State

Kingdom of Hejaz

former country

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1916–1926
Founded
1916
Ended
1926
Capital
Mecca
Government
monarchy
Languages
Arabic
Preceded by
Hejaz Vilayet
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Nejd and HejazSharifian Caliphate

Overview

The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz (Arabic: المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, romanized: Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah) was a state in the Hejaz region of Western Asia that included the western portion of the Arabian Peninsula that was ruled by the Hashemite dynasty. It was self-proclaimed as a kingdom in June 1916 during the First World War, to be independent from the Ottoman Empire, on the basis of an alliance with the British Empire to drive the Ottoman Army from the Arabian Peninsula during the Arab Revolt.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (2)

  1. Hussein bin Ali1916–1924
  2. Ali of Hejaz1924–1925

Records (13)

  1. 1916–1919 — Siege of MedinaSiege
  2. 1916 — Battle of MeccaBattle
  3. 1916 — Battle of TaifBattle
  4. 1916–1917 — Capture of YanbuBattle
  5. 1917 — Battle of AqabaBattle
  6. 1917 — Battle of Wadi MusaBattle
  7. 1917 — Capture of WejhBattle
  8. 1918 — Capture of DamascusBattle
  9. 1918 — Battle of AleppoBattle
  10. 1918 — Battle of DaraaBattle
  11. 1919 — Battle of TurabahBattle · Saudis ▸ Hashemites
  12. 1924 — Taif massacreMassacre
  13. 1925 — Battle of Medina, Saudi ArabiaBattle · Saudis ▸ Hashemites

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