
“In January 1897, when Gandhi landed in Durban, a mob of white settlers attacked him.”
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1902year
Union of South Africamentioned
“During this time Gandhi briefly returned to India in 1902 to mobilise support for the welfare of Indians in South Africa.”
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1902year
Indiamentioned
“During this time Gandhi briefly returned to India in 1902 to mobilise support for the welfare of Indians in South Africa.”
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1903year
Union of South Africamentioned
“In 1903, Gandhi started the Indian Opinion, a journal that carried news of Indians in South Africa, Indians in India with articles on all subjects – social, moral and intellectual.”
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1903year
Indiamentioned
“In 1903, Gandhi started the Indian Opinion, a journal that carried news of Indians in South Africa, Indians in India with articles on all subjects – social, moral and intellectual.”
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1909year
Indiamentioned
“With his book Hind Swaraj (1909) Gandhi, aged 40, declared that British rule was established in India with the co-operation of Indians and had survived only because of this.”
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1915year
December 1928month
1934year
1934year
1942year
1942 to 1944period
1942 to 1944period
1942 to 1944period
1942 to 1944period
August 1947month
12 February 1948exact date
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