Komagata Maru incident

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The Komagata Maru incident was a 1914 episode in which a ship carrying Indian immigrants was denied entry to Canada, becoming a symbol of colonial racism and the struggle against discriminatory immigration laws.

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Komagata Maru incident canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political incident
appliesToJurisdiction Dominion of Canada
commemoratedBy British Columbia government apology in 2008
Canadian parliamentary apology in 2016
memorial in Budge Budge
memorial in Vancouver
country Canada
date 1914
describedBySource Canadian government historical records
Indian nationalist writings
academic histories of migration
endDate 1914-09-29
fieldOfWork diaspora studies
migration history
genre topic in postcolonial studies
hasCause $200 cash requirement for immigrants
Continuous Journey Regulation
discriminatory Canadian immigration laws
hasEffect commemorative apologies by Canadian governments
heightened anti-colonial sentiment in India
increased scrutiny of Canadian immigration policy
martyrdom narrative in Indian independence movement
memorials and monuments in Canada and India
mobilization of South Asian community in Canada
hasPart Budge Budge confrontation
confrontation in Vancouver harbour
denial of entry to Canada
return of passengers to India
voyage of the Komagata Maru ship
hasSignificance important event in Sikh diaspora history
important in history of British Empire
key episode in Indo-Canadian history
symbol of anti-Asian exclusion in Canada
symbol of colonial racism
symbol of struggle against discriminatory immigration laws
involves British Indian subjects
British colonial authorities
Canadian authorities
Ghadar movement sympathizers
linked to: Ghadar Party

Indian immigrants
Komagata Maru
Punjabi community in Canada
Sikh passengers
mainLocation Vancouver harbour
linked to: Burrard Inlet
passengersNumber approximately 376
passengersOrigin Punjab region of British India
relatedTo Canadian anti-Asian immigration policies
Continuous Journey Regulation of 1908
Ghadar movement
linked to: Ghadar Party

Indian independence movement
shipOwner Gurdit Singh
significantPlace Budge Budge
Calcutta
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

Punjab
Vancouver
startDate 1914-04-04

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Baba Gurdit Singh notableFor Komagata Maru incident
Baba Gurdit Singh notableFor Komagata Maru incident
subject linked to: Gurdit
Komagata Maru notableFor Komagata Maru incident
Komagata Maru relatedEvent Komagata Maru incident