▁century ▁to ▁real ise ▁their ▁twelve - h undred - year - old ▁dream ▁of ▁complete ▁sub j ug ation ▁of ▁this ▁country ." ▁ ▁Renaissance ▁vision ▁See ▁also : ▁Sy ed ▁Ah med ▁Khan , ▁Indian ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁ ▁Sy ed ▁Ah med ▁Khan ▁promoted ▁Western - style ▁education ▁in ▁Muslim ▁society , ▁seeking ▁to ▁u pl ift ▁Muslim s ▁econom ically ▁and ▁polit ically ▁in ▁British ▁India . ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Al ig ar h ▁Muslim ▁University , ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁Ang lo - Ori ental ▁College . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁Lord ▁Mac a ul ay ' s ▁minute ▁recomm ending ▁that ▁Western ▁rather ▁than ▁Oriental ▁learning ▁pre dom inate ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ' s ▁education ▁policy ▁had ▁led ▁to ▁numerous ▁changes . ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁Arab ic ▁and ▁Pers ian , ▁the ▁Western ▁languages , ▁history ▁and ▁philosophy ▁were ▁taught ▁at ▁state - fund ed ▁schools ▁and ▁univers ities ▁whilst ▁religious ▁education ▁was ▁bar red . ▁English ▁became ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁instruction ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁official ▁language ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁Pers ian , ▁dis adv ant aging ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁built ▁their ▁care ers ▁around ▁the ▁latter ▁language . ▁Trad itional ▁Islam ic ▁studies ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁some ▁mad ras ah s ▁lost ▁their ▁wa q f ▁or ▁end ow ment . ▁The ▁Indian ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 7