<P> Muhammadan Anglo - Oriental College was founded in 1877, initially as a primary school, with the intention of taking it to a college level institution, known as 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 . </P> <P> It was established as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan - e-Hind in 1875, and after two years it became Muhammadan Anglo - Oriental College . The Anglo--Indian statesman Sir 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 . 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 and Cambridge and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model . </P>

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