The Komagata Maru reached Vancouver carrying 376 prospective South Asian immigrants. Most were kept aboard under racially restrictive immigration rules despite being British subjects. Passengers and supporters contested the exclusion, revealing the empire’s unequal treatment of people claiming the same formal subject status.
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What did the Komagata Maru passengers challenge?
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The voyage exposed unequal mobility within an empire whose subjects did not enjoy equal treatment across its territories.
Imperial subjecthood did not guarantee South Asian travelers equal access to Canada.
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Restrictive entry rules exposed unequal mobility inside the British Empire.