Fears of Ottoman-inspired pan-Islamism never produced actual uprisings in India.

Evidence

In contrast with these American anxieties, Britons in India only became alarmed at the prospect of an Ottoman-oriented pan-Islamism as the nineteenth century concluded. Officials began to fear that Turkish agents were stirring discontent in India. Important intellectuals like Sir Muhammad Iqbal and Abul Kalam Azad promoted an Islamic identity that transcended national borders, a widespread sentiment among the ulama. Pro-British Muslims such as Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad felt compelled to write tracts defending loyalty to the British government as popular support grew for the Turkish sultan. However, no uprising ever pursued any Ottoman-oriented ends. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 71

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to McCarthy-era and general pattern of authorities exaggerating foreign-inspired threats that never materialize—similar logic appears in later anti-communist scares. — connects to: British officials tried to weaponize pan-Islamism against Bolshevism after World War One. — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear:…, 72; Colonial fears about subject groups persisted without any actual rebellion; Nineteenth-century Anglo-American observers feared a globally unified Islam centered on the Ottoman caliph — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear:…, 67

Broader Connections

• Colonial fears about subject groups persisted without any actual rebellion #corroborates (0.85)