The Niedermayer–Hentig Expedition, also known as the Kabul Mission, was a diplomatic mission to Afghanistan sent by the Central Powers in 1915–1916. The purpose was to encourage Afghanistan to declare
Mahendra Pratap, centre, with (left to right) Maulavi Barkatullah, Werner Otto von Hentig, Kazim Bey, and Walter Röhr. Kabul, 1916
Mehmed V, the Sultan of Turkey, was then regarded as the Caliph by a substantial part of the Islamic world.
Habibullah Khan, Emir of Afghanistan during World War I. Habibullah was closely allied to British India.
A column of troops of the Sistan force at Gusht in July 1916. The Force was then commanded by Reginald Dyer, later notorious for having ordered the Amritsar massacre.
Hindu–German Conspiracy
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The Hindu–German Conspiracy were a series of attempts between 1914 and 1917 by Indian nationalist groups to create a pan-Indian rebellion against the British Empire during World War I. This rebellion
Ghadar di gunj, an early Ghadarite compilation of nationalist and socialist literature, was banned in India in 1913.
Punjabi Sikhs aboard the Komagata Maru in Vancouver's English Bay, 23 May 1914. The Canadian government banned the passengers from landing in Canada and the ship was forced to return to India. The events surrounding the Komagata Maru incident served as a catalyst for the Ghadarite cause.
Franz von Papen, later the Chancellor of Germany briefly before Hitler's rise to power. Papen was key in organizing the arms shipments.
The public executions of convicted mutineers at Outram Road, Singapore, c. March 1915